1996
Molecular cloning of a glibenclamide-sensitive, voltage-gated potassium channel expressed in rabbit kidney.
Yao X, Chang AY, Boulpaep EL, Segal AS, Desir GV. Molecular cloning of a glibenclamide-sensitive, voltage-gated potassium channel expressed in rabbit kidney. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1996, 97: 2525-2533. PMID: 8647945, PMCID: PMC507338, DOI: 10.1172/jci118700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBrainCloning, MolecularDNA PrimersFemaleGenetic VariationGenomic LibraryGlyburideHumansKidney MedullaKv1.3 Potassium ChannelMiceModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataOocytesPancreatitis-Associated ProteinsPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRabbitsRecombinant ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidXenopus laevisConceptsVoltage-gated potassium channelsMolecular cloningFunctional expressionShaker-like potassium channelsPotassium channelsShaker geneGRB-PAP1Novel memberAmino terminusMolecular evidenceShaker channelsAmino acidsXenopus oocytesRabbit kidneyRenal potassium transportCloningGenesPotassium transportChannel clonesFirst reportRabbit brainPotassium conductanceFamilyExpressionKidney
1993
Identification of a novel K-channel gene (KC22) that is highly expressed in distal tubule of rabbit kidney
Desir GV, Velazquez H. Identification of a novel K-channel gene (KC22) that is highly expressed in distal tubule of rabbit kidney. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 264: f128-f133. PMID: 7679255, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1993.264.1.f128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase chain reactionRabbit kidneyKidney cortexWhole kidney cortexShaker gene familyDistal tubule cellsVoltage-gated K channelsRenal tissueDistal tubulesTubule cellsRibonuclease protectionPrimary culturesKidneyChain reactionExpression levelsK channelsCortexTubulesPartial-length sequencesAbundant isoformIsoformsKidney cDNAK channel genesImmunocytochemical characterization of the high-affinity thiazide diuretic receptor in rabbit renal cortex
Ellison DH, Biemesderfer D, Morrisey J, Lauring J, Desir GV. Immunocytochemical characterization of the high-affinity thiazide diuretic receptor in rabbit renal cortex. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 264: f141-f148. PMID: 8430824, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1993.264.1.f141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThiazide diuretic receptorRenal distal tubulesDistal tubulesUrinary NaCl excretionRenal cortical membranesThick ascending limbRabbit kidney cortexApical membraneThiazide diureticsRenal cortexRabbit renal cortexCortical membranesProximal tubulesAscending limbSubpopulation of cellsNaCl excretionThiazide receptorKidney cortexIntense stainingWestern blotMonoclonal antibodiesRabbit kidneyImmunocytochemical characterizationPrincipal cellsReceptors
1991
Reconstitution and partial purification of an amiloride-sensitive, cation channel from rabbit kidney
Desir G. Reconstitution and partial purification of an amiloride-sensitive, cation channel from rabbit kidney. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1991, 1067: 38-42. PMID: 1868102, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2736(91)90023-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrush border membrane vesiclesCation channelsMembrane vesicle proteinsChannel activityAmiloride-sensitive cation channelVesicle proteinsBorder membrane vesiclesMembrane vesiclesRabbit brush border membrane vesiclesProteoliposomesNative brush border membranesBrush border membraneSensitive cation channelPotassium channelsProteinPartial purificationAcridine orangeRenal brush-border membrane vesiclesBorder membraneDiethylthiadicarbocyanine iodideReconstitutionRabbit kidney