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Acute hypertonicity alters aquaporin-2 trafficking and induces a MAPK-dependent accumulation at the plasma membrane of renal epithelial cells.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 26 Sept 2008
Hasler Udo, Nunes Paula, Bouley Richard, Lu Hua A J, Matsuzaki Toshiyuki, Brown Dennis
Abstract excerpt
The unique phenotype of renal medullary cells allows them to survive and functionally adapt to changes of interstitial osmolality/tonicity. We investigated the effects of acute hypertonic challenge on AQP2 (aquaporin-2) water channel trafficking. In the absence of vasopressin, hypertonicity alone induced rapid (<10 min) plasma membrane accumulation of AQP2 in rat kidney collecting duct principal cells in situ,...
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