2012
Roles of Major Facilitator Superfamily Transporters in Phosphate Response in Drosophila
Bergwitz C, Rasmussen MD, DeRobertis C, Wee MJ, Sinha S, Chen HH, Huang J, Perrimon N. Roles of Major Facilitator Superfamily Transporters in Phosphate Response in Drosophila. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e31730. PMID: 22359624, PMCID: PMC3280997, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation of MAPKMajor Facilitator Superfamily (MFS) transporterDrosophila larval developmentRNAi-mediated knockdownMajor facilitator superfamily transportersPutative phosphate transportersDrosophila S2R+ cellsFacilitator superfamily transporterSodium-dependent fashionMetazoan speciesMetazoan cellsDrosophila cellsMammalian cellsPhosphate transporterLarval developmentMajor facilitatorPHO84S2R+ cellsFacilitator superfamilySuperfamily transportersMalpighian tubulesXenopus oocyte assayDrosophilaCellular effectsXenopus oocytes
2011
Phosphate Sensing
Bergwitz C, Jüppner H. Phosphate Sensing. Advances In Kidney Disease And Health 2011, 18: 132-144. PMID: 21406298, PMCID: PMC3059779, DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2011.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAmino acid sequence conservationNumerous cellular functionsMulti-protein complexesDifferent signal transduction cascadesSignal transduction cascadeExpression of genesSignal transduction cascadesEukaryotic organismsMulticellular organismsMetazoan cellsMetazoan orthologsSequence conservationCellular functionsPHO pathwayTransduction cascadePlasma membraneAmbient phosphateCell metabolismExtracellular phosphateYeastGrowth of tissuesPhosphate sensorPhosphate homeostasisPhosphate uptakeCirculating phosphate levels