2011
Rare mutations in the human Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2) associated with lower blood pressure exhibit impaired processing and transport function
Monette MY, Rinehart J, Lifton RP, Forbush B. Rare mutations in the human Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2) associated with lower blood pressure exhibit impaired processing and transport function. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2011, 300: f840-f847. PMID: 21209010, PMCID: PMC3074999, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00552.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHEK-293 cellsNa-K-Cl cotransporterTransport functionMajor salt transport pathwayPlasma membrane localizationHEK cellsLow transport activitySequence conservationMembrane localizationProtein functionHeterologous expressionXenopus laevis oocytesImportant residuesMutantsRenal salt reabsorptionMolecular mechanismsIndependent mutationsConstitutive activityTransport activityBlood pressureFunctional consequencesImpaired transport functionSuch mutationsProcessing defectsLaevis oocytes
2004
WNK4 regulates apical and basolateral Cl– flux in extrarenal epithelia
Kahle KT, Gimenez I, Hassan H, Wilson FH, Wong RD, Forbush B, Aronson PS, Lifton RP. WNK4 regulates apical and basolateral Cl– flux in extrarenal epithelia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 2064-2069. PMID: 14769928, PMCID: PMC357052, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0308434100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCarrier ProteinsCell PolarityChloridesEpitheliumHumansImmunohistochemistryIon TransportKidneyMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceOocytesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, MessengerSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 2Sulfate TransportersXenopus laevisConceptsCl fluxBlood-brain barrierUnrelated ion channelsActivity of mediatorsWNK4 mRNABile ductPancreatic ductExtrarenal expressionExtrarenal tissuesCl(-) handlingPseudohypoaldosteronism type IIChannel ROMKNaCl reabsorptionSerine-threonine kinase WNK4Specialized endotheliumExchanger SLC26A6NaCl cotransporterWNK4 effectsColonic cryptsEpitheliumVariable inhibitionSweat ductsTight junctionsKidneyElectrolyte flux
2003
PASK (Proline-Alanine-rich STE20-related Kinase), a Regulatory Kinase of the Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC1)*
Dowd BF, Forbush B. PASK (Proline-Alanine-rich STE20-related Kinase), a Regulatory Kinase of the Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC1)*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 27347-27353. PMID: 12740379, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m301899200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell LineDNA, ComplementaryDose-Response Relationship, DrugGenes, DominantGenetic VectorsHumansMarine ToxinsOxazolesOxidative StressPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsRubidiumSharksSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 2ThreonineTime FactorsConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterN-terminal regulatory domainPhosphorylation-dependent activationHEK cellsInhibitor calyculin ANKCC1 activityRegulatory domainCoimmunoprecipitation assaysRegulatory kinasesActivation of NKCC1Calyculin ARegulated eventNKCC1 activationPhosphorylationKinaseSharksCotransporter activityOverexpressionCotransporter expressionNKCC1CellsActivationBindingCotransporterMutants
2000
Basolateral K-Cl Cotransporter Regulates Colonic Potassium Absorption in Potassium Depletion*
Sangan P, Brill S, Sangan S, Forbush B, Binder H. Basolateral K-Cl Cotransporter Regulates Colonic Potassium Absorption in Potassium Depletion*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 30813-30816. PMID: 10878016, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003931200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-Cl cotransporterMembrane HK-Cl cotransportActive potassium absorptionProtein expressionBasolateral membranePotassium absorptionK-ATPaseNorthern blot analysisKCC1 mRNACoordinated regulationAlpha-subunit mRNABeta-subunit mRNAMRNA abundanceBlot analysisMRNAExpressionProteinMembraneCotransporterDepletionRat distal colonCDNAKCC1
1995
Distribution and diversity of Na-K-Cl cotransport proteins: a study with monoclonal antibodies
Lytle C, Xu J, Biemesderfer D, Forbush B. Distribution and diversity of Na-K-Cl cotransport proteins: a study with monoclonal antibodies. American Journal Of Physiology 1995, 269: c1496-c1505. PMID: 8572179, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1995.269.6.c1496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterNa-K-Cl cotransport proteinNa-K-ClMonoclonal antibodiesEpithelial salt transportCell volume homeostasisT antibodyAscending limb cellsImmunoreactive proteinBinding site densityChloride reabsorptionChloride secretionBasolateral marginsParotid glandCotransporter proteinApical membraneWestern blot analysisVolume homeostasisAcinar cellsWestern blot analysis of membranesCotransporterImmunocytochemical studiesRabbit kidneyAmount of immunoreactive proteinRabbit parotid gland
1992
The Na-K-Cl cotransporter of avian salt gland. Phosphorylation in response to cAMP-dependent and calcium-dependent secretogogues.
Torchia J, Lytle C, Pon D, Forbush B, Sen A. The Na-K-Cl cotransporter of avian salt gland. Phosphorylation in response to cAMP-dependent and calcium-dependent secretogogues. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1992, 267: 25444-25450. PMID: 1281159, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)74061-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine MonophosphateAnimalsBlotting, WesternCalciumCarbacholCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneColforsinCyclic AMPDucksKineticsMembrane ProteinsPhosphatesPhosphorylationSalt GlandSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersTime FactorsVasoactive Intestinal PeptideConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterPhosphorylation of pp170Avian salt glandMonoclonal antibodiesResponse to carbacholEffect of forskolinNa-K-ClIntact cell preparationsConcentration-dependent increaseStimulation of secretionIncreased approximately 5-foldCAMP accumulationExposure of cellsCAMP-dependent protein kinasePp170Approximately 5-foldCell preparationsCAMP-dependentSalt gland cellsGland membranesWestern blottingForskolinSecretogoguesVIPAntibodiesThe Na-K-Cl cotransport protein of shark rectal gland. I. Development of monoclonal antibodies, immunoaffinity purification, and partial biochemical characterization.
Lytle C, Xu J, Biemesderfer D, Haas M, Forbush B. The Na-K-Cl cotransport protein of shark rectal gland. I. Development of monoclonal antibodies, immunoaffinity purification, and partial biochemical characterization. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1992, 267: 25428-25437. PMID: 1460038, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)74059-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBenzophenonesBlotting, WesternCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneChloridesCholic AcidsChromatography, AffinityChromatography, High Pressure LiquidChromatography, Ion ExchangeDogfishElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelFluorescent Antibody TechniqueMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightPeptide FragmentsPotassiumRectumSebaceous GlandsSodiumSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSulfanilamidesConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransport proteinNa-K-ClCotransporter proteinNa-K-Cl cotransporterMonoclonal antibodiesShark rectal glandLoop diureticsBasolateral membraneApical membraneTransport of NaRepresentative antibodiesCotransporterCoupled transport of NaAntibodiesPattern of recognitionTreated with N-glycanaseGland secretory cellsImmunoelectron microscopyCell membranePlasma membraneEpitopesPhysiological evidenceSecretory cellsProteolytic fragments