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-rENaC