2013
Functional Expression of Human NKCC1 from a Synthetic Cassette-Based cDNA: Introduction of Extracellular Epitope Tags and Removal of Cysteines
Somasekharan S, Monette MY, Forbush B. Functional Expression of Human NKCC1 from a Synthetic Cassette-Based cDNA: Introduction of Extracellular Epitope Tags and Removal of Cysteines. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e82060. PMID: 24339991, PMCID: PMC3855340, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterEpitope tagYFP tagPlasma membraneMost animal cellsRemoval of cysteineOpen reading frameSilent restriction sitesHuman NKCC1Regulation of NKCC1Na-K-Cl cotransport activityHEK-293 cellsCellular homeostasisBiosynthetic machinerySynthetic cassetteAnimal cellsNovel cDNACysteine mutantsReading frameSynthetic cDNACysteine mutationsEndoplasmic reticulumFunctional expressionCotransport activityCDNA
2000
Basolateral K-Cl Cotransporter Regulates Colonic Potassium Absorption in Potassium Depletion*
Sangan P, Brill S, Sangan S, Forbush B, Binder H. Basolateral K-Cl Cotransporter Regulates Colonic Potassium Absorption in Potassium Depletion*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 30813-30816. PMID: 10878016, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003931200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-Cl cotransporterMembrane HK-Cl cotransportActive potassium absorptionProtein expressionBasolateral membranePotassium absorptionK-ATPaseNorthern blot analysisKCC1 mRNACoordinated regulationAlpha-subunit mRNABeta-subunit mRNAMRNA abundanceBlot analysisMRNAExpressionProteinMembraneCotransporterDepletionRat distal colonCDNAKCC1