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
1998
The Na-K-Cl Cotransporters
Haas M, Forbush B. The Na-K-Cl Cotransporters. Journal Of Bioenergetics And Biomembranes 1998, 30: 161-172. PMID: 9672238, DOI: 10.1023/a:1020521308985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterNa-K-ClNa-K-Cl cotransport activityNa-K-Cl cotransporter isoformsCotransport activitySecretory epitheliaApical Cl- channelsHypokalemic metabolic alkalosisCation-chloride cotransportersNKCC2 geneCl- channelsBartter's syndromeVolume depletionBasolateral membraneCotransporter proteinApical membraneSalt wastingMetabolic alkalosisSecreting epitheliaNonepithelial cellsAscending limbHenle's loopK-ClCotransporterEpithelial cells
1996
Molecular Cloning and Functional Expression of the K-Cl Cotransporter from Rabbit, Rat, and Human A NEW MEMBER OF THE CATION-CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER FAMILY*
Gillen C, Brill S, Payne J, Forbush B. Molecular Cloning and Functional Expression of the K-Cl Cotransporter from Rabbit, Rat, and Human A NEW MEMBER OF THE CATION-CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER FAMILY*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 16237-16244. PMID: 8663127, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.27.16237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainCarrier ProteinsCell LineChloridesCloning, MolecularDatabases, FactualDNA PrimersDNA, ComplementaryHumansKidneyKineticsModels, StructuralMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyOpen Reading FramesPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionPotassiumProtein Structure, SecondaryRabbitsRatsRecombinant ProteinsRubidiumSequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Tagged SitesSymportersTransfectionConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterK-Cl cotransportK-ClRat brain cDNA libraryThiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporterRate of 86Rb effluxBrain cDNA libraryBumetanide-sensitive Na-K-Cl cotransporterN-linked glycosylation sitesC-terminal regionSubstantial sequence homologyNa-Cl cotransporterNa-K-ClHEK 293) cellsUptake of 86RbNorthern blot analysisGenome sequenceCDNA libraryHydropathy analysisFunctional expressionSequence homologyReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionHuman embryonic kidneySequence analysisHomologous cDNA probes
1994
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological Transport, ActiveCarrier ProteinsChloride ChannelsChloridesCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorEpitheliumHomeostasisHumansMembrane ProteinsModels, BiologicalPotassium ChannelsProtein Structure, SecondarySalt GlandSecond Messenger SystemsSharksSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPaseConceptsApical 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