1999
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide is a potent regulator of bile secretion from rat cholangiocytes
Cho W, Boyer J. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide is a potent regulator of bile secretion from rat cholangiocytes. Gastroenterology 1999, 117: 420-428. PMID: 10419925, DOI: 10.1053/gast.1999.0029900420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile duct unitsEffect of VIPBile flowBile secretionDuct unitsIntestinal polypeptideFluid secretionBile duct-ligated ratsBile salt outputVasoactive intestinal polypeptideHepatocyte coupletsDose-dependent increaseDuct-ligated ratsBile pHVIP antagonistSite of actionSubstance PSecretory responseVIP responsesReceptor inhibitorsCAMP-independent pathwayBicarbonate secretionPotent stimulantSalt outputAbstractText
1998
Cyclic AMP stimulates sorting of the canalicular organic anion transporter (Mrp2/cMoat) to the apical domain in hepatocyte couplets
Roelofsen H, Soroka C, Keppler D, Boyer J. Cyclic AMP stimulates sorting of the canalicular organic anion transporter (Mrp2/cMoat) to the apical domain in hepatocyte couplets. Journal Of Cell Science 1998, 111: 1137-1145. PMID: 9512509, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.111.8.1137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransport proteinsApical membraneApical domainTransporter-containing vesiclesMultidrug resistance protein 2Protein 2Cell-cell contactMicrotubule-dependent fashionBasolateral plasma membraneApical proteinsEffect of cAMPVesicle trafficAnion transportersSecretory polarityOrganic anion transportersPlasma membraneCanalicular membraneAnion transport capacityTransport activityApical excretionApical poleCanalicular organic anion transportMultispecific organic anion transporterAmphiphilic organic anionsTransport function
1994
Regulation of activity and apical targeting of the Cl-/HCO3- exchanger in rat hepatocytes.
Benedetti A, Strazzabosco M, Ng O, Boyer J. Regulation of activity and apical targeting of the Cl-/HCO3- exchanger in rat hepatocytes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 792-796. PMID: 8290601, PMCID: PMC43035, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.2.792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApical targetingExchange activityRegulation of activityMembrane localizationCl-/HCO3Dibutyryl cAMPProtein kinase C agonistsRat hepatocytesProtein kinase C agonist phorbolEcto-ATPaseConfocal microscopyCanalicular domainC agonistsProteinVesiclesTargetingCanalicular localizationLocalizationCAMPHepatocyte coupletsHepatocytesActivityRegulationPhorbolColchicine