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
2003
PASK (Proline-Alanine-rich STE20-related Kinase), a Regulatory Kinase of the Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC1)*
Dowd BF, Forbush B. PASK (Proline-Alanine-rich STE20-related Kinase), a Regulatory Kinase of the Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC1)*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 27347-27353. PMID: 12740379, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m301899200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell LineDNA, ComplementaryDose-Response Relationship, DrugGenes, DominantGenetic VectorsHumansMarine ToxinsOxazolesOxidative StressPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsRubidiumSharksSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 2ThreonineTime FactorsConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterN-terminal regulatory domainPhosphorylation-dependent activationHEK cellsInhibitor calyculin ANKCC1 activityRegulatory domainCoimmunoprecipitation assaysRegulatory kinasesActivation of NKCC1Calyculin ARegulated eventNKCC1 activationPhosphorylationKinaseSharksCotransporter activityOverexpressionCotransporter expressionNKCC1CellsActivationBindingCotransporterMutants
2001
Modulation of Ion Transport by Direct Targeting of Protein Phosphatase Type 1 to the Na-K-Cl Cotransporter*
Darman R, Flemmer A, Forbush B. Modulation of Ion Transport by Direct Targeting of Protein Phosphatase Type 1 to the Na-K-Cl Cotransporter*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 34359-34362. PMID: 11466303, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c100368200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein phosphatase 1Substrate proteinsNa-K-Cl cotransporterProtein phosphatase type 1Phosphatase type 1Intracellular chloride regulationPhosphatase specificityRegulatory phosphorylationPhosphatase 1Catalytic subunitMotif bindsSubunit bindsN-terminusPP1cMajor proteinsDirect bindingDirect interactionChloride regulationProteinGeneral mechanismDirect targetingMutantsMotifSubunitsBinds