2021
Bile formation and secretion: An update
Boyer JL, Soroka CJ. Bile formation and secretion: An update. Journal Of Hepatology 2021, 75: 190-201. PMID: 33617926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
ATP-dependent GSH and glutathioneS-conjugate transport in skate liver: role of an Mrp functional homologue
Rebbeor J, Connolly G, Henson J, Boyer J, Ballatori N. ATP-dependent GSH and glutathioneS-conjugate transport in skate liver: role of an Mrp functional homologue. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2000, 279: g417-g425. PMID: 10915652, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.279.2.g417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAnion Transport ProteinsAnionsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBileBiological TransportCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneEnzyme InhibitorsGlutathioneLiverMaleOxidation-ReductionProtein BindingRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySkates, FishSubstrate SpecificityTaurocholic AcidTritiumConceptsATP-dependent transportLiver membrane vesiclesATP-dependent GSH transportMembrane vesiclesTransport activityATP-independent mechanismGlutathione-conjugate transportFunctional homologueMammalian cellsDNP-SG uptakePlasma membraneHomologous proteinsSkate liverGSH transportLow-affinity pathwayLittle skateMRP familyMultidrug resistance-associated protein 1GSH effluxFunctional assaysProtein 1First direct evidenceProtein bandsDirect evidenceHomologuesBile salt excretion in skate liver is mediated by a functional analog of Bsep/Spgp, the bile salt export pump
Ballatori N, Rebbeor J, Connolly G, Seward D, Lenth B, Henson J, Sundaram P, Boyer J. Bile salt excretion in skate liver is mediated by a functional analog of Bsep/Spgp, the bile salt export pump. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2000, 278: g57-g63. PMID: 10644562, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.278.1.g57.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransport activityPlasma membrane vesiclesApparent molecular massVertebrate evolutionATP-dependent componentMultidrug resistance protein 1Similar transport activityFunctional characterizationPlasma membraneApical localizationCanalicular membraneResistance protein 1Liver plasma membrane vesiclesATP-dependent uptakeSkate liverMembrane vesiclesWestern blot analysisDominant protein bandsMammalian liverMolecular massLittle skateFunctional analogueProtein 1Raja erinaceaCanalicular multidrug resistance
1991
Mechanism of mercurial inhibition of sodium-coupled alanine uptake in liver plasma membrane vesicles from Raja erinacea
Sellinger M, Ballatori N, Boyer J. Mechanism of mercurial inhibition of sodium-coupled alanine uptake in liver plasma membrane vesicles from Raja erinacea. Toxicology And Applied Pharmacology 1991, 107: 369-376. PMID: 1994517, DOI: 10.1016/0041-008x(91)90216-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent alanine uptakePlasma membrane vesiclesMembrane vesiclesAlanine uptakePrimitive vertebratesPlasma membraneTransport proteinsConcentration-dependent mechanismLiver plasma membrane vesiclesMicroM HgCl2Mammalian hepatocytesAlanine carrierSulfhydryl groupsLittle skateMembrane integrityRaja erinaceaDirect interactionVesiclesVesicle integrityMembrane permeabilityMercurial inhibitionUptake rateDose-dependent mannerHgCl2 concentrationsLiver plasma membranes
1985
The effect of ethanol and calcium on fluid state of plasma membranes of rat hepatocytes
Mills P, Meier P, Boyer J, Gordon E. The effect of ethanol and calcium on fluid state of plasma membranes of rat hepatocytes. Alcohol 1985, 2: 153-156. PMID: 4015830, DOI: 10.1016/0741-8329(85)90034-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane protein functionProtein functionMembrane fluidityCanalicular plasma membrane vesiclesPlasma membrane vesiclesOverall cellular activityMembrane lipid fluidityPlasma membraneMembrane preparationsMembrane vesiclesCellular activitiesImportant regulatorLipid fluidityMembrane perturbantsFluorescence polarizationRat hepatocytesFluidityBlLPMRegulatorUptakeUptake of taurocholateVesiclesMillipore filtration technique