Rare mutations in the human Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2) associated with lower blood pressure exhibit impaired processing and transport function
Monette MY, Rinehart J, Lifton RP, Forbush B. Rare mutations in the human Na-K-Cl cotransporter (NKCC2) associated with lower blood pressure exhibit impaired processing and transport function. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2011, 300: f840-f847. PMID: 21209010, PMCID: PMC3074999, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00552.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHEK-293 cellsNa-K-Cl cotransporterTransport functionMajor salt transport pathwayPlasma membrane localizationHEK cellsLow transport activitySequence conservationMembrane localizationProtein functionHeterologous expressionXenopus laevis oocytesImportant residuesMutantsRenal salt reabsorptionMolecular mechanismsIndependent mutationsConstitutive activityTransport activityBlood pressureFunctional consequencesImpaired transport functionSuch mutationsProcessing defectsLaevis oocytes
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