2000
Molecular identification and functional characterization of Mdr1a in rat cholangiocytes
Gigliozzi A, Fraioli F, Sundaram P, Lee J, Mennone A, Alvaro D, Boyer J. Molecular identification and functional characterization of Mdr1a in rat cholangiocytes. Gastroenterology 2000, 119: 1113-1122. PMID: 11040198, DOI: 10.1053/gast.2000.18156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcridinesAnimalsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBile DuctsCell DivisionCell MembraneCytosolDrug Resistance, MultipleIn Vitro TechniquesIsoquinolinesKineticsMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhodamine 123RNA, MessengerTetrahydroisoquinolinesTranscription, GeneticVanadatesVerapamilConceptsCholangiocyte cell linePlasma membrane proteinsRat cholangiocyte cell lineCell linesCytosolic domainMembrane proteinsRhodamine 123Functional characterizationGene productsRNA transcriptsMolecular identificationMembrane subfractionsPair fragmentWestern blot analysisWestern analysisApical membraneFunctional assaysFunctional evidenceBlot analysisConfocal microscopyP-glycoprotein inhibitor verapamilRat cholangiocytesLipophilic xenobioticsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDose-dependent manner
1999
Canalicular Export Pumps Traffic with Polymeric Immunoglobulin A Receptor on the Same Microtubule-associated Vesicle in Rat Liver*
Soroka C, Pate M, Boyer J. Canalicular Export Pumps Traffic with Polymeric Immunoglobulin A Receptor on the Same Microtubule-associated Vesicle in Rat Liver*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 26416-26424. PMID: 10473600, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.37.26416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApical membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsMicrotubule-associated vesiclesSite of functionMembrane transport proteinsMembrane-bound vesiclesNon-hydrolyzable nucleotidesReceptor trafficMicrotubule motorsTransport proteinsIntermediate chainEssential pathwayPolymeric immunoglobulinsSame vesiclesTranscytotic vesiclesMultidrug resistance protein 2Protein 2Immunoelectron microscopyVesiclesMicrotubulesProteinVesicular transcytosisPathwayRat hepatocytesCanalicular export