2012
Loop Diuretic and Ion-binding Residues Revealed by Scanning Mutagenesis of Transmembrane Helix 3 (TM3) of Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC1)*
Somasekharan S, Tanis J, Forbush B. Loop Diuretic and Ion-binding Residues Revealed by Scanning Mutagenesis of Transmembrane Helix 3 (TM3) of Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC1)*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 17308-17317. PMID: 22437837, PMCID: PMC3366785, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.356014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane helix 3Na-K-Cl cotransporterTranslocation pathwayHelix 3Homology modelTryptophan-scanning mutagenesisMutation of residuesStructural homology modelEpithelial salt transportExtracellular gateCellular chloride homeostasisScanning mutagenesisOpen conformationIntracellular endPore residuesFunctional roleIon translocationTranslocation rateResiduesMutagenesisCentral roleChloride homeostasisMutationsPathwayLarge effect
1995
Distribution and diversity of Na-K-Cl cotransport proteins: a study with monoclonal antibodies
Lytle C, Xu J, Biemesderfer D, Forbush B. Distribution and diversity of Na-K-Cl cotransport proteins: a study with monoclonal antibodies. American Journal Of Physiology 1995, 269: c1496-c1505. PMID: 8572179, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1995.269.6.c1496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterNa-K-Cl cotransport proteinNa-K-ClMonoclonal antibodiesEpithelial salt transportCell volume homeostasisT antibodyAscending limb cellsImmunoreactive proteinBinding site densityChloride reabsorptionChloride secretionBasolateral marginsParotid glandCotransporter proteinApical membraneWestern blot analysisVolume homeostasisAcinar cellsWestern blot analysis of membranesCotransporterImmunocytochemical studiesRabbit kidneyAmount of immunoreactive proteinRabbit parotid gland