2013
Coordination of K+ Transporters in Neurospora: TRK1 Is Scarce and Constitutive, while HAK1 Is Abundant and Highly Regulated
Rivetta A, Allen KE, Slayman CW, Slayman CL. Coordination of K+ Transporters in Neurospora: TRK1 Is Scarce and Constitutive, while HAK1 Is Abundant and Highly Regulated. MSphere 2013, 12: 684-696. PMID: 23475706, PMCID: PMC3647778, DOI: 10.1128/ec.00017-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane helicesCarbon starvationModel organism Neurospora crassaPotassium transportersNeurospora crassaClass proteinsQuantitative Western blottingATP hydrolysisPotassium limitationTRK1Molecular machinesHAK1Trk1pWestern blottingPotassium channelsCoexpressionStarvationTransportersHelixTransporter affinityElectrophysiological characterizationExpressionMM/hCrassaNeurospora
2004
The TRK1 Potassium Transporter Is the Critical Effector for Killing of Candida albicans by the Cationic Protein, Histatin 5*
Baev D, Rivetta A, Vylkova S, Sun JN, Zeng GF, Slayman CL, Edgerton M. The TRK1 Potassium Transporter Is the Critical Effector for Killing of Candida albicans by the Cationic Protein, Histatin 5*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 55060-55072. PMID: 15485849, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m411031200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic AcidAdenosine TriphosphateAllelesAnionsAntifungal AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBlotting, WesternCandida albicansCation Transport ProteinsCationsCell MembraneCell SeparationChloride ChannelsChloridesCytoplasmDNA PrimersDNA, ComplementaryDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyEscherichia coliFlow CytometryGene DeletionGenetic Complementation TestHistatinsHistidineModels, ChemicalModels, GeneticOligonucleotidesOpen Reading FramesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPlasmidsPotassiumProtease InhibitorsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNARubidiumSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSalivary Proteins and PeptidesTime FactorsConceptsHst 5Hst 5 toxicityCritical effectorWild-type cellsTrk1 potassium transporterC. albicansPotassium transportersDiploid organismsOverexpression strainSingle copyCytoplasmic sequestrationPlasma membraneHistatin 5Essential pathwayPathogenic fungiCandida albicansAnion channel inhibitorsGenesTrk1pProteinATP lossChloride conductanceSmall moleculesEffectorsPossible role