2006
The KCNE2 Potassium Channel Ancillary Subunit Is Essential for Gastric Acid Secretion*
Roepke TK, Anantharam A, Kirchhoff P, Busque SM, Young JB, Geibel JP, Lerner DJ, Abbott GW. The KCNE2 Potassium Channel Ancillary Subunit Is Essential for Gastric Acid Secretion*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2006, 281: 23740-23747. PMID: 16754665, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m604155200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAncillary subunitsKCNE gene familyGastric acid secretionPotassium channel alpha subunitFirst genetic evidenceSecretory cellsProton secretionChannel alpha subunitGene familyKCNE familyParietal cell morphologyAcid secretionGenetic evidenceAlpha subunitHuman cardiac arrhythmiasParietal cellsChannel complexSubunitsCell morphologyKCNE2Normal gastrointestinal functionGenesKCNQ1Gene-dose effectCells
1997
Localization of amiloride-sensitive sodium channels in A6 cells by atomic force microscopy
Smith P, Bradford A, Schneider S, Benos D, Geibel J. Localization of amiloride-sensitive sodium channels in A6 cells by atomic force microscopy. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 272: c1295-c1298. PMID: 9142855, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1997.272.4.c1295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtomic force microscopyHigh-resolution imagingRenal epithelial cellsForce microscopyA6 cellsApical microvilliCell surface distributionBovine renal medullaEpithelial cellsA6 renal epithelial cellsAmiloride-sensitive sodium channelsEpithelial ion channelsColloidal gold particlesApical distributionIon channelsChannel complexGold particlesSodium channelsCellsMicrovilliNonimmune immunoglobulin GUnlabeled cellsMicroscopySurface distributionParticles