Molecular identification and functional characterization of Mdr1a in rat cholangiocytes
Gigliozzi A, Fraioli F, Sundaram P, Lee J, Mennone A, Alvaro D, Boyer J. Molecular identification and functional characterization of Mdr1a in rat cholangiocytes. Gastroenterology 2000, 119: 1113-1122. PMID: 11040198, DOI: 10.1053/gast.2000.18156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcridinesAnimalsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBile DuctsCell DivisionCell MembraneCytosolDrug Resistance, MultipleIn Vitro TechniquesIsoquinolinesKineticsMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhodamine 123RNA, MessengerTetrahydroisoquinolinesTranscription, GeneticVanadatesVerapamilConceptsCholangiocyte cell linePlasma membrane proteinsRat cholangiocyte cell lineCell linesCytosolic domainMembrane proteinsRhodamine 123Functional characterizationGene productsRNA transcriptsMolecular identificationMembrane subfractionsPair fragmentWestern blot analysisWestern analysisApical membraneFunctional assaysFunctional evidenceBlot analysisConfocal microscopyP-glycoprotein inhibitor verapamilRat cholangiocytesLipophilic xenobioticsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDose-dependent mannerA Primitive ATP Receptor from the Little Skate Raja erinacea *
Dranoff J, O'Neill A, Franco A, Cai S, Connolly G, Ballatori N, Boyer J, Nathanson M. A Primitive ATP Receptor from the Little Skate Raja erinacea *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 30701-30706. PMID: 10900200, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003366200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLittle skate Raja erinaceaSkate Raja erinaceaDegenerate oligonucleotide probeRaja erinaceaP2Y receptor pharmacologySingle polymerase chain reaction productXenopus oocyte expression systemLiver cDNA libraryATP receptorsHigher organismsEvolutionary forerunnerCommon ancestorOocyte expression systemPhylogenetic analysisP2Y receptorsCDNA clonesPrimitive organismsCDNA libraryGene productsSubstrate preferenceMolecular basisExpression systemNucleotide specificityMammalian tissuesRange of nucleotides