1997
The electrogenic Na/HCO3 cotransporter.
Boron W, Fong P, Hediger M, Boulpaep E, Romero M. The electrogenic Na/HCO3 cotransporter. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 1997, 109: 445-56. PMID: 9261985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrogenic Na/HCO3 cotransporterProximal tubulesHCO3- cotransporterRenal proximal tubulesCO2/10 mM HCO3HCO3- transportersRegulation of intracellularBasolateral membraneNumber of tissuesNative oocytesRapid hyperpolarizationXenopus laevis oocytesExtracellular ClBicarbonate cotransporterOocyte expressionCotransporterMM HCO3OocytesCell typesMost cellsMembrane potentialAmino acid homologySingle cloneWater-injected controlsTubulesThe Renal Electrogenic Na+:HCO3− Cotransporter
Boron W, Hediger M, Boulpaep E, Romero M. The Renal Electrogenic Na+:HCO3− Cotransporter. Journal Of Experimental Biology 1997, 200: 263-268. PMID: 9050234, DOI: 10.1242/jeb.200.2.263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbystomaAnimalsBicarbonatesCarrier ProteinsCloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKidney Tubules, ProximalMembrane PotentialsMicroinjectionsOocytesRabbitsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, MessengerSodiumSodium-Bicarbonate SymportersStructure-Activity RelationshipXenopus laevisConceptsRenal proximal tubules
1995
Primary structure and functional expression of a cGMP-gated potassium channel.
Yao X, Segal AS, Welling P, Zhang X, McNicholas CM, Engel D, Boulpaep EL, Desir GV. Primary structure and functional expression of a cGMP-gated potassium channel. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 11711-11715. PMID: 8524834, PMCID: PMC40472, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.25.11711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularCyclic GMPElectric ConductivityGene LibraryIon Channel GatingMolecular Sequence DataOocytesPhylogenyPotassiumPotassium ChannelsProtein BiosynthesisProtein ConformationRabbitsRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Amino AcidTissue DistributionXenopusConceptsDeduced amino acid sequenceChannel protein phosphorylationCysteine-rich regionAmino acid sequenceNorthern blot analysisPotassium channel activityProtein phosphorylationAcid sequenceGene expressionPrimary structureFunctional expressionK channelsIon channelsChannel activityBlot analysisCyclic nucleotidesShaker K channelsPotassium channelsEffects of substancesKCN1Intracellular cGMPCGMPNitric oxideExpressionImportant role
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