2011
Rare mutations in the human Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2) associated with lower blood pressure exhibit impaired processing and transport function
Monette MY, Rinehart J, Lifton RP, Forbush B. Rare mutations in the human Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2) associated with lower blood pressure exhibit impaired processing and transport function. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2011, 300: f840-f847. PMID: 21209010, PMCID: PMC3074999, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00552.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHEK-293 cellsNa-K-Cl cotransporterTransport functionMajor salt transport pathwayPlasma membrane localizationHEK cellsLow transport activitySequence conservationMembrane localizationProtein functionHeterologous expressionXenopus laevis oocytesImportant residuesMutantsRenal salt reabsorptionMolecular mechanismsIndependent mutationsConstitutive activityTransport activityBlood pressureFunctional consequencesImpaired transport functionSuch mutationsProcessing defectsLaevis oocytes
2005
Regulatory phosphorylation sites in the NH2 terminus of the renal Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2)
Giménez I, Forbush B. Regulatory phosphorylation sites in the NH2 terminus of the renal Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2). American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2005, 289: f1341-f1345. PMID: 16077079, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00214.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
Functional comparison of renal Na-K-Cl cotransporters between distant species
Gagnon E, Forbush B, Caron L, Isenring P. Functional comparison of renal Na-K-Cl cotransporters between distant species. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2002, 284: c365-c370. PMID: 12388059, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00262.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal Na-K-Cl cotransporterNa-K-Cl cotransporterSplice variantsSecond transmembrane domainDistant vertebratesDistant speciesTransmembrane domainAlternative splicingXenopus laevis oocytesTransport activityCl(-) affinityRenal NKCC2Functional comparisonLaevis oocytesSpeciesSharksSimilar affinityIon dependence