Phosphorylation of eIF2α via the general control kinase, GCN2, modulates the ability of renal medullary cells to survive high urea stress

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Cai, Qi ^a   Brooks, Heddwen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activating transcription factor 3; Collecting duct; Osmotic stress

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 3; ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; GENERAL CONTROL NONDEPRESSIBLE 2 KINASE; HEME REGULATED INHIBITOR KINASE; INITIATION FACTOR 2ALPHA; PANCREATIC ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM KINASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN KINASE R; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRESS; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; KIDNEY CELL; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY MEDULLA; KIDNEY MEDULLARY CELL; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 82755191649     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00272.2011     Document Type: Article

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