2003
Active K+ secretion through multiple KCa-type channels and regulation by IKCa channels in rat proximal colon
Joiner WJ, Basavappa S, Vidyasagar S, Nehrke K, Krishnan S, Binder HJ, Boulpaep EL, Rajendran VM. Active K+ secretion through multiple KCa-type channels and regulation by IKCa channels in rat proximal colon. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2003, 285: g185-g196. PMID: 12606302, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00337.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApaminCarbacholChloridesCHO CellsCholinergic AgonistsClotrimazoleColonCricetinaeGene ExpressionGrowth InhibitorsIntermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsMaleMembrane PotentialsMolecular Sequence DataPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptidesPotassiumPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedPotassium, DietaryRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRubidium RadioisotopesConceptsChannel inhibitors clotrimazoleRat proximal colonProximal colonSK channel inhibitorsAddition of thapsigarginExpression of Ca2Muscarinic receptorsCholinergic agentsMuscarinic agonistsEpithelial stripsIKCa channelsMucosal additionSerosal surfaceColonic epitheliumIK channelsIntracellular Ca2Channel inhibitorsRSK4 mRNAColonWestern blottingIK proteinSecretionColonic cryptsPrecise mechanismConfocal immunofluorescence
1997
Expression cloning and characterization of a renal electrogenic Na+ /HCO3− cotransporter
Romero M, Hediger M, Boulpaep E, Boron W. Expression cloning and characterization of a renal electrogenic Na+ /HCO3− cotransporter. Nature 1997, 387: 409-413. PMID: 9163427, DOI: 10.1038/387409a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential membrane-spanning domainsMembrane-spanning domainsElectrogenic sodium bicarbonate cotransporterBinding of inhibitorsSodium bicarbonate cotransporterAnimal cellsBicarbonate transportersElectrogenic transportersSuccessful cloningExpression cloningComplementary DNAPrincipal regulatorAmino acidsBicarbonate cotransporterProtein purificationFunctional familiesXenopus oocytesMolecular informationTransportersCloningReproductive systemSalamander Ambystoma tigrinumProteinAmbystoma tigrinumIntracellular pH
1996
Molecular cloning of a glibenclamide-sensitive, voltage-gated potassium channel expressed in rabbit kidney.
Yao X, Chang AY, Boulpaep EL, Segal AS, Desir GV. Molecular cloning of a glibenclamide-sensitive, voltage-gated potassium channel expressed in rabbit kidney. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1996, 97: 2525-2533. PMID: 8647945, PMCID: PMC507338, DOI: 10.1172/jci118700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainCloning, MolecularDNA PrimersFemaleGenetic VariationGenomic LibraryGlyburideHumansKidney MedullaKv1.3 Potassium ChannelMiceModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataOocytesPancreatitis-Associated ProteinsPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRabbitsRecombinant ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidXenopus laevisConceptsVoltage-gated potassium channelsMolecular cloningFunctional expressionShaker-like potassium channelsPotassium channelsShaker geneGRB-PAP1Novel memberAmino terminusMolecular evidenceShaker channelsAmino acidsXenopus oocytesRabbit kidneyRenal potassium transportCloningGenesPotassium transportChannel clonesFirst reportRabbit brainPotassium conductanceFamilyExpressionKidney
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