2000
ATP-dependent GSH and glutathioneS-conjugate transport in skate liver: role of an Mrp functional homologue
Rebbeor J, Connolly G, Henson J, Boyer J, Ballatori N. ATP-dependent GSH and glutathioneS-conjugate transport in skate liver: role of an Mrp functional homologue. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2000, 279: g417-g425. PMID: 10915652, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.279.2.g417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAnion Transport ProteinsAnionsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBileBiological TransportCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneEnzyme InhibitorsGlutathioneLiverMaleOxidation-ReductionProtein BindingRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySkates, FishSubstrate SpecificityTaurocholic AcidTritiumConceptsATP-dependent transportLiver membrane vesiclesATP-dependent GSH transportMembrane vesiclesTransport activityATP-independent mechanismGlutathione-conjugate transportFunctional homologueMammalian cellsDNP-SG uptakePlasma membraneHomologous proteinsSkate liverGSH transportLow-affinity pathwayLittle skateMRP familyMultidrug resistance-associated protein 1GSH effluxFunctional assaysProtein 1First direct evidenceProtein bandsDirect evidenceHomologuesElasmobranch hepatocytes
Ballatori N, Connolly G, Boyer J. Elasmobranch hepatocytes. 2000, 37-47. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-3345-8_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFreshwater ecosystemsWater ecosystemsElasmobranch speciesBottom feedersExtant speciesTropical seasSurface waterLow commercial valueAncient groupMarine environmentLittle skateSpeciesSkateDiverse groupCommercial valuePolar oceansEcosystemsPredatorsSharksElasmobranchsFishEnvironmentOrganismsSeaCaptivityBile salt excretion in skate liver is mediated by a functional analog of Bsep/Spgp, the bile salt export pump
Ballatori N, Rebbeor J, Connolly G, Seward D, Lenth B, Henson J, Sundaram P, Boyer J. Bile salt excretion in skate liver is mediated by a functional analog of Bsep/Spgp, the bile salt export pump. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2000, 278: g57-g63. PMID: 10644562, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.278.1.g57.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransport activityPlasma membrane vesiclesApparent molecular massVertebrate evolutionATP-dependent componentMultidrug resistance protein 1Similar transport activityFunctional characterizationPlasma membraneApical localizationCanalicular membraneResistance protein 1Liver plasma membrane vesiclesATP-dependent uptakeSkate liverMembrane vesiclesWestern blot analysisDominant protein bandsMammalian liverMolecular massLittle skateFunctional analogueProtein 1Raja erinaceaCanalicular multidrug resistance
1997
Enterohepatic circulation of scymnol sulfate in an elasmobranch, the little skate (Raja erinacea)
Fricker G, Wössner R, Drewe J, Fricker R, Boyer J. Enterohepatic circulation of scymnol sulfate in an elasmobranch, the little skate (Raja erinacea). American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 273: g1023-g1030. PMID: 9374698, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.273.5.g1023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnterohepatic circulationScymnol sulfateBile alcohol sulfatesBile flowBiliary secretionCholeretic effectMajor bile saltsHepatic uptakeHepatic eliminationIntestinal epitheliumBileLiverSkate liverHepatic transportSpecific transport mechanismsBile alcoholsMajor metaboliteFirst direct demonstrationBile saltsCholyltaurinePerfusateLittle skatePolar metabolitesCompetitive mannerDirect demonstration
1991
Mechanism of mercurial inhibition of sodium-coupled alanine uptake in liver plasma membrane vesicles from Raja erinacea
Sellinger M, Ballatori N, Boyer J. Mechanism of mercurial inhibition of sodium-coupled alanine uptake in liver plasma membrane vesicles from Raja erinacea. Toxicology And Applied Pharmacology 1991, 107: 369-376. PMID: 1994517, DOI: 10.1016/0041-008x(91)90216-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent alanine uptakePlasma membrane vesiclesMembrane vesiclesAlanine uptakePrimitive vertebratesPlasma membraneTransport proteinsConcentration-dependent mechanismLiver plasma membrane vesiclesMicroM HgCl2Mammalian hepatocytesAlanine carrierSulfhydryl groupsLittle skateMembrane integrityRaja erinaceaDirect interactionVesiclesVesicle integrityMembrane permeabilityMercurial inhibitionUptake rateDose-dependent mannerHgCl2 concentrationsLiver plasma membranes
1987
Anion transport in basolateral (sinusoidal) liver plasma-membrane vesicles of the little skate (Raja erinacea)
Hugentobler G, Fricker G, Boyer J, Meier P. Anion transport in basolateral (sinusoidal) liver plasma-membrane vesicles of the little skate (Raja erinacea). Biochemical Journal 1987, 247: 589-595. PMID: 3426551, PMCID: PMC1148453, DOI: 10.1042/bj2470589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic AcidAnimalsBiological TransportCarbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl HydrazoneCell MembraneCholic AcidCholic AcidsElectric FishHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIn Vitro TechniquesLiverMaleProbenecidSkates, FishSulfatesConceptsPlasma membrane vesiclesBasolateral liver plasma membrane vesiclesSulfate uptakeLiver plasma membrane vesiclesProtonophore carbonyl cyanideSulfate transport systemVertebrate evolutionMammalian liver cellsPH-equilibrated conditionsTransmembrane transportPH gradientLittle skateRaja erinaceaUptake 5Carbonyl cyanideCI inhibitionAnion transport inhibitorAlkaline pH gradientVesiclesAnion transportSkate hepatocytesCertain organic anionsUptakeLiver cellsElasmobranchs