title: Regulation of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) by accessory proteins.
abstract: The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) plays a key role in the regulation of fluid absorption in the kidney, lung, colon and exocrine glands, and in the regulation of blood pressure. Abnormal functioning of ENaC is associated with several human diseases, including pseudohypoaldosteronism type I, Liddle's syndrome, pulmonary edema, and cystic fibrosis. ENaC is regulated by several hormones, ions and accessory proteins. This review focuses on the regulation of ENaC by recently described accessory proteins, mainly Nedd4, syntaxin 1A, CFTR, sgk, K-Ras2A and Cap-1.
authors.affiliation: The Hospital for Sick Children, and Biochemistry Department, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. drotin@sickkids.on.ca
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rotin
mesh_terms: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / Q000502:physiology; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000502:physiology; D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D053503:Epithelial Sodium Channels; D011905:Genes, ras / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D008025:Ligases / Q000502:physiology; D000075702:Nedd4 Ubiquitin Protein Ligases; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000502:physiology; D015222:Sodium Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D000099184:Serum-Glucocorticoid Regulated Kinases
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; D010450:Endopeptidases; D056827:Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport; D053503:Epithelial Sodium Channels; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D008025:Ligases; D000075702:Nedd4 Ubiquitin Protein Ligases; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D015222:Sodium Channels; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D000099184:Serum-Glucocorticoid Regulated Kinases; C505032:CFTR protein, human; C000618483:Nedd4 protein, human