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 functionChronicRegulatory phosphorylation sites in the NH2 terminus of the renal Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2)
Giménez I, Forbush B. Regulatory phosphorylation sites in the NH2 terminus of the renal Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2). American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2005, 289: f1341-f1345. PMID: 16077079, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00214.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2002
Functional comparison of renal Na-K-Cl cotransporters between distant species
Gagnon E, Forbush B, Caron L, Isenring P. Functional comparison of renal Na-K-Cl cotransporters between distant species. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2002, 284: c365-c370. PMID: 12388059, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00262.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal Na-K-Cl cotransporterNa-K-Cl cotransporterSplice variantsSecond transmembrane domainDistant vertebratesDistant speciesTransmembrane domainAlternative splicingXenopus laevis oocytesTransport activityCl(-) affinityRenal NKCC2Functional comparisonLaevis oocytesSpeciesSharksSimilar affinityIon dependenceSpatially Distributed Alternative Splice Variants of the Renal Na-K-Cl Cotransporter Exhibit Dramatically Different Affinities for the Transported Ions*
Giménez I, Isenring P, Forbush B. Spatially Distributed Alternative Splice Variants of the Renal Na-K-Cl Cotransporter Exhibit Dramatically Different Affinities for the Transported Ions*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 8767-8770. PMID: 11815599, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c200021200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research