Jl. Dickson et al., Inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase does not alter forskolin-stimulated Cl- secretion by T84 cells, AM J P-CELL, 278(5), 2000, pp. C865-C872
Wortmannin is a potent inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) an
d membrane trafficking in many cells. To test the hypothesis that cystic fi
brosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) traffics into and out of
the plasma membrane during cAMP-stimulated epithelial Cl- secretion, we hav
e studied the effects of wortmannin on forskolin-stimulated Cl- secretion b
y the human colonic cell line T84. At the PI3K inhibitory concentration of
100 nM, wortmannin did not affect significantly forskolin-stimulated Cl- se
cretion measured as short-circuit current (I-SC) However, 500 nM wortmannin
significantly inhibited forskolin-stimulated I-SC. cAMP activation of apic
al membrane CFTR Cl- channels in alpha-toxin-permeabilized monolayers was n
ot reduced by 500 nM wortmannin, suggesting that inhibition of other transp
orters accounts for the observed reduction in T84 Cl- secretion. Forskolin
inhibits apical endocytosis of horseradish peroxidase (HRP), but wortmannin
did not alter forskolin inhibition of apical HRP endocytosis. In the absen
ce of forskolin, wortmannin stimulated HRP endocytosis significantly. We co
nclude that, in T84 cells, apical fluid phase endocytosis is not dependent
on PI3K activity and that CFTR does not recycle through a PI3K-dependent an
d wortmannin-sensitive membrane compartment.