1998
Structure and function of the Mec-ENaC family of ion channels.
Fyfe G, Quinn A, Canessa C. Structure and function of the Mec-ENaC family of ion channels. Seminars In Nephrology 1998, 18: 138-51. PMID: 9541269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIon channelsLittle amino acid identityCell type-dependent expressionAmino acid identityAcid identityDistinct tissuesEpithelial sodium channelFunction mutationsRecent discoveryProteinDifferential sensitivitySodium channelsSpecialized neuronsNew familyNociceptive painBlood pressureFamilyTissue injurySodium homeostasisSame common structureCommon ailmentsMechanical stimuliCloningTransductionDiuretic amiloride
1995
Hypertension caused by a truncated epithelial sodium channel γ subunit: genetic heterogeneity of Liddle syndrome
Hansson J, Nelson-Williams C, Suzuki H, Schild L, Shimkets R, Lu Y, Canessa C, Iwasaki T, Rossier B, Lifton R. Hypertension caused by a truncated epithelial sodium channel γ subunit: genetic heterogeneity of Liddle syndrome. Nature Genetics 1995, 11: 76-82. PMID: 7550319, DOI: 10.1038/ng0995-76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAldosteroneAllelesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCodonEpithelial Sodium ChannelsGene Expression RegulationGenesGenes, DominantHumansHypertensionHypokalemiaIon Channel GatingKidney Tubules, ProximalMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationOocytesPedigreeRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsReninSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSodium ChannelsSodium, DietarySyndromeTerminator Regions, GeneticXenopus laevisConceptsLiddle's syndromeRenal epithelial sodium channelEpithelial Sodium Channel γ-SubunitSalt-sensitive formsChannel activityChannel γ subunitBlood pressureDietary saltEpithelial sodium channelHuman hypertensionSyndromeGenetic heterogeneityHypertensionSodium channelsIndependent roleConstitutive activationΓ subunitMendelian disordersNegative regulationMutations