2005
WNK3 modulates transport of Cl- in and out of cells: Implications for control of cell volume and neuronal excitability
Kahle KT, Rinehart J, de los Heros P, Louvi A, Meade P, Vazquez N, Hebert SC, Gamba G, Gimenez I, Lifton RP. WNK3 modulates transport of Cl- in and out of cells: Implications for control of cell volume and neuronal excitability. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 16783-16788. PMID: 16275911, PMCID: PMC1283843, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0508307102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReticular activating systemCl- influxAltered phosphorylationCerebral cortexResponsive neuronsGABA neurotransmissionNeuronal excitabilityK-Cl cotransporterOpposite effectActivating systemCotransporter NKCC1Intracellular ClCl- effluxNKCC1Surface expressionKCC2Cell volumeExcitabilityNeuronsDownstream targetsWNK3Sensitive kinasesXenopus oocytesIntracellular volumeIon cotransporters
2004
Presenilin 1 in migration and morphogenesis in the central nervous system
Louvi A, Sisodia SS, Grove EA. Presenilin 1 in migration and morphogenesis in the central nervous system. Development 2004, 131: 3093-3105. PMID: 15163631, DOI: 10.1242/dev.01191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesBrainBrain StemBromodeoxyuridineCell DifferentiationCell DivisionCell MovementCentral Nervous SystemCerebellumColoring AgentsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 5Cyclin-Dependent KinasesCytoskeletonDopamine AgentsEndopeptidasesGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHomozygoteImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationLightMembrane ProteinsMiceMutationNeuronsPresenilin-1Time FactorsConceptsCentral nervous systemNervous systemPresenilin 1Premature neuronal differentiationCNS morphogenesisCerebral cortexCortical dysplasiaCortical laminationExternal granule layerPontine nucleiPresenilin-1 functionCerebellar granule cell precursorsFacial branchiomotor nucleusTangential migratory pathwayCaudal midbrainGranule cell precursorsNeuronal cellsBrain developmentNeuronal migrationTangential migrationBranchiomotor nucleiCell precursorsNeuronal differentiationGranule layerMidline fusion