2003
ROMK is required for expression of the 70-pS K channel in the thick ascending limb
Lu M, Wang T, Yan Q, Wang W, Giebisch G, Hebert SC. ROMK is required for expression of the 70-pS K channel in the thick ascending limb. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2003, 286: f490-f495. PMID: 14600033, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00305.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThick ascending limbBartter's syndromeK dietK channelsAscending limbChannel activityApical K channelsFunctional expressionHypokalemic alkalosisTAL cellsNull miceSK activityHeterozygous miceHeterogeneous disorderMicePotassium recyclingROMKFunction mutationsSyndromeCritical subunitApical conductanceSalt absorptionLimbDietExpression
1995
Effects of a novel KATP channel blocker on renal tubule function and K channel activity.
Wang T, Wang W, Klein-Robbenhaar G, Giebisch G. Effects of a novel KATP channel blocker on renal tubule function and K channel activity. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1995, 273: 1382-9. PMID: 7791111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical collecting tubuleKATP channel blockerChannel blockersPotassium recyclingPotassium secretionAscending limbATP-sensitive potassium channelsActivation of KATPApical potassium conductanceReduced potassium secretionK channel activityRenal tubule functionLoop of HenleModulate NaCl reabsorptionPotassium conductanceSodium reabsorptionK secretionApical membranePrincipal cellsTubule functionPotassium channelsKATPBlockersReabsorption