2001
Anomalous apical plasma membrane phenotype in CK8-deficient mice indicates a novel role for intermediate filaments in the polarization of simple epithelia
Ameen N, Figueroa Y, Salas P. Anomalous apical plasma membrane phenotype in CK8-deficient mice indicates a novel role for intermediate filaments in the polarization of simple epithelia. Journal Of Cell Science 2001, 114: 563-575. PMID: 11171325, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.114.3.563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntermediate filamentsPolarized epithelial cellsApical membrane proteinsEpithelial cellsSyntaxin 3Apical domainFemale sterilityMembrane proteinsApical markerNovel functionGamma-tubulinNovel roleApical poleSimple epitheliaCell typesColorectal hyperplasiaCK intermediate filamentsNull micePhenotypeBasolateral levelsNecrotic cellsMembrane phenotypeCellsFilamentsCytoplasm of enterocytes
2000
Subcellular distribution of CFTR in rat intestine supports a physiologic role for CFTR regulation by vesicle traffic
Ameen N, van Donselaar E, Posthuma G, de Jonge H, McLaughlin G, Geuze H, Marino C, Peters P. Subcellular distribution of CFTR in rat intestine supports a physiologic role for CFTR regulation by vesicle traffic. Histochemistry And Cell Biology 2000, 114: 219-228. PMID: 11083465, DOI: 10.1007/s004180000167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorVesicle trafficSubcellular distributionVesicle insertionCAMP stimulationCAMP-activated chloride channelCryoimmunogold electron microscopyFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorApical plasma membraneTransmembrane conductance regulatorCultured intestinal cellsCFTR regulationCHE cellsPhysiologic roleVesicular compartmentsPlasma membraneApical redistributionConductance regulatorSubapical vesiclesCellular distributionChloride channelsSecretory cellsIntestinal cellsEpithelial cellsCells