Molecular identification and functional characterization of Mdr1a in rat cholangiocytes
Gigliozzi A, Fraioli F, Sundaram P, Lee J, Mennone A, Alvaro D, Boyer J. Molecular identification and functional characterization of Mdr1a in rat cholangiocytes. Gastroenterology 2000, 119: 1113-1122. PMID: 11040198, DOI: 10.1053/gast.2000.18156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcridinesAnimalsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBile DuctsCell DivisionCell MembraneCytosolDrug Resistance, MultipleIn Vitro TechniquesIsoquinolinesKineticsMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhodamine 123RNA, MessengerTetrahydroisoquinolinesTranscription, GeneticVanadatesVerapamilConceptsCholangiocyte cell linePlasma membrane proteinsRat cholangiocyte cell lineCell linesCytosolic domainMembrane proteinsRhodamine 123Functional characterizationGene productsRNA transcriptsMolecular identificationMembrane subfractionsPair fragmentWestern blot analysisWestern analysisApical membraneFunctional assaysFunctional evidenceBlot analysisConfocal microscopyP-glycoprotein inhibitor verapamilRat cholangiocytesLipophilic xenobioticsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDose-dependent mannerBile salt excretion in skate liver is mediated by a functional analog of Bsep/Spgp, the bile salt export pump
Ballatori N, Rebbeor J, Connolly G, Seward D, Lenth B, Henson J, Sundaram P, Boyer J. Bile salt excretion in skate liver is mediated by a functional analog of Bsep/Spgp, the bile salt export pump. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2000, 278: g57-g63. PMID: 10644562, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.278.1.g57.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransport activityPlasma membrane vesiclesApparent molecular massVertebrate evolutionATP-dependent componentMultidrug resistance protein 1Similar transport activityFunctional characterizationPlasma membraneApical localizationCanalicular membraneResistance protein 1Liver plasma membrane vesiclesATP-dependent uptakeSkate liverMembrane vesiclesWestern blot analysisDominant protein bandsMammalian liverMolecular massLittle skateFunctional analogueProtein 1Raja erinaceaCanalicular multidrug resistance