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
WNK4 regulates the balance between renal NaCl reabsorption and K+ secretion
Kahle KT, Wilson FH, Leng Q, Lalioti MD, O'Connell AD, Dong K, Rapson AK, MacGregor GG, Giebisch G, Hebert SC, Lifton RP. WNK4 regulates the balance between renal NaCl reabsorption and K+ secretion. Nature Genetics 2003, 35: 372-376. PMID: 14608358, DOI: 10.1038/ng1271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsClathrinEndocytosisGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIon TransportKidneyLuminescent ProteinsMicePotassiumPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Inwardly RectifyingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPseudohypoaldosteronismRatsReceptors, DrugSodium ChlorideSodium Chloride SymportersSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 3SymportersXenopus laevisConceptsDiverse ion transportersClathrin-dependent endocytosisSerine-threonine kinase WNK4WNK4 kinase activityRenal Na-Cl cotransporterDiverse physiologic processesRenal NaClWild-type WNK4Positional cloningMultifunctional regulatorXenopus laevis oocytesInhibition of ROMKIon transportersKinase activityGenetic analysisSystems biologyMolecular switchNa-Cl cotransporterWNK4's inhibitionLaevis oocytesChannel ROMKWNK4Renal NaCl reabsorptionMutationsSame mutation
1999
Molecular cloning and functional characterization of KCC3, a new K-Cl cotransporter
Race J, Makhlouf F, Logue P, Wilson F, Dunham P, Holtzman E. Molecular cloning and functional characterization of KCC3, a new K-Cl cotransporter. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 277: c1210-c1219. PMID: 10600773, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.277.6.c1210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiological TransportCarrier ProteinsCell LineChlorineChromosome MappingCloning, MolecularDNA PrimersEthylmaleimideGene ExpressionHumansKidneyMolecular Sequence DataOsmosisPhylogenyPlacentaPotassiumProtein Structure, TertiarySequence Homology, Amino AcidSulfhydryl ReagentsSymportersTransfectionConceptsCation-chloride cotransporter familyK-Cl cotransporterNa-Cl cotransporterTransmembrane domain 5Large extracellular loopStimulation of cotransportAmino acid levelsHydropathy analysisDeduced proteinHuman embryonic kidneyNa-K-Cl cotransporterTransmembrane domainMolecular cloningK-Cl cotransportFunctional characterizationCotransporter familyExtracellular loopEmbryonic kidneyDomain 5Amino acidsKCC3Human placentaAcid levelsSkeletal muscleCotransporter