Background: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by refractory hypoxemia caused by accumulation of pulmonary fluid, which is related to inflammatory cell infiltration, impaired tight junction of pulmonary epithelium and impaired Na, K-ATPase function, especially Na, K-ATPase α...
Familial hemiplegic migraine is an episodic neurological disorder characterized by transient sensory and motor symptoms and signs. Mutations of the ion pump alpha2-Na/K ATPase represent a key genetic cause of familial hemiplegic migraine, but the mechanisms by which alpha2-Na/K ATPase mutations lead...
Exposure to hypoxia requires adaptive mechanisms for survival. During acute hypoxia, Na,K-ATPase endocytosis in alveolar epithelial cells (AEC) occurs via protein kinase C zeta (PKCζ) phosphorylation of α1- Na,K-ATPase independently of the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF). However, exaggerated Na,K-AT...
Recent genetic evidence implicates the serine/threonine kinase cyclin G-associated kinase (GAK) as a Parkinson’s disease risk. However, its role in neuronal function and many downstream effectors remain unclear. Employing a chemical genetics method, we show here that the sodium potassium pump (Na+...