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SUBMITTER: Warth R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC419583 | biostudies-literature | 2004 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Warth Richard R Barrière Hervé H Meneton Pierre P Bloch May M Thomas Jörg J Tauc Michel M Heitzmann Dirk D Romeo Elisa E Verrey François F Mengual Raymond R Guy Nicolas N Bendahhou Saïd S Lesage Florian F Poujeol Philippe P Barhanin Jacques J
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20040512 21
The acid- and volume-sensitive TASK2 K+ channel is strongly expressed in renal proximal tubules and papillary collecting ducts. This study was aimed at investigating the role of TASK2 in renal bicarbonate reabsorption by using the task2 -/- mouse as a model. After backcross to C57BL6, task2 -/- mice showed an increased perinatal mortality and, in adulthood, a reduced body weight and arterial blood pressure. Patch-clamp experiments on proximal tubular cells indicated that TASK2 was activated duri ...[more]