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Tmprss6 is a genetic modifier of the Hfe-hemochromatosis phenotype in mice
Finberg KE, Whittlesey RL, Andrews NC. Tmprss6 is a genetic modifier of the Hfe-hemochromatosis phenotype in mice. Blood 2011, 117: 4590-4599. PMID: 21355094, PMCID: PMC3099575, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-10-315507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesFemaleGenotypeHemochromatosisHemochromatosis ProteinHepcidinsHeterozygoteHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHomozygoteHumansIronLiverMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPhenotypeSerine EndopeptidasesSignal TransductionUp-RegulationConceptsBMP/SmadBone morphogenetic proteinSystemic iron deficiencyGenetic lossHereditary hemochromatosis protein HFENatural genetic variationHemochromatosis protein HFEIron deficiencySmad target genesIron deficiency anemiaSystemic iron overloadElevated hepatic expressionExpression of hepcidinIron-refractory iron deficiency anemiaTransmembrane serine proteaseDietary iron absorptionSystemic iron homeostasisGenetic variationGenetic approachesTarget genesMacrophage iron releaseHepcidin elevationMorphogenetic proteinsDeficiency anemiaHepcidin productionDown-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
2012
Altered V-ATPase expression in renal intercalated cells isolated from B1 subunit-deficient mice by fluorescence-activated cell sorting
Vedovelli L, Rothermel JT, Finberg KE, Wagner CA, Azroyan A, Hill E, Breton S, Brown D, Păunescu T. Altered V-ATPase expression in renal intercalated cells isolated from B1 subunit-deficient mice by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2012, 304: f522-f532. PMID: 23269648, PMCID: PMC3602708, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00394.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsV-ATPase expressionVacuolar proton-pumping ATPaseProtein levelsV-ATPase subunitsFluorescence-assisted cellProton-pumping ATPaseV-ATPase AWestern blotFluorescence-activated cell sortingV-ATPasesSubunit protein levelsE1 subunitSubunit promoterQuantitative Western blotApical membraneEGFP expressionH subunitAcid-base homeostasisEGFPSubunitsCell sortingExpressionCytosol fractionCellsMembrane
2003
Localization and Regulation of the ATP6V0A4 (a4) Vacuolar H+-ATPase Subunit Defective in an Inherited Form of Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Stehberger PA, Schulz N, Finberg KE, Karet FE, Giebisch G, Lifton RP, Geibel JP, Wagner CA. Localization and Regulation of the ATP6V0A4 (a4) Vacuolar H+-ATPase Subunit Defective in an Inherited Form of Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2003, 14: 3027-3038. PMID: 14638902, DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000099375.74789.ab.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal renal tubular acidosisRenal tubular acidosisLoop of HenleProximal tubulesTubular acidosisMouse kidneyA4 expressionDistal tubulesDistal convoluted tubuleProtein expression levelsElectrolyte intakeA4 proteinConvoluted tubulesMouse nephron segmentsNephron segmentsApical stainingWestern blottingAcidosisProtein expressionKidneyATPase activityDistal portionHenleExpression levelsTubules
2002
Regulation of the expression of the Cl-/anion exchanger pendrin in mouse kidney by acid-base status
Wagner CA, Finberg KE, Stehberger PA, Lifton RP, Giebisch GH, Aronson PS, Geibel JP. Regulation of the expression of the Cl-/anion exchanger pendrin in mouse kidney by acid-base status. Kidney International 2002, 62: 2109-2117. PMID: 12427135, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00671.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPendrin-positive cellsAcid-base statusPositive cellsBicarbonate secretionMouse kidneyAcid-base transportKnockout mouse modelProtein expression levelsMetabolic alkalosisDeficient dietExchanger pendrinPendrin expressionMouse modelSensorineural deafnessThyroid glandBicarbonate loadPendred syndromeWestern blottingApical membraneInner earPendrin proteinControl levelsKidneyPendrinProtein levels