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
2004
Association of Immunophilins with Mammalian TRPC Channels*
Sinkins W, Goel M, Estacion M, Schilling W. Association of Immunophilins with Mammalian TRPC Channels*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 34521-34529. PMID: 15199065, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401156200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBaculoviridaeBrainCalcium ChannelsCell LineDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyGlutamineHumansImmunoblottingImmunophilinsInsectaMutationPeptidesPrecipitin TestsProlineProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsTacrolimus Binding Protein 1ATacrolimus Binding ProteinsTime FactorsTRPC Cation ChannelsConceptsTRPC channel proteinsChannel proteinsMammalian TRPC channelsTRPC channelsHEK cellsBinding of FKBP12Rat brain lysatesImmunosuppressant drug FK506Receptor-mediated activationSf9 cellsAccessory proteinsRat cerebral cortexImmunophilinsDrug FK506Brain lysatesFKBP52FKBP12Membrane lysatesGln mutationINADProteinFKBP59SignalplexTRPC1Cerebral cortexActivation of Human TRPC6 Channels by Receptor Stimulation*
Estacion M, Li S, Sinkins W, Gosling M, Bahra P, Poll C, Westwick J, Schilling W. Activation of Human TRPC6 Channels by Receptor Stimulation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 22047-22056. PMID: 15023993, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m402320200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCalcium ChannelsCarbacholCell LineCell MembraneCholinergic AgonistsDNA, ComplementaryDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyEnzyme InhibitorsHumansIonomycinIonophoresKineticsLac OperonMembrane PotentialsProtein BindingTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateThapsigarginTime FactorsTransfectionTRPC Cation ChannelsTRPC6 Cation ChannelConceptsReceptor stimulationTRPC6 currentsTRPC6 channelsSteep dose-response relationshipEffect of carbacholConcentrations of carbacholSteep concentration-response relationshipReceptor-mediated eventsActivation of TRPC6Channel activityDose-response relationshipWhole-cell membrane currentsSignificant acute effectConcentration-response relationshipCell membrane currentsAcute effectsCarbacholGeneration of DAGHuman embryonic kidney cellsPrior stimulationPatch pipetteTRPC6 activityEmbryonic kidney cellsMembrane currentsMembrane depolarization
1998
Functional expression of TrpC1: a human homologue of the Drosophila Trp channel
SINKINS W, ESTACION M, SCHILLING W. Functional expression of TrpC1: a human homologue of the Drosophila Trp channel. Biochemical Journal 1998, 331: 331-339. PMID: 9512497, PMCID: PMC1219356, DOI: 10.1042/bj3310331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCalcium ChannelsCell LineDrosophilaElectrophysiologyHumansIon ChannelsIon TransportRecombinant ProteinsTRPC Cation ChannelsConceptsStore-operated channelsPost-infection timesBasal cytosolic free Ca2Mammalian cellsExpression of TRPC1Whole-cell membrane currentsSf9 cellsNon-selective cation channelsCytosolic free Ca2Drosophila TRP channelsSf9 insect cellsInternal Ca2Baculovirus expression systemPlasmalemmal Ca2Basal Ba2TRPC1Free Ca2TRP channelsCation channelsGluconate solutionMembrane currentsInsect cellsAdditional subunitsHuman homologueCytoplasmic factors