2010
Shear stress-induced changes of membrane transporter localization and expression in mouse proximal tubule cells
Duan Y, Weinstein A, Weinbaum S, Wang T. Shear stress-induced changes of membrane transporter localization and expression in mouse proximal tubule cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 21860-21865. PMID: 21106755, PMCID: PMC3003103, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1015751107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal tubule cellsMouse proximal tubuleNa/K-ATPaseTubule cellsApical NHE3Proximal tubulesMouse proximal tubule cellsFSS-induced changesApical plasma membraneV-ATPaseAmount of protein expressionBasolateral membraneWestern blot analysisNHE3Volume reabsorptionTransporter expressionBasolateral transportProtein expressionMPT cellsShear stress-induced changesVacuolar H(+)-ATPaseBlock microtubule polymerizationControl cellsModulate cellular functionsTransporter localization
2008
Shear-induced reorganization of renal proximal tubule cell actin cytoskeleton and apical junctional complexes
Duan Y, Gotoh N, Yan Q, Du Z, Weinstein A, Wang T, Weinbaum S. Shear-induced reorganization of renal proximal tubule cell actin cytoskeleton and apical junctional complexes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 11418-11423. PMID: 18685100, PMCID: PMC2516248, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0804954105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal tubule cellsAdherens junctionsTight junctionsEndothelial cellsEpithelial cellsMouse proximal tubule cellsCell actin cytoskeletonDistribution of filamentous actinActin cytoskeletal reorganizationStress fiber disruptionActin-disrupting drugsApical junctional complexRenal epithelial cellsPeripheral actin bandsCuboidal epithelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsActin cytoskeletonFilamentous actinCytoskeletal reorganizationCytoskeletal responsesF-actinTubule cellsRenal epitheliumCytochalasin D.Water reabsorption
2004
Mechanosensory function of microvilli of the kidney proximal tubule
Du Z, Duan Y, Yan Q, Weinstein A, Weinbaum S, Wang T. Mechanosensory function of microvilli of the kidney proximal tubule. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 13068-13073. PMID: 15319475, PMCID: PMC516518, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0405179101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney proximal tubulesProximal tubulesNa+ reabsorptionNa+ transportNa+-H+ exchange activityProximal tubule Na+ reabsorptionNa+-H+ exchangeLuminal cell membraneMechanosensory functionNa+ absorptionTubular diameterLuminal diameterMouse kidneyEpithelial microvilliReabsorptionTubulesKidneyAutoregulatory mechanismNa+ uptakeHormonal systemsMiceActin cytoskeletonCell membraneTerminal webBending moment