Expression and characterization of a functional rat liver Na+ bile acid cotransport system in COS-7 cells
Boyer J, Ng O, Ananthanarayanan M, Hofmann A, Schteingart C, Hagenbuch B, Stieger B, Meier P. Expression and characterization of a functional rat liver Na+ bile acid cotransport system in COS-7 cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1994, 266: g382-g387. PMID: 8166278, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1994.266.3.g382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOS-7 cellsCotransport systemBile acid transporterUrsodeoxycholic acidTaurochenodeoxycholic acidAcid cotransport systemTauroursodeoxycholic acidBile acidsRat hepatocytesAbsence of sodiumChenodeoxycholic acidCOS cellsEmpty plasmidPMAMneo vectorCholic acidBile acid cotransporterMicroM bilirubinRat liverEvidence of expressionCell linesAcid transportersPosttranslational factorsProgressive uptakeCotransporterAcid cotransporter