2002
Calcium-pump inhibitors induce functional surface expression of ΔF508-CFTR protein in cystic fibrosis epithelial cells
Egan ME, Glöckner-Pagel J, Ambrose C, Cahill PA, Pappoe L, Balamuth N, Cho E, Canny S, Wagner CA, Geibel J, Caplan MJ. Calcium-pump inhibitors induce functional surface expression of ΔF508-CFTR protein in cystic fibrosis epithelial cells. Nature Medicine 2002, 8: 485-492. PMID: 11984593, DOI: 10.1038/nm0502-485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoplasmic reticulumCalcium pump inhibitorΔF508-CFTR proteinCystic fibrosis epithelial cellsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) proteinCystic fibrosis cell lineFunctional surface expressionSurface expressionChaperone activityChaperone proteinsRegulator proteinPlasma membraneCystic fibrosis defectCell surfaceProteinCell linesPotential targetOptimal activityInhibitor thapsigarginEpithelial cellsExpressionCommon mutationsInhibitorsMouse modelReticulum
2001
K+-induced HSP-72 expression is mediated via rapid Ca2+ influx in renal epithelial cells
Eickelberg O, Geibel J, Seebach F, Giebisch G, Kashgarian M. K+-induced HSP-72 expression is mediated via rapid Ca2+ influx in renal epithelial cells. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2001, 281: f280-f287. PMID: 11457719, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2001.281.2.f280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCalcium Channel BlockersCell LineDiltiazemEgtazic AcidEnzyme InhibitorsEpithelial CellsGallic AcidGenes, ReporterHeat-Shock ProteinsHSP72 Heat-Shock ProteinsImmunoblottingKidney Tubules, ProximalMicroscopy, ConfocalPotassiumPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSodiumSwineThapsigarginUrotheliumConceptsHSP 72 expressionPromoter activityHSP 72Protein expressionProtective cellular responseLuciferase reporter geneHSP-25Heat shock protein expressionRenal epithelial cellsTranscriptional inductionShock protein expressionIonic stressReporter geneHSP-90 levelsHSC 73Cellular responsesChannel blocker diltiazemIntracellular lumenWestern blot analysisChelator EGTA-AMPathophysiological stimuliBlot analysisConfocal microscopyProtein levelsExtracellular space
1993
Endothelin increases [Ca2+]i in M-1 mouse cortical collecting duct cells by a dual mechanism
Korbmacher C, Boulpaep E, Giebisch G, Geibel J. Endothelin increases [Ca2+]i in M-1 mouse cortical collecting duct cells by a dual mechanism. American Journal Of Physiology 1993, 265: c349-c357. PMID: 8368264, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1993.265.2.c349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelin-1Intracellular storesDuct cellsNifedipine-sensitive Ca2Intracellular calcium concentrationParticipation of Ca2Endothelin increaseFura-2Extracellular calciumExtracellular Ca2Arginine vasopressinIntracellular Ca2Calcium concentrationInitial Ca2Fluorescent imaging systemInitial exposurePlateau phaseMiceEntry mechanismDual mechanismCa2Second Ca2CellsNifedipineVasopressin