Article
Cl- transport by cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) contributes to the inhibition of epithelial Na+ channels (ENaCs) in Xenopus oocytes co-expressing CFTR and ENaC.
The Journal of physiology - 1 May 1998
Briel M, Greger R, Kunzelmann K
Abstract excerpt
1. Epithelial Na+ channels (ENaCs) are inhibited by the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) when CFTR is activated by protein kinase A. Since cAMP-dependent activation of CFTR Cl- conductance is defective in cystic fibrosis (CF), ENaC currents are not inhibited by CFTR. Thi...
Topics
- 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine
- Amiloride
- Animals
- Calcium
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Chlorides
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- Cytosol
- Diuretics
- Down-Regulation
- Electrophysiology
