2022
Structural basis for inhibition of the Cation-chloride cotransporter NKCC1 by the diuretic drug bumetanide
Zhao Y, Roy K, Vidossich P, Cancedda L, De Vivo M, Forbush B, Cao E. Structural basis for inhibition of the Cation-chloride cotransporter NKCC1 by the diuretic drug bumetanide. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 2747. PMID: 35585053, PMCID: PMC9117670, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30407-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranslocation pathwayElectron cryo-microscopy structureC-terminal domainIon translocation pathwayCation-chloride cotransporters NKCC1Transmembrane domainCotransporter NKCC1C-terminal domain interactionsStructural basisDomain interactionsRenal salt reabsorptionDomain associationConformational changesFunctional studiesIon translocationElectroneutral symportCell membraneNKCC1PathwayNKCC2DomainSalt reabsorptionTransmembraneTranslocationTransporters
2002
Functional comparison of renal Na-K-Cl cotransporters between distant species
Gagnon E, Forbush B, Caron L, Isenring P. Functional comparison of renal Na-K-Cl cotransporters between distant species. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2002, 284: c365-c370. PMID: 12388059, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00262.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal Na-K-Cl cotransporterNa-K-Cl cotransporterSplice variantsSecond transmembrane domainDistant vertebratesDistant speciesTransmembrane domainAlternative splicingXenopus laevis oocytesTransport activityCl(-) affinityRenal NKCC2Functional comparisonLaevis oocytesSpeciesSharksSimilar affinityIon dependence
1998
The role of transmembrane domain 2 in cation transport by the Na–K–Cl cotransporter
Isenring P, Jacoby S, Forbush B. The role of transmembrane domain 2 in cation transport by the Na–K–Cl cotransporter. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 7179-7184. PMID: 9618559, PMCID: PMC22778, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.12.7179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNa-K-Cl cotransporterBumetanide-sensitive 86Rb influxTransmembrane domain 2Na-Cl cotransporterBumetanide bindingNa-K-ClHEK-293 cellsHuman cotransportersDomain 2Third transmembrane domainCotransporterNa affinityHEK-293Stable transfectionNKCC2BumetanideCation transportTransmembrane domain 3Transmembrane domainDomain 3Alternative splicingIon transport