2004
Paracellular Cl- permeability is regulated by WNK4 kinase: Insight into normal physiology and hypertension
Kahle KT, MacGregor GG, Wilson FH, Van Hoek AN, Brown D, Ardito T, Kashgarian M, Giebisch G, Hebert SC, Boulpaep EL, Lifton RP. Paracellular Cl- permeability is regulated by WNK4 kinase: Insight into normal physiology and hypertension. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 14877-14882. PMID: 15465913, PMCID: PMC522037, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0406172101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPseudohypoaldosteronism type IIPHAII-mutant WNK4Paracellular fluxPotent antihypertensive agentTight junction proteinsTight junctionsAntihypertensive agentsParacellular ion fluxPharmacologic propertiesTight junction structureTranscellular transportersWild-type WNK4Normal physiologyHypertensionTransepithelial resistanceWNK signalingKidney epitheliumTight junction formationParacellular pathwayWNK4Effect of WNK4EpitheliumType IIWNK4 kinaseHomeostasis
2000
An electroneutral sodium/bicarbonate cotransporter NBCn1 and associated sodium channel
Choi I, Aalkjaer C, Boulpaep E, Boron W. An electroneutral sodium/bicarbonate cotransporter NBCn1 and associated sodium channel. Nature 2000, 405: 571-575. PMID: 10850716, DOI: 10.1038/35014615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic AcidAnimalsBicarbonatesBiological TransportCarrier ProteinsChloridesCloning, OrganismDNA, ComplementaryElectrophysiologyHumansMolecular Sequence DataRatsRecombinant ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ComplementarySequence Homology, Amino AcidSodiumSodium ChannelsSodium-Bicarbonate SymportersXenopus
1997
The Renal Electrogenic Na+:HCO3− Cotransporter
Boron W, Hediger M, Boulpaep E, Romero M. The Renal Electrogenic Na+:HCO3− Cotransporter. Journal Of Experimental Biology 1997, 200: 263-268. PMID: 9050234, DOI: 10.1242/jeb.200.2.263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbystomaAnimalsBicarbonatesCarrier ProteinsCloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKidney Tubules, ProximalMembrane PotentialsMicroinjectionsOocytesRabbitsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, MessengerSodiumSodium-Bicarbonate SymportersStructure-Activity RelationshipXenopus laevisConceptsRenal proximal tubules