2006
The life-extending gene Indy encodes an exchanger for Krebs-cycle intermediates
Knauf F, Mohebbi N, Teichert C, Herold D, Rogina B, Helfand S, Gollasch M, Luft FC, Aronson PS. The life-extending gene Indy encodes an exchanger for Krebs-cycle intermediates. Biochemical Journal 2006, 397: 25-29. PMID: 16608441, PMCID: PMC1479758, DOI: 10.1042/bj20060409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal citrateKrebs cycle intermediatesXenopus oocytesSodium dicarboxylate cotransporterMammalian genesDrosophila melanogasterIndy mutantsLifespan extensionLongevity genesPlasma membraneSubstrate effluxExternal mediumSpecific transport mechanismsFunctional studiesSuccinate uptakeAddition of succinateEnergy metabolismIndyTransportable substratesGenesOocytesEffluxMelanogasterMutantsSuccinate
1997
Sodium/Hydrogen Exchanger Gene Defect in Slow-Wave Epilepsy Mutant Mice
Cox G, Lutz C, Yang C, Biemesderfer D, Bronson R, Fu A, Aronson P, Noebels J, Frankel W. Sodium/Hydrogen Exchanger Gene Defect in Slow-Wave Epilepsy Mutant Mice. Cell 1997, 91: 139-148. PMID: 9335342, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(01)80016-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxiaBrain ChemistryCell LineCerebellumCerebral CortexChromosome MappingCrosses, GeneticElectroencephalographyEpilepsyFibroblastsGenes, RecessiveIon TransportMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Neurologic MutantsOrgan SpecificityPhenotypePoint MutationRNASodiumSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersConceptsSodium/hydrogen exchangerSpontaneous mouse mutantDisease-causing mutationsPlasma membraneChromosome 4Null allelesMouse mutantsCell survivalHydrogen exchangerNHE genesMutantsGene defectsMutant miceNHE1Growth factorTonic-clonic seizuresSelective neuronal deathNeuronal deathDelicate balanceNeurological syndromeEpilepsy phenotypeGenesNew toolCell volumeMutations