2002
Absence of Small Conductance K+ Channel (SK) Activity in Apical Membranes of Thick Ascending Limb and Cortical Collecting Duct in ROMK (Bartter's) Knockout Mice*
Lu M, Wang T, Yan Q, Yang X, Dong K, Knepper MA, Wang W, Giebisch G, Shull GE, Hebert SC. Absence of Small Conductance K+ Channel (SK) Activity in Apical Membranes of Thick Ascending Limb and Cortical Collecting Duct in ROMK (Bartter's) Knockout Mice*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 37881-37887. PMID: 12130653, PMCID: PMC4426997, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m206644200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsBartter SyndromeBase SequenceCell MembraneDisease Models, AnimalDNA PrimersGene Expression RegulationGenotypeHumansKidneyKidney CortexKidney Tubules, CollectingMiceMice, KnockoutPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Calcium-ActivatedPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingPotassium ChlorideSmall-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium ChannelsSurvival AnalysisConceptsThick ascending limbSK channel activityROMK null miceBartter's syndromeNull miceSK channelsAscending limbChannel activityExtracellular volume depletionROMK geneCortical collecting ductsWild-type littermatesAbsorption/secretionROMK knockout miceNull mice exhibitPatch-clamp analysisSmall conductanceSignificant hydronephrosisRenal morphologyVolume depletionKnockout miceMice exhibitSyndromeCollecting ductsNaCl reabsorption
1997
Nitric Oxide Links the Apical Na+ Transport to the Basolateral K+ Conductance in the Rat Cortical Collecting Duct
Lu M, Giebisch G, Wang W. Nitric Oxide Links the Apical Na+ Transport to the Basolateral K+ Conductance in the Rat Cortical Collecting Duct. The Journal Of General Physiology 1997, 110: 717-726. PMID: 9382898, PMCID: PMC2229403, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.110.6.717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmilorideAnimalsAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsBiological TransportCalciumCyclic GMPDiureticsEnzyme InhibitorsKidney Tubules, CollectingNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthasePatch-Clamp TechniquesPenicillaminePotassiumPotassium ChannelsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyS-Nitroso-N-AcetylpenicillamineSodiumSodium ChannelsSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsConceptsEffects of amilorideIntracellular Ca2Cell-attached patchesControl valuesChannel activityRat cortical collecting ductsNO-cGMP dependent pathwayNitric oxide synthaseFree bath solutionCortical collecting ductsNa/H exchangerPatch-clamp techniqueAddition of SNAPMicroM benzamilOxide synthaseChannel blockersFura-2MicroM amilorideExtracellular Ca2Rat CCDRemoval of Ca2Clamp techniqueNeuronal formCollecting ductsRat kidney