2022
Structural basis for inhibition of the Cation-chloride cotransporter NKCC1 by the diuretic drug bumetanide
Zhao Y, Roy K, Vidossich P, Cancedda L, De Vivo M, Forbush B, Cao E. Structural basis for inhibition of the Cation-chloride cotransporter NKCC1 by the diuretic drug bumetanide. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 2747. PMID: 35585053, PMCID: PMC9117670, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30407-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranslocation pathwayElectron cryo-microscopy structureC-terminal domainIon translocation pathwayCation-chloride cotransporters NKCC1Transmembrane domainCotransporter NKCC1C-terminal domain interactionsStructural basisDomain interactionsRenal salt reabsorptionDomain associationConformational changesFunctional studiesIon translocationElectroneutral symportCell membraneNKCC1PathwayNKCC2DomainSalt reabsorptionTransmembraneTranslocationTransporters
2003
Short-term Stimulation of the Renal Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC2) by Vasopressin Involves Phosphorylation and Membrane Translocation of the Protein*
Giménez I, Forbush B. Short-term Stimulation of the Renal Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC2) by Vasopressin Involves Phosphorylation and Membrane Translocation of the Protein*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 26946-26951. PMID: 12732642, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m303435200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterRenal Na-K-Cl cotransporterCell membrane compartmentsRegulatory threonineMembrane compartmentsAntidiuretic hormone vasopressinPhosphospecific antibodiesMembrane translocationAmino terminusCytoplasmic vesiclesNKCC2 phosphorylationShort-term activationApical membranePhosphorylationTerm activationHormone vasopressinShort-term stimulationThick ascending limbProteinTranslocationCotransporterNKCC2ActivationAscending limbMorphometric analysis
1998
The role of transmembrane domain 2 in cation transport by the Na–K–Cl cotransporter
Isenring P, Jacoby S, Forbush B. The role of transmembrane domain 2 in cation transport by the Na–K–Cl cotransporter. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 7179-7184. PMID: 9618559, PMCID: PMC22778, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.12.7179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterBumetanide-sensitive 86Rb influxTransmembrane domain 2Na-Cl cotransporterBumetanide bindingNa-K-ClHEK-293 cellsHuman cotransportersDomain 2Third transmembrane domainCotransporterNa affinityHEK-293Stable transfectionNKCC2BumetanideCation transportTransmembrane domain 3Transmembrane domainDomain 3Alternative splicingIon transportComparison of Na-K-Cl Cotransporters NKCC1, NKCC2, AND THE HEK CELL Na-K-Cl COTRANSPORTER*
Isenring P, Jacoby S, Payne J, Forbush B. Comparison of Na-K-Cl Cotransporters NKCC1, NKCC2, AND THE HEK CELL Na-K-Cl COTRANSPORTER*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 11295-11301. PMID: 9556622, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.18.11295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterHEK-293 cellsNa-K-Cl cotransporter NKCC1Epithelial cellsBasolateral Cl- exitHEK-293Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionNa-K-ClRenal epithelial cellsEpithelial Cl- transportResting level of activityMaintenance of cell volumeSecretory epithelial cellsInhibitor bumetanideCotransporter NKCC1NKCC2 activityCl- exitNKCC1Cl- transportNKCC2CotransporterVolume responseNa affinityResting levelBumetanide
1995
Cloning, embryonic expression, and alternative splicing of a murine kidney-specific Na-K-Cl cotransporter
Igarashi P, Heuvel G, Payne J, Forbush B. Cloning, embryonic expression, and alternative splicing of a murine kidney-specific Na-K-Cl cotransporter. American Journal Of Physiology 1995, 269: f405-f418. PMID: 7573490, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1995.269.3.f405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterExpression of NKCC2In situ hybridizationCassette exonsRenal Na-K-Cl cotransporterOuter medullaAscending limbAlternative splicingInner stripe of outer medullaPotential sites of phosphorylationAdenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate-dependent protein kinaseDays post coitusFull-length cDNAAnchored polymerase chain reactionSites of phosphorylationConsensus splice donorLoop of HenleS-shaped bodiesProtein kinase CNorthern blot analysisPattern of expressionGenomic clonesNKCC2Outer stripeProtein sequences