2014
Molecular Motions Involved in Na-K-Cl Cotransporter-mediated Ion Transport and Transporter Activation Revealed by Internal Cross-linking between Transmembrane Domains 10 and 11/12*
Monette MY, Somasekharan S, Forbush B. Molecular Motions Involved in Na-K-Cl Cotransporter-mediated Ion Transport and Transporter Activation Revealed by Internal Cross-linking between Transmembrane Domains 10 and 11/12*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 7569-7579. PMID: 24451383, PMCID: PMC3953270, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.542258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesCell LineChloridesCopperCross-Linking ReagentsDisulfidesHomeostasisHumansIon TransportIonsKineticsMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationPhenanthrolinesPhosphorylationProtein Structure, TertiaryRubidium RadioisotopesSequence Homology, Amino AcidSodium-Potassium-Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 2ConceptsTransmembrane domain 10Domain 10Copper phenanthrolineLarge C terminusNa-K-Cl cotransporterRegulatory domainCysteine pairsC-terminusN-terminusDephosphorylation rateTransporter activationDisulfide formationIon transportHomology modelNKCC activationInhibition of transportTransport functionLow micromolar concentrationsSame transporterCross-link formationActivation statePhosphorylationTerminusTransportersOcclusion step
2012
Loop Diuretic and Ion-binding Residues Revealed by Scanning Mutagenesis of Transmembrane Helix 3 (TM3) of Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC1)*
Somasekharan S, Tanis J, Forbush B. Loop Diuretic and Ion-binding Residues Revealed by Scanning Mutagenesis of Transmembrane Helix 3 (TM3) of Na-K-Cl Cotransporter (NKCC1)*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 17308-17317. PMID: 22437837, PMCID: PMC3366785, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.356014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmembrane helix 3Na-K-Cl cotransporterTranslocation pathwayHelix 3Homology modelTryptophan-scanning mutagenesisMutation of residuesStructural homology modelEpithelial salt transportExtracellular gateCellular chloride homeostasisScanning mutagenesisOpen conformationIntracellular endPore residuesFunctional roleIon translocationTranslocation rateResiduesMutagenesisCentral roleChloride homeostasisMutationsPathwayLarge effect