2003
The voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3 regulates energy homeostasis and body weight
Xu J, Koni PA, Wang P, Li G, Kaczmarek L, Wu Y, Li Y, Flavell RA, Desir GV. The voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3 regulates energy homeostasis and body weight. Human Molecular Genetics 2003, 12: 551-559. PMID: 12588802, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddg049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody weightBasal metabolic rateKv1.3 channelsDiet-induced obesityHigh-fat dietBody weight regulationT cell activationVoltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3Voltage-gated potassium channelsPotassium channel Kv1.3Control littermatesFood intakeLittermate controlsKnockout miceWeight regulationIndirect calorimetryMetabolic rateChannel inhibitionCell activationEnergy homeostasisKnockout animalsPotassium channelsCell membrane potentialMiceChannel Kv1.3
2002
Expression of KCNA10, a voltage-gated K channel, in glomerular endothelium and at the apical membrane of the renal proximal tubule.
Yao X, Tian S, Chan HY, Biemesderfer D, Desir GV. Expression of KCNA10, a voltage-gated K channel, in glomerular endothelium and at the apical membrane of the renal proximal tubule. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2002, 13: 2831-9. PMID: 12444201, DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000036866.37886.c5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsProximal tubular cellsSmooth muscle cellsApical membraneImportant cellular functionsSitu hybridization experimentsVascular toneVoltage-activated K channelsTubular cellsMuscle cellsImmunocytochemical studyCellular functionsHuman proximal tubular cellsRat proximal tubular cellsSubcellular localizationHybridization experimentsVoltage-gated K channelsK channelsNorthern blotRenal proximal tubulesCell membrane voltageVascular endothelial cellsKCNA10Cell membrane potentialVascular tissue