2008
Exon Loss Accounts for Differential Sorting of Na-K-Cl Cotransporters in Polarized Epithelial Cells
Carmosino M, Giménez I, Caplan M, Forbush B. Exon Loss Accounts for Differential Sorting of Na-K-Cl Cotransporters in Polarized Epithelial Cells. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2008, 19: 4341-4351. PMID: 18667527, PMCID: PMC2555935, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-05-0478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDileucine motifNa-K-Cl cotransporterRenal Na-K-Cl cotransporterPolarized epithelial cellsAmino acid stretchApical proteinsApical sortingEvolutionary lossRenal epithelial cell lineGene structurePhylogenetic analysisDifferential sortingDirect traffickingEpithelial cell lineAdditional exonC-terminusMammalian kidneyApical membraneExonsNovel mechanismNKCC2 geneCell linesBasolateral membraneMotifEpithelial cells
2005
SGK1 activates Na+-K+-ATPase in amphibian renal epithelial cells
de la Rosa D, Gimenez I, Forbush B, Canessa CM. SGK1 activates Na+-K+-ATPase in amphibian renal epithelial cells. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2005, 290: c492-c498. PMID: 16192298, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00556.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsEffects of aldosteroneCell linesActivation of ENaCGlucocorticoid-induced kinase 1Epithelial cell lineRenal epithelial cell lineAldosteroneSGK1 expressionSame cell lineSubunit abundanceSGK1Channel activityTotal proteinImportant regulatorKinase 1Tetracycline-inducible promoterActivationCellsApical membraneATPase activityPrevious studiesATPase functionChronic