1995
The highly selective low-conductance epithelial Na channel of Xenopus laevis A6 kidney cells
Puoti A, May A, Canessa C, Horisberger J, Schild L, Rossier B. The highly selective low-conductance epithelial Na channel of Xenopus laevis A6 kidney cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1995, 269: c188-c197. PMID: 7631745, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1995.269.1.c188.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Membrane topology of the epithelial sodium channel in intact cells
Canessa C, Merillat A, Rossier B. Membrane topology of the epithelial sodium channel in intact cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1994, 267: c1682-c1690. PMID: 7810611, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1994.267.6.c1682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge hydrophilic loopHydrophilic loopIntact cellsMembrane topologyEpithelial sodium channelPutative transmembrane domainsStop-transfer signalAmiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channelCell-free translation assaysShort NH2Transmembrane domainMembrane insertionHomologous subunitsXenopus laevis oocytesTranslation assaysSodium channelsGlycosylation sitesCOOH terminusCytoplasmic sideFunctional expressionTerminal endSubunitsHydrophilic NH2Laevis oocytesAlpha-rENaCEpithelial sodium channels
Rossier B, Canessa C, Schild L, Horisberger J. Epithelial sodium channels. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 1994, 3: 487-496. PMID: 7804746, DOI: 10.1097/00041552-199409000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial sodium channelAmiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channelSodium channelsNovel genesHeteromultimeric proteinsHomologous subunitsDistinct functionsRat epithelial sodium channelPrimary structureCation channelsBiophysical propertiesCritical roleTaste transductionTransductionGenesMechanotransductionSubunitsProteinCell distributionRegulation