In vitro pharmacologic restoration of CFTR-mediated chloride transport with sodium 4-phenylbutyrate in cystic fibrosis epithelial cells containing delta F508-CFTR.
Rubenstein R, Egan M, Zeitlin P. In vitro pharmacologic restoration of CFTR-mediated chloride transport with sodium 4-phenylbutyrate in cystic fibrosis epithelial cells containing delta F508-CFTR. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1997, 100: 2457-2465. PMID: 9366560, PMCID: PMC508446, DOI: 10.1172/jci119788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelta F508-CFTRIB3-1 cellsCystic fibrosis epithelial cellsFunctional chloride channelChloride channelsHigh molecular mass formsModification of oligosaccharidesCF epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsMolecular mass formsTranscriptional regulatorsPlasma membraneGolgi apparatusEndoplasmic reticulumCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutationsCF phenotypeIB3-1Cell surfaceDelta F508 mutationWhole cellsMass formNasal polyp epitheliumRegulator mutationsCFTRF508 mutation