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Review
. 1992 Jul;263(1 Pt 1):L1-14.
doi: 10.1152/ajplung.1992.263.1.L1.

Chloride channels in the apical membrane of normal and cystic fibrosis airway and intestinal epithelia

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Chloride channels in the apical membrane of normal and cystic fibrosis airway and intestinal epithelia

M P Anderson et al. Am J Physiol. 1992 Jul.

Abstract

Cl- channels located in the apical membrane of secretory epithelia play a key role in epithelial fluid and electrolyte transport. Dysfunction of one of these channels, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), causes the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF). We review here the properties and regulation of the different types of Cl- channels that have been reported in airway and intestinal epithelia. We begin by describing the properties of the CFTR Cl- channel and then use those properties as a point of reference. We focused particularly on the evidence that localizes specific types of Cl- channel to the apical membrane. With that background, we assess the biological function of various Cl- channels in airway and intestinal epithelia.

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