2009
Inward rectifier channel, ROMK, is localized to the apical tips of glial‐like cells in mouse taste buds
Dvoryanchikov G, Sinclair M, Perea‐Martinez I, Wang T, Chaudhari N. Inward rectifier channel, ROMK, is localized to the apical tips of glial‐like cells in mouse taste buds. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2009, 517: spc1-spc1. DOI: 10.1002/cne.22202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTaste cellsTaste budsTight junctionsHyperpolarized resting membrane potentialInwardly rectifying K channelsMouse taste budsRT-PCRApical tight junctionsMouse taste cellsInward rectifier channelsFungiform taste budsReverse-transcription polymerase chain reactionGlial cell markersQuantitative (q)RT-PCRGlial-like cellsROMK mRNAExtracellular K+Rectifier channelsCell markersPolymerase chain reactionApical tipK channelsTransgenic miceAction potentialsExcess K+Inward rectifier channel, ROMK, is localized to the apical tips of glial‐like cells in mouse taste buds
Dvoryanchikov G, Sinclair M, Perea‐Martinez I, Wang T, Chaudhari N. Inward rectifier channel, ROMK, is localized to the apical tips of glial‐like cells in mouse taste buds. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2009, 517: 1-14. PMID: 19708028, PMCID: PMC3104395, DOI: 10.1002/cne.22152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGap JunctionsGlutamate DecarboxylaseGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunohistochemistryKidneyMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNeurogliaPhospholipase C betaPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingProtein IsoformsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTaste BudsTight JunctionsConceptsTaste budsTaste cellsTight junctionsHyperpolarized resting membrane potentialInwardly rectifying K channelsMouse taste budsRT-PCRApical tight junctionsMouse taste cellsInward rectifier channelsFungiform taste budsReverse-transcription polymerase chain reactionGlial cell markersQuantitative (q)RT-PCRGlial-like cellsROMK mRNAApical tipExtracellular K(+Rectifier channelsCell markersPolymerase chain reactionK channelsTransgenic miceAction potentialsBudsInward rectifier channel, ROMK, is localized to the apical tips of glial‐like cells in mouse taste buds
Dvoryanchikov G, Sinclair M, Perea‐Martinez I, Wang T, Chaudhari N. Inward rectifier channel, ROMK, is localized to the apical tips of glial‐like cells in mouse taste buds. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2009, 517: spc1-spc1. DOI: 10.1002/cne.22196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTaste budsTaste cellsHyperpolarized resting membrane potentialTight junctionsInwardly rectifying K channelsMouse taste budsRT-PCRApical tight junctionsMouse taste cellsInward rectifier channelsFungiform taste budsReverse-transcription polymerase chain reactionGlial cell markersRedistribute KQuantitative (q)RT-PCRGlial-like cellsROMK mRNAApical tipExtracellular KRectifier channelsCell markersPolymerase chain reactionK channelsTransgenic miceAction potentials
2008
The olfactory isoform of adenylyl cyclase (AC3) in the renal macula densa serves as a key regulator of glomerular filtration rate
Pluznick J, Zou D, Zhang X, Yan Q, Rodriguez‐Gil D, Eisner C, Wells E, Greer C, Schnermann J, Wang T, Firestein S, Caplan M. The olfactory isoform of adenylyl cyclase (AC3) in the renal macula densa serves as a key regulator of glomerular filtration rate. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 761.12-761.12. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.761.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlomerular filtration rateMacula densaTubuloglomerular feedbackFiltration rateEfferent arteriolar diametersRT-PCRPlasma renin concentrationRenal function studiesAdenylyl cyclaseWild-type littermatesOlfactory G-proteinOlfactory receptorsRenin concentrationRenin secretionArteriolar diameterOlfactory adenylyl cyclaseWestern blotMouse kidneyKidneyNon-olfactory tissuesRenal epitheliumG proteinsFunction studiesMiceKey regulator
2007
Functional Expression of Key Components of the Olfactory Receptor Signaling Pathway in the Distal Nephron
Pluznick J, Zhang X, Zou D, Yan Q, Wells E, Wang T, Firestein S, Caplan M. Functional Expression of Key Components of the Olfactory Receptor Signaling Pathway in the Distal Nephron. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a500-a500. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlomerular filtration rateMouse kidneyRenal function studiesMacula densa cellsWild-type littermatesNormal mouse kidneyOlfactory G-proteinOlfactory receptorsReceptor Signaling PathwayRenal functionFiltration rateDistal tubulesDistal nephronKidneyWestern blotTubule segmentsRT-PCRAdenylyl cyclaseMiceNon-olfactory tissuesPotential roleG proteinsSignaling pathwaysFunction studiesMD cells