2007
Regulation of insulin secretion and GLUT4 trafficking by the calcium sensor synaptotagmin VII
Li Y, Wang P, Xu J, Gorelick F, Yamazaki H, Andrews N, Desir GV. Regulation of insulin secretion and GLUT4 trafficking by the calcium sensor synaptotagmin VII. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2007, 362: 658-664. PMID: 17720139, PMCID: PMC2194288, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGLUT4 trafficSyt VIIPlasma membraneGLUT4 translocationConstitutive expressionSecretory granule exocytosisSkeletal muscle cellsGLUT4 traffickingRegulated exocytosisVoltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3Vesicular trafficSynaptotagmin VIIGLUT4 presentPotassium channel Kv1.3Calcium sensorIntracellular compartmentsDeletion resultsGlucose-stimulated insulin secretionChannel Kv1.3Granule exocytosisPancreatic beta cellsChannel activityInsulin secretionPancreatic islet cellsMuscle cells
2002
Expression of KCNA10, a voltage-gated K channel, in glomerular endothelium and at the apical membrane of the renal proximal tubule.
Yao X, Tian S, Chan HY, Biemesderfer D, Desir GV. Expression of KCNA10, a voltage-gated K channel, in glomerular endothelium and at the apical membrane of the renal proximal tubule. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2002, 13: 2831-9. PMID: 12444201, DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000036866.37886.c5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsProximal tubular cellsSmooth muscle cellsApical membraneImportant cellular functionsSitu hybridization experimentsVascular toneVoltage-activated K channelsTubular cellsMuscle cellsImmunocytochemical studyCellular functionsHuman proximal tubular cellsRat proximal tubular cellsSubcellular localizationHybridization experimentsVoltage-gated K channelsK channelsNorthern blotRenal proximal tubulesCell membrane voltageVascular endothelial cellsKCNA10Cell membrane potentialVascular tissue