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
Histopathological analysis of renal cystic epithelia in the Pkd2WS25/- mouse model of ADPKD
Thomson RB, Mentone S, Kim R, Earle K, Delpire E, Somlo S, Aronson PS. Histopathological analysis of renal cystic epithelia in the Pkd2WS25/- mouse model of ADPKD. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2003, 285: f870-f880. PMID: 12851251, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00153.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsCadherinsDisease Models, AnimalEpitheliumGene SilencingImmunohistochemistryKidneyMiceMicroscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantProtein Kinase D2Protein KinasesSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPaseSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 2Tissue DistributionConceptsCell polarityKsp-cadherinBasolateral membraneRenal cystic epitheliaEpithelial cell polarityEpithelial cellsSpecific membrane proteinsCell dedifferentiationEpithelial cell dedifferentiationE-cadherinRenal epithelial cellsCystic epithelial cellsMembrane proteinsPhenotypic transitionCl(-) cotransporter NKCC1Expression levelsATPaseSecretory isoformEarly cystsTransepithelial secretionImmunocytochemical analysisUltrastructural analysisAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney disease