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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Na(+) absorption and K(+) secretion in the distal segments of the nephron are modulated by the tubular flow rate. Epithelial Na(+) channels (ENaC), composed of ?-, ?-, and ?-subunits respond to laminar shear stress (LSS) with an increase in open probability. Higher vertebrates express a ?-ENaC subunit that is functionally related to the ?-subunit, while sharing only 35% of sequence identity. We investigated the response of ??? channels to LSS. Both the time course and magnitude of activation of ??? channels by LSS were remarkably different from those of ??? channels. ENaC subunits have similar topology, with an extracellular region connected by two transmembrane domains with intracellular N and C termini. To identify the specific domains that are responsible for the differences in the response to flow of ??? and ??? channels, we generated a series of ?-? chimeras and site-specific ?-subunit mutants and examined parameters of activation by LSS. We found that specific sites in the region encompassing and just preceding the second transmembrane domain were responsible for the differences in the magnitude and time course of channel activation by LSS.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1522-1466
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
300
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
F1089-95
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Epithelial Sodium Channel, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Ion Channel Gating, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Mechanotransduction, Cellular, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Oocytes, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Sodium, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Sodium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Stress, Mechanical, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Structure-Activity Relationship, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:21307123-Xenopus laevis
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Second transmembrane domain modulates epithelial sodium channel gating in response to shear stress.
pubmed:affiliation
Renal-Electrolyte Div., Dept. of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural