1999
The Second Hydrophobic Domain Contributes to the Kinetic Properties of Epithelial Sodium Channels*
Fyfe G, Zhang P, Canessa C. The Second Hydrophobic Domain Contributes to the Kinetic Properties of Epithelial Sodium Channels*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 36415-36421. PMID: 10593937, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.51.36415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEpithelial CellsIon Channel GatingPatch-Clamp TechniquesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSodium ChannelsXenopusConceptsSecond hydrophobic domainEpithelial sodium channelBeta subunitHydrophobic domainWild-type subunitsSecond transmembrane domainENaC/Deg familyTransmembrane domainChimeric subunitsSodium channelsFunctional poresSubunit alphaAlpha subunitKinetic propertiesFunctional channelsSubunitsSingle-channel conductanceIon channelsSpecific sequencesXenopus oocytesSmall conductanceOpen probabilityChannel conductanceFunctional propertiesAmiloride affinity
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
1994
An SH3 binding region in the epithelial Na+ channel (alpha rENaC) mediates its localization at the apical membrane.
Rotin D, Bar‐Sagi D, O'Brodovich H, Merilainen J, Lehto V, Canessa C, Rossier B, Downey G. An SH3 binding region in the epithelial Na+ channel (alpha rENaC) mediates its localization at the apical membrane. The EMBO Journal 1994, 13: 4440-4450. PMID: 7925286, PMCID: PMC395375, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06766.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal regionAlpha-spectrinSH3 domainCytoskeletal interactionsFusion proteinTerminal proline-rich regionAlpha-rENaCApical membranePolarized epithelial cellsProline-rich sequenceN-terminal proteinProline-rich regionEpithelial cellsApical membrane localizationCytoskeletal protein ankyrinProper channel functionPrimary rat alveolar epithelial cellsEpithelial cell lysatesMembrane localizationRat alveolar epithelial cellsProtein ankyrinApical localizationPlasma membraneRecombinant fusion proteinMolecular mechanisms