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
1998
Signals and Mechanisms of Sorting in Epithelial Polarity
Gottardi C, Caplan M. Signals and Mechanisms of Sorting in Epithelial Polarity. Advances In Molecular And Cell Biology 1998, 26: 95-131. PMCID: PMC7147917, DOI: 10.1016/s1569-2558(08)60020-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolarized epithelial phenotypePlasma membrane domainsCell type controlPolarized epithelial cellsEpithelial membrane polarityEpithelial polarityPolarized organizationCell biologistsIntracellular organellesEpithelial phenotypeCell typesDistinct compartmentsCell physiologistsSemi-permeable barrierIon transport processesEpithelial cellsType controlsOrganismsCellsElectron microscopic levelOrganellesBiologistsFundamental featuresPhenotypePathway
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