2000
Bile 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
1997
Enterohepatic circulation of scymnol sulfate in an elasmobranch, the little skate (Raja erinacea)
Fricker G, Wössner R, Drewe J, Fricker R, Boyer J. Enterohepatic circulation of scymnol sulfate in an elasmobranch, the little skate (Raja erinacea). American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 273: g1023-g1030. PMID: 9374698, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.273.5.g1023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnterohepatic circulationScymnol sulfateBile alcohol sulfatesBile flowBiliary secretionCholeretic effectMajor bile saltsHepatic uptakeHepatic eliminationIntestinal epitheliumBileLiverSkate liverHepatic transportSpecific transport mechanismsBile alcoholsMajor metaboliteFirst direct demonstrationBile saltsCholyltaurinePerfusateLittle skatePolar metabolitesCompetitive mannerDirect demonstration
1994
Characteristics of bile salt uptake into skate hepatocytes
Fricker G, Dubost V, Finsterwald K, Boyer J. Characteristics of bile salt uptake into skate hepatocytes. Biochemical Journal 1994, 299: 665-670. PMID: 8192655, PMCID: PMC1138072, DOI: 10.1042/bj2990665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrganic anion transport systemBile salt uptakeBile alcoholsBile saltsBeta-cholestane-3 alphaBile salt transportUnconjugated bile saltsTaurine-conjugated bile saltsHepatic uptakeAlpha-triolSkate bileInhibitory effectLiver cellsSkate hepatocytesIndependent transport systemsCholyltaurine transportCholyltaurineHepatocytesInhibitionAlphaUptakeSpecificity