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1 Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141-3399; and 2 Laboratory of Biochemistry and Metabolism, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive Diseases, and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1812
The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) forms the outer blood-retinal barrier and regulates the movement of nutrients, water, and ions between the choroidal blood supply and the retina. The transport properties of the RPE maintain retinal adhesion and regulate the pH and osmolarity in the space surrounding the photoreceptor cell outer segments. In this report we identify two monocarboxylate transporters, MCT1 and MCT3, expressed in rat RPE. On the basis of Northern and Western blot analyses, MCT1 is expressed in both the neural retina and the RPE, whereas the expression of MCT3 is restricted to the RPE. Using indirect immunolocalization we show that the two transporters are polarized to distinct membrane domains. MCT1 antibody labels the apical surface and the apical processes of the RPE. A polyclonal antibody produced against the carboxy terminus of rat MCT3 labels only the basolateral membrane of the RPE. The demonstration of MCT1 on the apical membrane and MCT3 on the basal membrane identifies specific proteins involved in the discriminate and critical regulation of water and lactate transport from the retina to the choroid.
retinal pigment epithelium; lactate; anion; pH; water homeostasis
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