2006
Gating of Acid-sensitive Ion Channel-1: Release of Ca2+ Block vs. Allosteric Mechanism
Zhang P, Sigworth FJ, Canessa CM. Gating of Acid-sensitive Ion Channel-1: Release of Ca2+ Block vs. Allosteric Mechanism. The Journal Of General Physiology 2006, 127: 109-117. PMID: 16418400, PMCID: PMC2151491, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200509396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcid Sensing Ion ChannelsAllosteric RegulationAnimalsBatrachoidiformesBinding SitesCalciumElectric ConductivityFemaleGene ExpressionIon Channel GatingMembrane ProteinsModels, BiologicalNerve Tissue ProteinsOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesProtein ConformationProtonsSodium ChannelsTime FactorsXenopus laevis
2005
Proton sensitivity of ASIC1 appeared with the rise of fishes by changes of residues in the region that follows TM1 in the ectodomain of the channel
Coric T, Zheng D, Gerstein M, Canessa CM. Proton sensitivity of ASIC1 appeared with the rise of fishes by changes of residues in the region that follows TM1 in the ectodomain of the channel. The Journal Of Physiology 2005, 568: 725-735. PMID: 16002453, PMCID: PMC1464184, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.087734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid Sensing Ion ChannelsAmino Acid SequenceAmino AcidsAnimalsEvolution, MolecularFishesHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIon Channel GatingMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein Structure, TertiaryProtonsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSodium ChannelsSpecies SpecificityStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsAmino acid conservationChanges of residuesProton sensitivityMammalian nervous systemChordate lineageEarly vertebratesFunctional chimerasMammalian counterpartsLower vertebratesAllosteric changesProtein sequencesExtracellular domainSequence analysisDifferent speciesRat sequenceRat channelKinetics of activationStructural determinantsDistinct kineticsVertebratesASIC1 channelsMembrane potentialChimerasSharksEctodomain
2001
Single-Channel Properties of Recombinant Acid-Sensitive Ion Channels Formed by the Subunits Asic2 and Asic3 from Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes
Zhang P, Canessa C. Single-Channel Properties of Recombinant Acid-Sensitive Ion Channels Formed by the Subunits Asic2 and Asic3 from Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes. The Journal Of General Physiology 2001, 117: 563-572. PMID: 11382806, PMCID: PMC2232399, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.117.6.563.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
The Second Hydrophobic Domain Contributes to the Kinetic Properties of Epithelial Sodium Channels*
Fyfe G, Zhang P, Canessa C. The Second Hydrophobic Domain Contributes to the Kinetic Properties of Epithelial Sodium Channels*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 36415-36421. PMID: 10593937, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.51.36415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEpithelial CellsIon Channel GatingPatch-Clamp TechniquesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSodium ChannelsXenopusConceptsSecond hydrophobic domainEpithelial sodium channelBeta subunitHydrophobic domainWild-type subunitsSecond transmembrane domainENaC/Deg familyTransmembrane domainChimeric subunitsSodium channelsFunctional poresSubunit alphaAlpha subunitKinetic propertiesFunctional channelsSubunitsSingle-channel conductanceIon channelsSpecific sequencesXenopus oocytesSmall conductanceOpen probabilityChannel conductanceFunctional propertiesAmiloride affinity
1998
Subunit Composition Determines the Single Channel Kinetics of the Epithelial Sodium Channel
Fyfe G, Canessa C. Subunit Composition Determines the Single Channel Kinetics of the Epithelial Sodium Channel. The Journal Of General Physiology 1998, 112: 423-432. PMID: 9758861, PMCID: PMC2229421, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.112.4.423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructure and function of the Mec-ENaC family of ion channels.
Fyfe G, Quinn A, Canessa C. Structure and function of the Mec-ENaC family of ion channels. Seminars In Nephrology 1998, 18: 138-51. PMID: 9541269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEpithelial Sodium ChannelsEvolution, MolecularHumansIon Channel GatingSodium ChannelsStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsIon channelsLittle amino acid identityCell type-dependent expressionAmino acid identityAcid identityDistinct tissuesEpithelial sodium channelFunction mutationsRecent discoveryProteinDifferential sensitivitySodium channelsSpecialized neuronsNew familyNociceptive painBlood pressureFamilyTissue injurySodium homeostasisSame common structureCommon ailmentsMechanical stimuliCloningTransductionDiuretic amiloride
1995
Hypertension caused by a truncated epithelial sodium channel γ subunit: genetic heterogeneity of Liddle syndrome
Hansson J, Nelson-Williams C, Suzuki H, Schild L, Shimkets R, Lu Y, Canessa C, Iwasaki T, Rossier B, Lifton R. Hypertension caused by a truncated epithelial sodium channel γ subunit: genetic heterogeneity of Liddle syndrome. Nature Genetics 1995, 11: 76-82. PMID: 7550319, DOI: 10.1038/ng0995-76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAldosteroneAllelesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCodonEpithelial Sodium ChannelsGene Expression RegulationGenesGenes, DominantHumansHypertensionHypokalemiaIon Channel GatingKidney Tubules, ProximalMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationOocytesPedigreeRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsReninSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSodium ChannelsSodium, DietarySyndromeTerminator Regions, GeneticXenopus laevisConceptsLiddle's syndromeRenal epithelial sodium channelEpithelial Sodium Channel γ-SubunitSalt-sensitive formsChannel activityChannel γ subunitBlood pressureDietary saltEpithelial sodium channelHuman hypertensionSyndromeGenetic heterogeneityHypertensionSodium channelsIndependent roleConstitutive activationΓ subunitMendelian disordersNegative regulationMutations
1994
Amiloride-sensitive epithelial Na+ channel is made of three homologous subunits
Canessa C, Schild L, Buell G, Thorens B, Gautschi I, Horisberger J, Rossier B. Amiloride-sensitive epithelial Na+ channel is made of three homologous subunits. Nature 1994, 367: 463-467. PMID: 8107805, DOI: 10.1038/367463a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial sodium channelRat epithelial sodium channelSodium channelsSodium reabsorptionSodium balanceDistal colonAmiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channelPharmacological profileBlood volumeRenal tubulesRat epithelialExocrine glandsEpithelial cellsΑ-subunitDistal partNative channelsExpression cloningAldosteroneLungColon