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Dependence of KCC2 K-Cl cotransporter activity on a conserved carboxy terminus tyrosine residue.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology - 1 Sept 2000
Strange K, Singer T D, Morrison R, Delpire E
Abstract excerpt
K-Cl cotransporters (KCC) play fundamental roles in ionic and osmotic homeostasis. To date, four mammalian KCC genes have been identified. KCC2 is expressed exclusively in neurons. Injection of Xenopus oocytes with KCC2 cRNA induced a 20-fold increase in Cl(-)-dependent, furosemide-sensitive K(+) uptake. Oocyte swelling increased KCC2 activity 2-3 fold. A canonical tyrosine phosphorylation site is located in the...
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