2021
The structural basis of function and regulation of neuronal cotransporters NKCC1 and KCC2
Zhang S, Zhou J, Zhang Y, Liu T, Friedel P, Zhuo W, Somasekharan S, Roy K, Zhang L, Liu Y, Meng X, Deng H, Zeng W, Li G, Forbush B, Yang M. The structural basis of function and regulation of neuronal cotransporters NKCC1 and KCC2. Communications Biology 2021, 4: 226. PMID: 33597714, PMCID: PMC7889885, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01750-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron microscopy structureHuman NKCC1Microscopy structureEssential residuesFunctional characterizationKCC transportersPlasma membraneStructural basisTransepithelial saltTransport activityMechanistic understandingTransportersStructural studiesCritical roleCotransporter NKCC1Computational analysisIon transportWater transportNeuronal excitabilityNKCC1PhosphorylationCell volumeNKCCKCC2Residues
2012
Loop Diuretic and Ion-binding Residues Revealed by Scanning Mutagenesis of Transmembrane Helix 3 (TM3) of Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC1)*
Somasekharan S, Tanis J, Forbush B. Loop Diuretic and Ion-binding Residues Revealed by Scanning Mutagenesis of Transmembrane Helix 3 (TM3) of Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC1)*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 17308-17317. PMID: 22437837, PMCID: PMC3366785, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.356014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane helix 3Na-K-Cl cotransporterTranslocation pathwayHelix 3Homology modelTryptophan-scanning mutagenesisMutation of residuesStructural homology modelEpithelial salt transportExtracellular gateCellular chloride homeostasisScanning mutagenesisOpen conformationIntracellular endPore residuesFunctional roleIon translocationTranslocation rateResiduesMutagenesisCentral roleChloride homeostasisMutationsPathwayLarge effect
2001
Ion transport and ligand binding by the Na–K–Cl cotransporter, structure–function studies
Isenring P, Forbush B. Ion transport and ligand binding by the Na–K–Cl cotransporter, structure–function studies. Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology 2001, 130: 487-497. PMID: 11913460, DOI: 10.1016/s1095-6433(01)00420-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterK-Cl cotransporterCation-Cl(-) cotransportersC-terminusStructure-function studiesGroups of residuesTransmembrane segmentsMutational approachAnimal cellsCentral domainVariant residuesLigand bindingIon transportDistinct carriersNa-Cl cotransporterResiduesSpecies differencesCotransporterBindingLoop diureticsAnion transportAvailable sulfhydryl groupsSulfhydryl groupsMovement of NaDifferent substrates