Transgenic RNAi Depletion of Claudin-16 and the Renal Handling of Magnesium*
Hou J, Shan Q, Wang T, Gomes A, Yan Q, Paul D, Bleich M, Goodenough D. Transgenic RNAi Depletion of Claudin-16 and the Renal Handling of Magnesium*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282: 17114-17122. PMID: 17442678, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700632200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClaudin-16Tight junction proteinsTight junction proteins claudin-16Junction proteinsRenal handlingTight junctionsRenal handling of magnesiumRenal wasting of magnesiumParacellular ion reabsorptionHandling of magnesiumKnock-downFamilial hypomagnesemiaRenal functionElectrolyte disordersCation channelsTarget of drug developmentAscending limbMouse modelFHHNCParacellular cation channelsControl of ion homeostasisRenal controlIn vivo analysisIon reabsorptionNephrocalcinosis