2010
Mechanotransduction in the renal tubule
Weinbaum S, Duan Y, Satlin L, Wang T, Weinstein A. Mechanotransduction in the renal tubule. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2010, 299: f1220-f1236. PMID: 20810611, PMCID: PMC3006307, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00453.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical collecting ductCa(2+) signalingProximal tubulesModulation of Na(+Stretch-activated ion channelsDistal nephronRenal epitheliumWater reabsorptionRenal tubulesGlomerulotubular balanceInner earEndothelial cellsIon channelsHair cellsIntracellular signalingBone cellsCa(2TubulesPrimary ciliaIntracellular cytoskeletonCellsShear stressHydrodynamic forcesApical structuresFluid shear stress
2002
Absence of Small Conductance K+ Channel (SK) Activity in Apical Membranes of Thick Ascending Limb and Cortical Collecting Duct in ROMK (Bartter's) Knockout Mice*
Lu M, Wang T, Yan Q, Yang X, Dong K, Knepper MA, Wang W, Giebisch G, Shull GE, Hebert SC. Absence of Small Conductance K+ Channel (SK) Activity in Apical Membranes of Thick Ascending Limb and Cortical Collecting Duct in ROMK (Bartter's) Knockout Mice*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 37881-37887. PMID: 12130653, PMCID: PMC4426997, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206644200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsBartter SyndromeBase SequenceCell MembraneDisease Models, AnimalDNA PrimersGene Expression RegulationGenotypeHumansKidneyKidney CortexKidney Tubules, CollectingMiceMice, KnockoutPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPotassium ChlorideSmall-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsSurvival AnalysisConceptsThick ascending limbSK channel activityROMK null miceBartter's syndromeNull miceSK channelsAscending limbChannel activityExtracellular volume depletionROMK geneCortical collecting ductsWild-type littermatesAbsorption/secretionROMK knockout miceNull mice exhibitPatch-clamp analysisSmall conductanceSignificant hydronephrosisRenal morphologyVolume depletionKnockout miceMice exhibitSyndromeCollecting ductsNaCl reabsorption
1994
Acidification in mammalian cortical distal tubule
Capasso G, Malnic G, Wang T, Giebisch G. Acidification in mammalian cortical distal tubule. Kidney International 1994, 45: 1543-1554. PMID: 7933802, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1994.204.Peer-Reviewed Original Research