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Rabbit Anti-Alpha-ENaC/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
Sodium permeable non-voltage-sensitive ion channel inhibited by the diuretic amiloride. Mediates the electrodiffusion of the luminal sodium (and water, which follows osmotically) through the apical membrane of epithelial cells. Controls the reabsorption of sodium in kidney, colon, lung and sweat glands. Also plays a role in taste perception.
Function:
Sodium permeable non-voltage-sensitive ion channel inhibited by the diuretic amiloride. Mediates the electrodiffusion of the luminal sodium (and water, which follows osmotically) through the apical membrane of epithelial cells. Controls the reabsorption of sodium in kidney, colon, lung and sweat glands. Also plays a role in taste perception.
Subunit:
Probable heterotrimer containing one alpha, one beta and one gamma subunit. A delta subunit can replace the alpha subunit. Interacts with the WW domains of NEDD4, NEDD4L, WWP1 and WWP2. Interacts with the full length immature form of PCSK9 (pro-PCSK9).
Subcellular Location:
Apical cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
Tissue Specificity:
Highly expressed in kidney and lung. Detected at intermediate levels in pancreas and liver, and at low levels in heart and placenta. Isoform 1 and isoform 2 predominate in all tissues. Expression of isoform 3, isoform 4 and isoform 5 is very low or not detectable, except in lung and heart.
Post-translational modifications:
Ubiquitinated; this targets individual subunits for endocytosis and proteasome-mediated degradation (By similarity).
ENaC cleavage by furin, and subsequently by prostasin (PRSS8), leads to a stepwise increase in the open probability of the channel as a result of release of the alpha and gamma subunit inhibitory tracts, respectively.
DISEASE:
Pseudohypoaldosteronism 1, autosomal recessive (PHA1B) [MIM:264350]: A rare salt wasting disease resulting from target organ unresponsiveness to mineralocorticoids. PHA1B is a severe form involving multiple organ systems, and characterized by an often fulminant presentation in the neonatal period with dehydration, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis, failure to thrive and weight loss. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. The degree of channel function impairment differentially affects the renin-aldosterone system and urinary Na/K ratios, resulting in distinct genotype-phenotype relationships in PHA1 patients. Loss-of-function mutations are associated with a severe clinical course and age-dependent hyperactivation of the renin-aldosterone system. This feature is not observed in patients with missense mutations that reduce but do not eliminate channel function. Markedly reduced channel activity results in impaired linear growth and delayed puberty (PubMed:18634878).
Bronchiectasis with or without elevated sweat chloride 2 (BESC2) [MIM:613021]: A debilitating respiratory disease characterized by chronic, abnormal dilatation of the bronchi and other cystic fibrosis-like symptoms in the absence of known causes of bronchiectasis (cystic fibrosis, autoimmune diseases, ciliary dyskinesia, common variable immunodeficiency, foreign body obstruction). Clinical features include sub-normal lung function, sinopulmonary infections, chronic productive cough, excessive sputum production, and elevated sweat chloride in some cases. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Similarity:
Belongs to the amiloride-sensitive sodium channel (TC 1.A.6) family. SCNN1A subfamily.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 6337 Human
Entrez Gene: 20276 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 25122 Rat
Omim: 600228 Human
SwissProt: P37088 Human
SwissProt: Q6236 Mouse
SwissProt: P37089 Rat
Unigene: 591047 Human
Unigene: 144114 Mouse
Unigene: 1968 Rat
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
αENaC
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