1995
A Calcium-activated and nucleotide-sensitive nonselective cation channel in M-1 mouse cortical collecting duct cells
Korbmacher C, Volk T, Segal A, Boulpaep E, Frömter E. A Calcium-activated and nucleotide-sensitive nonselective cation channel in M-1 mouse cortical collecting duct cells. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1995, 146: 29-45. PMID: 7563035, DOI: 10.1007/bf00232678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensitive nonselective cation channelNSC channelNonselective cation channelsDuct cellsAmiloride-sensitive sodium absorptionCation channelsChannel activityAdenine nucleotidesVoltage-dependent blockCalcium entryNonselective cation channel activitySodium absorptionCation channel activityCytoplasmic calciumInhibitory effectSpecial physiological conditionsCytoplasmic applicationMiceCGMP-dependent protein kinaseFlufenamic acidSingle-channel current recordingsMajor routeVolume regulationCurrent recordingsCGMP
1992
Mouse cortical collecting duct cells show nonselective cation channel activity and express a gene related to the cGMP-gated rod photoreceptor channel.
Ahmad I, Korbmacher C, Segal A, Cheung P, Boulpaep E, Barnstable C. Mouse cortical collecting duct cells show nonselective cation channel activity and express a gene related to the cGMP-gated rod photoreceptor channel. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 10262-10266. PMID: 1279673, PMCID: PMC50318, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.21.10262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernCell LineCyclic GMPDNAIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsKidney CortexKidney Tubules, CollectingMembrane PotentialsMiceMolecular Sequence DataOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPhotoreceptor CellsPoly APolymerase Chain ReactionRatsRNARNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsNonselective cation channelsPhotoreceptor channelDuct cellsCation channel probeCation channelsChannel activityPolymerase chain reactionNonselective cation channel activityCGMP decreaseCation channel activityChannel subunitsCytoplasmic applicationChain reactionRod photoreceptorsNorthern blot analysisRetinal cGMPBlot analysisCGMPRat kidney cDNA libraryChannel genesMiceSingle-channel conductanceOpen probabilityCellsCalcium removal
1979
Effect of amiloride on the apical cell membrane cation channels of a sodium-absorbing, potassium-secreting renal epithelium
O'Neil R, Boulpaep E. Effect of amiloride on the apical cell membrane cation channels of a sodium-absorbing, potassium-secreting renal epithelium. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1979, 50: 365-387. PMID: 513119, DOI: 10.1007/bf01868898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumen-negative transepithelial potential differenceActive Na absorptionApical cell membraneEffects of amilorideEquivalent short-circuit currentTransepithelial potential differenceNa absorptionMaximum inhibitory concentrationAmilorideDiuretic amilorideCation channelsCell membraneNa channelsInhibitory concentrationRenal epitheliumMembrane cation channelsRemoval of NaAbsence of NaTight junctionsPerfusateK permeabilityTubulesLumen