2016
Newly synthesized and recycling pools of the apical protein gp135 do not occupy the same compartments
Stoops EH, Hull M, Caplan MJ. Newly synthesized and recycling pools of the apical protein gp135 do not occupy the same compartments. Traffic 2016, 17: 1272-1285. PMID: 27649479, PMCID: PMC5123909, DOI: 10.1111/tra.12449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApical early endosomesPlasma membrane proteinsPolarized epithelial cellsApical recycling endosomesDistinct trafficking pathwaysSNAP-tag systemBasolateral membrane domainsProtein sortingApical proteinsRecycling endosomesTrafficking pathwaysGolgi networkProtein trafficMembrane domainsMembrane proteinsEarly endosomesPlasma membraneInitial traffickingEndosomesApical membraneProteinGp135Same compartmentEpithelial cellsTrafficking
2011
Preactivation of AMPK by metformin may ameliorate the epithelial cell damage caused by renal ischemia
Seo-Mayer PW, Thulin G, Zhang L, Alves DS, Ardito T, Kashgarian M, Caplan MJ. Preactivation of AMPK by metformin may ameliorate the epithelial cell damage caused by renal ischemia. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2011, 301: f1346-f1357. PMID: 21849490, PMCID: PMC3233870, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00420.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cell polarityMDCK cellsPlasma membrane domainsIon transport proteinsEpithelial cell organizationCellular energy sensorAMPK activator metforminMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsBasolateral plasma membraneShort hairpin RNACanine kidney cellsCell polarityImmunofluoresence localizationRenal epithelial cellsMembrane domainsNa-K-ATPaseProtein kinaseAMPK activatorPlasma membraneVesicular compartmentsAMPK activityTransport proteinsEnergy sensorMolecular consequencesBasolateral localization
2003
The COOH-terminal tail of the GAT-2 GABA transporter contains a novel motif that plays a role in basolateral targeting
Brown A, Muth T, Caplan M. The COOH-terminal tail of the GAT-2 GABA transporter contains a novel motif that plays a role in basolateral targeting. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2003, 286: c1071-c1077. PMID: 15075206, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00291.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasolateral targetingTerminal tailAmino acidsBasolateral distributionPlasma membrane domainsMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCanine kidney cellsMembrane domainsTransmembrane proteinNovel motifCOOH terminusMolecular signalsAcid transportersGamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) transportersVectorial transportPolar distributionTransportersButyric acid transporterGAT-2Kidney cellsMotifGABA transporterProteinTargetingAsymmetrical distribution
2000
A Transmembrane Segment Determines the Steady-State Localization of an Ion-Transporting Adenosine Triphosphatase
Dunbar L, Aronson P, Caplan M. A Transmembrane Segment Determines the Steady-State Localization of an Ion-Transporting Adenosine Triphosphatase. Journal Of Cell Biology 2000, 148: 769-778. PMID: 10684257, PMCID: PMC2169368, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.148.4.769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBiological TransportCationsCell LineCell MembraneCell PolarityGlycosphingolipidsGlycosylphosphatidylinositolsH(+)-K(+)-Exchanging ATPaseHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataOuabainParietal Cells, GastricProtein Sorting SignalsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence AlignmentSequence DeletionSodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPaseSolubilityTransfectionConceptsK-ATPase alpha subunitAlpha subunitTransmembrane domainPolytopic membrane transport proteinK-ATPaseApical distributionGlycosphingolipid-rich membrane domainsDetergent-insoluble complexesMembrane transport proteinsApical membrane proteinsApical plasma membraneK-ATPase alphaFourth transmembrane domainLocalization signalChimeric pumpsFourth transmembraneTransmembrane segmentsK-ATPase sequencesMembrane compartmentsMembrane domainsMembrane proteinsSequence domainsPlasma membraneGastric parietal cellsTransport proteins
1997
Ion pumps in epithelial cells: sorting, stabilization, and polarity
Caplan MJ. Ion pumps in epithelial cells: sorting, stabilization, and polarity. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 272: g1304-g1313. PMID: 9227464, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.272.6.g1304.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Sorting of ion transport proteins in polarized cells
Gottardi C, Pietrini G, Roush D, Caplan M. Sorting of ion transport proteins in polarized cells. Journal Of Cell Science. Supplement 1993, 1993: 13-20. PMID: 8144688, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.1993.supplement_17.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIon transport proteinsTransport proteinsSorting signalsSubunit polypeptidesMultiple sorting signalsEpithelial cellsCell typesPlasma membrane domainsPolarized epithelial cellsClass of proteinsEpithelial sortingNon-epithelial cell typesCellular machineryMembrane domainsFunctional homologyPlasmalemmal domainsPlasma membraneRelated membersCell surfaceIon pumpsDistinct populationsProteinRelated familiesDelivery pathwayDistinct routes