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Extracellular chloride regulates the epithelial sodium channel.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 23 Oct 2009
Collier Daniel M, Snyder Peter M
Abstract excerpt
The extracellular domain of the epithelial sodium channel ENaC is exposed to a wide range of Cl(-) concentrations in the kidney and in other epithelia. We tested whether Cl(-) alters ENaC activity. In Xenopus oocytes expressing human ENaC, replacement of Cl(-) with SO4(2-), H2PO4(-), or SCN(-) produced a large increase in ENaC current, indicating that extracellular Cl(-) inhibits ENaC. Extracellular Cl(-) also...
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