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Depletion of Cholesterol Reduces ENaC Activity by Decreasing Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate in Microvilli
Author(s) -
Yujia Zhai,
Bingchen Liu,
Shipeng Wei,
ChuFang Chou,
MingMing Wu,
BinLin Song,
Valerie Linck,
Li Zou,
Shuai Zhang,
Xueqi Li,
ZhiRen Zhang,
HePing Ma
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000490170
Subject(s) - epithelial sodium channel , apical membrane , chinese hamster ovary cell , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , amiloride , epithelial polarity , phosphatidylinositol , biology , cell , biochemistry , membrane , sodium , signal transduction , receptor , organic chemistry
The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) in cortical collecting duct (CCD) principal cells plays a critical role in regulating systemic blood pressure. We have previously shown that cholesterol (Cho) in the apical cell membrane regulates ENaC; however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear.

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