2010
Mechanotransduction in the renal tubule
Weinbaum S, Duan Y, Satlin L, Wang T, Weinstein A. Mechanotransduction in the renal tubule. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2010, 299: f1220-f1236. PMID: 20810611, PMCID: PMC3006307, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00453.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical collecting ductCa(2+) signalingProximal tubulesModulation of Na(+Stretch-activated ion channelsDistal nephronRenal epitheliumWater reabsorptionRenal tubulesGlomerulotubular balanceInner earEndothelial cellsIon channelsHair cellsIntracellular signalingBone cellsCa(2TubulesPrimary ciliaIntracellular cytoskeletonCellsShear stressHydrodynamic forcesApical structuresFluid shear stress
2008
Shear-induced reorganization of renal proximal tubule cell actin cytoskeleton and apical junctional complexes
Duan Y, Gotoh N, Yan Q, Du Z, Weinstein A, Wang T, Weinbaum S. Shear-induced reorganization of renal proximal tubule cell actin cytoskeleton and apical junctional complexes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 11418-11423. PMID: 18685100, PMCID: PMC2516248, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0804954105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal tubule cellsAdherens junctionsTight junctionsEndothelial cellsEpithelial cellsMouse proximal tubule cellsCell actin cytoskeletonDistribution of filamentous actinActin cytoskeletal reorganizationStress fiber disruptionActin-disrupting drugsApical junctional complexRenal epithelial cellsPeripheral actin bandsCuboidal epithelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsActin cytoskeletonFilamentous actinCytoskeletal reorganizationCytoskeletal responsesF-actinTubule cellsRenal epitheliumCytochalasin D.Water reabsorption