2010
Mechanotransduction in the renal tubule
Weinbaum S, Duan Y, Satlin L, Wang T, Weinstein A. Mechanotransduction in the renal tubule. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2010, 299: f1220-f1236. PMID: 20810611, PMCID: PMC3006307, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00453.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBicarbonatesCells, CulturedDogsEpithelial CellsKidney CortexKidney Tubules, CollectingKidney Tubules, ProximalMechanotransduction, CellularMiceMicrovilliModels, AnimalSodiumConceptsCortical collecting ductCa(2+) signalingProximal tubulesModulation of Na(+Stretch-activated ion channelsDistal nephronRenal epitheliumWater reabsorptionRenal tubulesGlomerulotubular balanceInner earEndothelial cellsIon channelsHair cellsIntracellular signalingBone cellsCa(2TubulesPrimary ciliaIntracellular cytoskeletonCellsShear stressHydrodynamic forcesApical structuresFluid shear stress
2004
Mechanosensory function of microvilli of the kidney proximal tubule
Du Z, Duan Y, Yan Q, Weinstein A, Weinbaum S, Wang T. Mechanosensory function of microvilli of the kidney proximal tubule. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 13068-13073. PMID: 15319475, PMCID: PMC516518, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0405179101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney proximal tubulesProximal tubulesNa+ reabsorptionNa+ transportNa+-H+ exchange activityProximal tubule Na+ reabsorptionNa+-H+ exchangeLuminal cell membraneMechanosensory functionNa+ absorptionTubular diameterLuminal diameterMouse kidneyEpithelial microvilliReabsorptionTubulesKidneyAutoregulatory mechanismNa+ uptakeHormonal systemsMiceActin cytoskeletonCell membraneTerminal webBending moment