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
2010
Lymphocytes Accelerate Epithelial Tight Junction Assembly: Role of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK)
Tang XX, Chen H, Yu S, Zhang L, Caplan MJ, Chan HC. Lymphocytes Accelerate Epithelial Tight Junction Assembly: Role of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK). PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e12343. PMID: 20808811, PMCID: PMC2925955, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTJ assemblyActivation of AMPKProtein kinaseEpithelial cellsCalcium switch experimentsEpithelial cell polaritySuppression of AMPKTight junction assemblyRole of AMPMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCellular ATP levelsCanine kidney cellsTight junctionsCell polarityApicolateral borderJunction assemblyModel cell lineAMPK activationProper formationAdjacent epithelial cellsTJ formationChemical inhibitorsCalu-3 human airway epithelial cellsHuman airway epithelial cellsMDCK cells
2007
The Future of the Pump
Caplan MJ. The Future of the Pump. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2007, 41: s217-s222. PMID: 17575526, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e31803233da.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIon transport proteinsLarge macromolecular complexesMacromolecular complexesGastric parietal cellsTransport proteinsSecond messengerMacromolecular interactionsIon translocationRegulatory processesK-ATPaseCritical roleTight controlX-ray crystallographic techniquesParietal cellsCrystallographic techniquesCellsKinasePharmacologic suppressionTraffickingProteinTranslocationMessengerMolecular structureRegulationSecretion
2006
AMP-activated protein kinase regulates the assembly of epithelial tight junctions
Zhang L, Li J, Young LH, Caplan MJ. AMP-activated protein kinase regulates the assembly of epithelial tight junctions. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 17272-17277. PMID: 17088526, PMCID: PMC1859922, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0608531103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTight junction assemblyJunction assemblyProtein kinaseLKB1-dependent phosphorylationCell polarization processCellular energy statusActivation of AMPKTight junctionsEukaryotic cellsTight junction structureAMPKMDCK cellsEpithelial tight junctionsEnergy statusKinaseEpithelial cellsAbsence of Ca2AssemblyTransepithelial electrical resistanceParacellular fluxZonula occludens-1CellsRecent studiesOccludens-1LKB1
1998
Effects of okadaic acid, calyculin A, and PDBu on state of phosphorylation of rat renal Na+-K+-ATPase
Li D, Cheng S, Fisone G, Caplan M, Ohtomo Y, Aperia A. Effects of okadaic acid, calyculin A, and PDBu on state of phosphorylation of rat renal Na+-K+-ATPase. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 275: f863-f869. PMID: 9843902, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1998.275.6.f863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32Dose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsIn Vitro TechniquesKidneyMaleMarine ToxinsNerve Tissue ProteinsOkadaic AcidOxazolesPhorbol 12,13-DibutyratePhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPaseConceptsState of phosphorylationOkadaic acidPP-2ACalyculin AProtein kinasePP-1PP-1 activityATPase alpha subunitProtein kinase C activatorProtein phosphatasePresence of PDBuAlpha subunitATPase phosphorylationPhosphorylationC activatorProtein 1Anti-alpha antibodyATPaseATPase activityKinaseSuch regulationPDBu inhibitionPDBuPhosphataseFK-506
1990
Biosynthesis of the Na,K-ATPase in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. Activation and cell surface delivery.
Caplan MJ, Forbush B, Palade GE, Jamieson JD. Biosynthesis of the Na,K-ATPase in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. Activation and cell surface delivery. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1990, 265: 3528-3534. PMID: 2154482, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)39801-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research