2010
Phosphorylation state of the Na+–K+–Cl− cotransporter (NKCC1) in the gills of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) during acclimation to water of varying salinity
Flemmer AW, Monette MY, Djurisic M, Dowd B, Darman R, Gimenez I, Forbush B. Phosphorylation state of the Na+–K+–Cl− cotransporter (NKCC1) in the gills of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) during acclimation to water of varying salinity. Journal Of Experimental Biology 2010, 213: 1558-1566. PMID: 20400641, PMCID: PMC2856500, DOI: 10.1242/jeb.039644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalinity acclimationAtlantic killifishNKCC1 phosphorylationCAMP-protein kinase A (PKA) pathwayEnvironmental salinityFW fishRole of phosphorylationPhospho-specific antibodiesLong-term acclimationKinase A PathwayFreshwaterCAMP-PKA pathwayTransfer of fishPhosphorylation stateKillifish gillEuryhaline teleostNKCC1 proteinKillifishAcclimationRegulatory rolePhosphorylationA PathwayRich kinaseFishGills
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
2000
Basolateral K-Cl Cotransporter Regulates Colonic Potassium Absorption in Potassium Depletion*
Sangan P, Brill S, Sangan S, Forbush B, Binder H. Basolateral K-Cl Cotransporter Regulates Colonic Potassium Absorption in Potassium Depletion*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 30813-30816. PMID: 10878016, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003931200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-Cl cotransporterMembrane HK-Cl cotransportActive potassium absorptionProtein expressionBasolateral membranePotassium absorptionK-ATPaseNorthern blot analysisKCC1 mRNACoordinated regulationAlpha-subunit mRNABeta-subunit mRNAMRNA abundanceBlot analysisMRNAExpressionProteinMembraneCotransporterDepletionRat distal colonCDNAKCC1
1998
Comparison 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier ProteinsCell LineHumansKineticsMercuryRNA, MessengerSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersConceptsNa-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
1994
Alternatively spliced isoforms of the putative renal Na-K-Cl cotransporter are differentially distributed within the rabbit kidney.
Payne J, Forbush B. Alternatively spliced isoforms of the putative renal Na-K-Cl cotransporter are differentially distributed within the rabbit kidney. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 4544-4548. PMID: 7514306, PMCID: PMC43822, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.10.4544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernCarrier ProteinsCloning, MolecularColonConserved SequenceDogfishGene LibraryHumansKidneyKidney CortexKidney MedullaMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataOpen Reading FramesPoly ARabbitsRNARNA, MessengerSalt GlandSequence Homology, Amino AcidSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersTranscription, GeneticConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterNorthern blot analysisRabbit kidney cDNA libraryRenal Na-K-Cl cotransporterC-terminal cytoplasmic domainC-terminal cytoplasmic regionConsensus splice acceptor siteKidney cDNA libraryAmino acid hydropathySplice acceptor siteBlot analysisN-linked glycosylationRegions of divergenceIntronic DNACDNA clonesCassette exonsCDNA libraryProtein kinase ACytoplasmic domainSpliced isoformsTransmembrane helicesCDNA probeCytoplasmic regionHomologous variantMultiple clones
1993
Molecular cloning and immunological characterization of the gamma polypeptide, a small protein associated with the Na,K-ATPase.
Mercer R, Biemesderfer D, Bliss D, Collins J, Forbush B. Molecular cloning and immunological characterization of the gamma polypeptide, a small protein associated with the Na,K-ATPase. Journal Of Cell Biology 1993, 121: 579-586. PMID: 8387529, PMCID: PMC2119561, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.121.3.579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa,K-ATPaseGamma subunitK-ATPaseSmall membrane proteinsN-linked glycosylationTissue-specific fashionCardiac glycoside bindingGamma subunit mRNAGamma-specific antibodiesNorthern blot analysisHydropathy analysisSequenced proteinsNAB-ouabainMembrane proteinsGamma polypeptidesMolecular cloningGlycoside bindingSmall proteinsNephron segmentsBeta subunitSubunit mRNAAlpha subunitSubunitAmino acidsHydrophobic domains