2005
Identification and localization of TRPC channels in the rat kidney
Goel M, Sinkins W, Zuo C, Estacion M, Schilling W. Identification and localization of TRPC channels in the rat kidney. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2005, 290: f1241-f1252. PMID: 16303855, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00376.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTubular cellsDuct cellsTransient receptor potential channelsG protein-coupled membrane receptorsPresence of TRPC1Aquaporin-2Western blot analysisMesangial cell culturesKidney sectionsProximal tubulesOuter medullaRat kidneyTRPC channelsRenal nephronKidney lysateTRPC3Immunopositive labelingTRPC1PLC-dependent signalingRat kidney lysateInner medullaAffinity-purified antibodiesPrinciple cellsPolarized culturesCell lines
1997
Mutations Causing Achondroplasia and Thanatophoric Dysplasia Alter bFGF-Induced Calcium Signals in Human Diploid Fibroblasts
Nguyen H, Estacion M, Gargus J. Mutations Causing Achondroplasia and Thanatophoric Dysplasia Alter bFGF-Induced Calcium Signals in Human Diploid Fibroblasts. Human Molecular Genetics 1997, 6: 681-688. PMID: 9158142, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.5.681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAchondroplasiaBradykininCalciumCell LineDiploidyFibroblast Growth Factor 2FibroblastsHomozygoteHumansMutationProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorRNA SplicingSignal TransductionThanatophoric DysplasiaConceptsThanatophoric dysplasiaCalcium signalsBasic fibroblast growth factorCell linesCalcium-imaging analysesFibroblast growth factorFibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) gene familyHuman diploid fibroblastsPathophysiological mechanismsIntracellular calciumBlinded studyFGFR3 mutationsUnresponsive linesReceptor functionHereditary disorderTransient increaseGrowth factorDiploid fibroblastsControl cellsBone developmentFibroblast cell lineCalcium wavesReceptor gene familyHeterogeneous signalsAchondroplasia
1990
Inhibition of voltage-dependent Na+ current in cell-fusion hybrids containing activated c-Ha-ras
Estacion M. Inhibition of voltage-dependent Na+ current in cell-fusion hybrids containing activated c-Ha-ras. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 1990, 113: 169-175. PMID: 2157017, DOI: 10.1007/bf01872890.Peer-Reviewed Original Research