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NCOA4 is regulated by HIF and mediates mobilization of murine hepatic iron stores after blood loss
Li X, Lozovatsky L, Sukumaran A, Gonzalez L, Jain A, Liu D, Ayala-Lopez N, Finberg KE. NCOA4 is regulated by HIF and mediates mobilization of murine hepatic iron stores after blood loss. Blood 2020, 136: 2691-2702. PMID: 32659785, PMCID: PMC7735158, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020006321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic iron storesHypoxia-inducible factorNonheme iron concentrationsIron storesBlood lossNCOA4 expressionSubunit levelsHIF-2α knockdownMurine hepatoma cell lineMessenger RNA inductionDietary ironHepatic responseHepatoma cell lineHIF-1αHepatic originIron deficiencyInducible factorMiceCell linesNCOA4PhlebotomyModest effectRNA inductionIron concentrationProlyl hydroxylasesDown-regulation of Bmp/Smad signaling by Tmprss6 is required for maintenance of systemic iron homeostasis
Finberg KE, Whittlesey RL, Fleming MD, Andrews NC. Down-regulation of Bmp/Smad signaling by Tmprss6 is required for maintenance of systemic iron homeostasis. Blood 2010, 115: 3817-3826. PMID: 20200349, PMCID: PMC2865872, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-05-224808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Iron-DeficiencyAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBlotting, WesternBone Morphogenetic ProteinsDown-RegulationFemaleGPI-Linked ProteinsHemochromatosis ProteinHepatocytesHepcidinsHomeostasisInhibitor of Differentiation Protein 1IronLiverMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSerine EndopeptidasesSignal TransductionSmad ProteinsConceptsIron deficiency anemiaSystemic iron homeostasisHepcidin expressionSmad signalingIntravenous iron therapyOral iron treatmentSystemic iron overloadIron regulatory hormone hepcidinBMP/Smad signalingBmp6 mRNA levelsSmad Signaling PathwayIron homeostasisIron therapyIron storesDeficiency anemiaIron overloadHepatic levelsType II transmembrane serine proteaseIRIDA patientsTransmembrane serine proteaseFamilial disorderHormone hepcidinIron treatmentHepcidin transcriptionMice
2006
The connecting tubule is the main site of the furosemide-induced urinary acidification by the vacuolar H+-ATPase
Kovacikova J, Winter C, Loffing-Cueni D, Loffing J, Finberg K, Lifton R, Hummler E, Rossier B, Wagner C. The connecting tubule is the main site of the furosemide-induced urinary acidification by the vacuolar H+-ATPase. Kidney International 2006, 70: 1706-1716. PMID: 16985514, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid-Base EquilibriumAmilorideAnimalsDiureticsEpithelial Sodium ChannelsFurosemideGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHydrochlorothiazideHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKidney Tubules, CollectingKidney Tubules, DistalMetabolic Clearance RateMiceMice, KnockoutNephronsProton-Translocating ATPasesWater-Electrolyte BalanceConceptsUrinary acidificationRenal clearance experimentsEffect of furosemideNormal urinary acidificationLumen-negative voltageNet acid excretionThick ascending limbFinal urinary acidificationKidney-specific inactivationENaC channelsClearance experimentsAcid excretionMouse modelAscending limbFurosemideDuct cellsProton secretionMiceExact localizationReabsorptionMain siteB1 subunitAlpha subunitTubulesFunctional expression
2005
The B1-subunit of the H+ ATPase is required for maximal urinary acidification
Finberg KE, Wagner CA, Bailey MA, Păunescu T, Breton S, Brown D, Giebisch G, Geibel JP, Lifton RP. The B1-subunit of the H+ ATPase is required for maximal urinary acidification. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 13616-13621. PMID: 16174750, PMCID: PMC1224669, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0506769102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximal urinary acidificationNormal urinary acidificationMetabolic acidosisUrinary acidificationDistal renal tubular acidosisAcid challengeRenal tubular acidosisAcute intracellular acidificationB1 subunitLumen-negative potentialFurosemide infusionTubular acidosisAlkaline urineDistal nephronGreater severityAcidosisMiceLoss of B1Intracellular acidificationApical expressionUrineDuctFurther decreaseIsoformsPlasma membrane