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
2005
The B1-subunit of the H+ ATPase is required for maximal urinary acidification
Finberg KE, Wagner CA, Bailey MA, Păunescu T, Breton S, Brown D, Giebisch G, Geibel JP, Lifton RP. The B1-subunit of the H+ ATPase is required for maximal urinary acidification. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 13616-13621. PMID: 16174750, PMCID: PMC1224669, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0506769102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximal urinary acidificationNormal urinary acidificationMetabolic acidosisUrinary acidificationDistal renal tubular acidosisAcid challengeRenal tubular acidosisAcute intracellular acidificationB1 subunitLumen-negative potentialFurosemide infusionTubular acidosisAlkaline urineDistal nephronGreater severityAcidosisMiceLoss of B1Intracellular acidificationApical expressionUrineDuctFurther decreaseIsoformsPlasma membrane
2003
Molecular cloning and characterization of Atp6v1b1, the murine vacuolar H+-ATPase B1-subunit
Finberg KE, Wagner CA, Stehberger PA, Geibel JP, Lifton RP. Molecular cloning and characterization of Atp6v1b1, the murine vacuolar H+-ATPase B1-subunit. Gene 2003, 318: 25-34. PMID: 14585495, DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(03)00790-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Flanking RegionAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibody SpecificityBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNADNA, ComplementaryEpididymisGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHumansImmune SeraImmunohistochemistryIsoenzymesKidneyMaleMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyProtein SubunitsRNA, MessengerSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPasesConceptsDistal renal tubular acidosisRenal tubular acidosisMouse renal cortexProton-translocating ATPasesTubular acidosisRenal cortexSubset of tissuesAnimal modelsATP6V1B1Major organsGenomic organizationGenomic lociMouse kidneyProtein levelsMolecular cloningAcid proteinPlasma membraneMurine orthologIntracellular organellesB1 isoformKidneyNorthern blotting