1996
Na-K-ATPase alpha-isoform expression in heart and vascular endothelia: cellular and developmental regulation
Zahler R, Sun W, Ardito T, Kashgarian M. Na-K-ATPase alpha-isoform expression in heart and vascular endothelia: cellular and developmental regulation. American Journal Of Physiology 1996, 270: c361-c371. PMID: 8772464, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.1.c361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac conduction systemAlpha 2Alpha 1Alpha 3Vascular endotheliumConduction systemHigh ouabain affinityNa-K-ATPase isoformsDevelopmental regulationAlpha 3 expressionImportant species differencesNeonatal rat myocardiumIsoform patternNeonatal ratsPapillary musclesDistinct physiological rolesSmooth muscleImmunohistochemical analysisConduction tissueVentricular myocardiumOuabain affinityRat myocardiumNormal endotheliumRat heartT-tubule system
1992
The cardiac conduction system in the rat expresses the alpha 2 and alpha 3 isoforms of the Na+,K(+)-ATPase.
Zahler R, Brines M, Kashgarian M, Benz E, Gilmore-Hebert M. The cardiac conduction system in the rat expresses the alpha 2 and alpha 3 isoforms of the Na+,K(+)-ATPase. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 99-103. PMID: 1309618, PMCID: PMC48183, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.1.99.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha 3 isoformAlpha 2Gene expression approachAlpha 1 isoformIsoform genesSpecific hybridization signalAlpha subunitSpecific expressionMembrane channelsSpecific membrane channelsHybridization signalsIsoformsWorking myocytesCardiac conduction systemExcitable tissuesSodium pumpGenesSubunitsATPaseTissueExpressionStrands