The molecular basis of chloride transport in shark rectal gland.
Riordan J, Forbush B, Hanrahan J. The molecular basis of chloride transport in shark rectal gland. Journal Of Experimental Biology 1994, 196: 405-418. PMID: 7529818, DOI: 10.1242/jeb.196.1.405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApical Cl- channelsCl- channelsProtein kinase ACl- secretionBasolateral transport proteinsTransepithelial Cl- secretionNa+/K(+)-ATPase pumpIntracellular chloride concentrationStimulation of secretionActive Na+ extrusionBasolateral cotransporterShark rectal glandNa+/K+/2Cl- cotransporterCl- movementK+ channelsK+ exitNa+/K(+)-ATPaseApical componentParacellular flowPrimary stimulationEpithelial cellsExcellent experimental modelCotransporterCFTRRectal gland of elasmobranchs