2004
WNK4 regulates apical and basolateral Cl– flux in extrarenal epithelia
Kahle KT, Gimenez I, Hassan H, Wilson FH, Wong RD, Forbush B, Aronson PS, Lifton RP. WNK4 regulates apical and basolateral Cl– flux in extrarenal epithelia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 2064-2069. PMID: 14769928, PMCID: PMC357052, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0308434100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarrier ProteinsCell PolarityChloridesEpitheliumHumansImmunohistochemistryIon TransportKidneyMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceOocytesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, MessengerSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 2Sulfate TransportersXenopus laevisConceptsCl fluxBlood-brain barrierUnrelated ion channelsActivity of mediatorsWNK4 mRNABile ductPancreatic ductExtrarenal expressionExtrarenal tissuesCl(-) handlingPseudohypoaldosteronism type IIChannel ROMKNaCl reabsorptionSerine-threonine kinase WNK4Specialized endotheliumExchanger SLC26A6NaCl cotransporterWNK4 effectsColonic cryptsEpitheliumVariable inhibitionSweat ductsTight junctionsKidneyElectrolyte flux
2002
Regulation of the expression of the Cl-/anion exchanger pendrin in mouse kidney by acid-base status
Wagner CA, Finberg KE, Stehberger PA, Lifton RP, Giebisch GH, Aronson PS, Geibel JP. Regulation of the expression of the Cl-/anion exchanger pendrin in mouse kidney by acid-base status. Kidney International 2002, 62: 2109-2117. PMID: 12427135, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00671.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPendrin-positive cellsAcid-base statusPositive cellsBicarbonate secretionMouse kidneyAcid-base transportKnockout mouse modelProtein expression levelsMetabolic alkalosisDeficient dietExchanger pendrinPendrin expressionMouse modelSensorineural deafnessThyroid glandBicarbonate loadPendred syndromeWestern blottingApical membraneInner earPendrin proteinControl levelsKidneyPendrinProtein levels