Fuller Catherine M., Benos Dale J.
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294.
News Physiol Sci. 2000 Aug;15:165-171.
A new family of Cl(-) channels widely expressed in epithelia has been identified. These proteins are associated with Ca(2+)-sensitive conductive Cl(-) transport when heterologously expressed. This family may underlie the Ca(2+)-mediated Cl(-) conductance responsible for rescue of the cystic fibrosis knockout mouse from significant airway disease.
已鉴定出一个广泛表达于上皮细胞的新型氯离子通道家族。这些蛋白质在异源表达时与钙敏感的氯离子传导性转运相关。该家族可能是囊性纤维化基因敲除小鼠从严重气道疾病中获救所涉及的钙介导氯离子电导的基础。