Francois Verrey

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Affiliation: University of Zurich
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Novel renal amino acid transporters
    Francois Verrey
    University of Zurich, Institute of Physiology, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Annu Rev Physiol 67:557-72. 2005
  2. ncbi CATs and HATs: the SLC7 family of amino acid transporters
    Francois Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    Pflugers Arch 447:532-42. 2004
  3. ncbi Short-term aldosterone action on Na,K-ATPase surface expression: role of aldosterone-induced SGK1?
    Francois Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 986:554-61. 2003
  4. ncbi SGK1: aldosterone-induced relay of Na+ transport regulation in distal kidney nephron cells
    Francois Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Cell Physiol Biochem 13:21-8. 2003
  5. ncbi System L: heteromeric exchangers of large, neutral amino acids involved in directional transport
    Francois Verrey
    University of Zurich, Institute of Physiology, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Pflugers Arch 445:529-33. 2003
  6. ncbi WNK4, as thiazides, shuts off NaCl reabsorption to stimulate Na/K exchange
    Francois Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, , Winterthurerstrasse 190, , Switzerland
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:1305-8. 2007
  7. ncbi Early transcriptional control of ENaC (de)ubiquitylation by aldosterone
    F Verrey
    Institute of Physiology and Centre for Integrative Human Physiology ZIHP, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Kidney Int 73:691-6. 2008
  8. ncbi Tissue-specific amino acid transporter partners ACE2 and collectrin differentially interact with hartnup mutations
    Simone M R Camargo
    Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Gastroenterology 136:872-82. 2009
  9. ncbi The AcrB efflux pump: conformational cycling and peristalsis lead to multidrug resistance
    Markus A Seeger
    Institute of Physiology, Zurich Centre for Integrative Human Physiology ZIHP, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Curr Drug Targets 9:729-49. 2008
  10. ncbi Orphan transporter SLC6A18 is renal neutral amino acid transporter B0AT3
    Dustin Singer
    Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Biol Chem 284:19953-60. 2009

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  1. ncbi Novel renal amino acid transporters
    Francois Verrey
    University of Zurich, Institute of Physiology, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Annu Rev Physiol 67:557-72. 2005
    ..Additionally, cationic amino acids and some other neutral amino acids leave the cell basolaterally via heterodimeric obligatory exchangers...
  2. ncbi CATs and HATs: the SLC7 family of amino acid transporters
    Francois Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    Pflugers Arch 447:532-42. 2004
    ..Mutations in b(0,+)-like and y(+)L transporters lead to the hereditary diseases cystinuria and lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI), respectively...
  3. ncbi Short-term aldosterone action on Na,K-ATPase surface expression: role of aldosterone-induced SGK1?
    Francois Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 986:554-61. 2003
    ..Results obtained in the Xenopus oocyte expression system suggest the possibility that this effect could be mediated in part by the aldosterone-induced kinase SGK1...
  4. ncbi SGK1: aldosterone-induced relay of Na+ transport regulation in distal kidney nephron cells
    Francois Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Cell Physiol Biochem 13:21-8. 2003
    ....
  5. ncbi System L: heteromeric exchangers of large, neutral amino acids involved in directional transport
    Francois Verrey
    University of Zurich, Institute of Physiology, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Pflugers Arch 445:529-33. 2003
    ..By mediating the regulated flux of these exchange substrates, unidirectional transporters control the activity of system L...
  6. ncbi WNK4, as thiazides, shuts off NaCl reabsorption to stimulate Na/K exchange
    Francois Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, , Winterthurerstrasse 190, , Switzerland
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:1305-8. 2007
  7. ncbi Early transcriptional control of ENaC (de)ubiquitylation by aldosterone
    F Verrey
    Institute of Physiology and Centre for Integrative Human Physiology ZIHP, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Kidney Int 73:691-6. 2008
    ....
  8. ncbi Tissue-specific amino acid transporter partners ACE2 and collectrin differentially interact with hartnup mutations
    Simone M R Camargo
    Institute of Physiology and Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Gastroenterology 136:872-82. 2009
    ..The expression of B(0)AT1 in kidney was recently shown to depend on its association with collectrin (Tmem27), a protein homologous to the membrane-anchoring domain of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2...
  9. ncbi The AcrB efflux pump: conformational cycling and peristalsis lead to multidrug resistance
    Markus A Seeger
    Institute of Physiology, Zurich Centre for Integrative Human Physiology ZIHP, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Curr Drug Targets 9:729-49. 2008
    ..The novel transport model merges Jardetzky's alternate access pump mechanism with the rotating site catalysis of F(1)F(0) ATPase and suggests a working hypothesis for the transport mechanism of RND transporters in general...
  10. ncbi Orphan transporter SLC6A18 is renal neutral amino acid transporter B0AT3
    Dustin Singer
    Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Biol Chem 284:19953-60. 2009
    ..Taken together, our data indicate that the formerly orphan transporter XT2 functions as a sodium and chloride-de pend ent neutral amino acid transporter that we propose to rename B(0)AT3...
  11. ncbi Recycling of aromatic amino acids via TAT1 allows efflux of neutral amino acids via LAT2-4F2hc exchanger
    Tamara Ramadan
    Zurich Centre for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    Pflugers Arch 454:507-16. 2007
    ..Taken together, the results suggest that the aromatic amino acid diffusion pathway TAT1 can control neutral amino acid efflux via neighboring exchanger LAT2-4F2hc, by recycling its aromatic influx substrates...
  12. ncbi Engineered disulfide bonds support the functional rotation mechanism of multidrug efflux pump AcrB
    Markus A Seeger
    Institute of Physiology and Zurich Centre for Integrative Human Physiology ZIHP, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Nat Struct Mol Biol 15:199-205. 2008
    ..Regain of function for impaired mutants was obtained upon exposure to the reducing agent DTT. The results support the presence of the asymmetric AcrB trimer in E. coli membranes and the functional rotation mechanism...
  13. ncbi Steady-state kinetic characterization of the mouse B(0)AT1 sodium-dependent neutral amino acid transporter
    Simone M R Camargo
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    Pflugers Arch 451:338-48. 2005
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  14. ncbi Luminal kidney and intestine SLC6 amino acid transporters of B0AT-cluster and their tissue distribution in Mus musculus
    Elisa Romeo
    Institute of Physiology, Univ of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 290:F376-83. 2006
    ..It also shows that the structurally highly similar orphan transporters XT2 and XT3 have the same luminal but a slightly differing axial localization along the kidney proximal tubule...
  15. ncbi Basolateral aromatic amino acid transporter TAT1 (Slc16a10) functions as an efflux pathway
    Tamara Ramadan
    Institute of Physiology and Centre for Integrative Human Physiology ZIHP, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Cell Physiol 206:771-9. 2006
    ..We propose that it, thereby, may supply parallel exchangers with recycling uptake substrates that could drive the efflux of other amino acids...
  16. ncbi Aromatic amino acid transporter AAT-9 of Caenorhabditis elegans localizes to neurons and muscle cells
    Emilija Veljkovic
    Institutes of Physiology and Zoology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Biol Chem 279:49268-73. 2004
    ..Taken together, the results show that AAT-9 is expressed in excitable cells of the nematode head and pharynx in which it may provide a pathway for aromatic amino acid transport...
  17. ncbi SGK1 increases Na,K-ATP cell-surface expression and function in Xenopus laevis oocytes
    Marija Zecevic
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Pflugers Arch 448:29-35. 2004
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  18. ncbi Defective intestinal amino acid absorption in Ace2 null mice
    Dustin Singer
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 303:G686-95. 2012
    ..In summary, mice lacking Ace2-dependent intestinal amino acid transport display no total niacin deficiency nor clear pellagra symptoms, even under a low-protein and low-niacin diet, despite gross amino acid homeostasis alterations...
  19. ncbi Crucial role of Asp408 in the proton translocation pathway of multidrug transporter AcrB: evidence from site-directed mutagenesis and carbodiimide labeling
    Markus A Seeger
    Institute of Physiology and Zurich Centre for Integrative Human Physiology ZIHP, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Biochemistry 48:5801-12. 2009
    ..This study provides evidence for a substantial role of membrane-located carboxylates as a central element of the proton translocation pathway in AcrB and other members of the RND superfamily...
  20. ncbi Ubiquitin-specific protease 2-45 (Usp2-45) binds to epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC)-ubiquitylating enzyme Nedd4-2
    Benjamin Oberfeld
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 301:F189-96. 2011
    ..Taken together, the data support the conclusion that Usp2-45 action on ENaC is promoted by various interactions, including through binding to Nedd4-2 that is suggested to position Usp2-45 favorably for ENaC deubiquitylation...
  21. ncbi Mouse model of type II Bartter's syndrome. II. Altered expression of renal sodium- and water-transporting proteins
    Carsten A Wagner
    Institute of Physiology, Center for Integrative Human Physiology, Univ of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 294:F1373-80. 2008
    ..These adaptive changes in Romk(-/-) mice may help to limit renal Na(+) loss, and thereby, contribute to survival of these mice...
  22. ncbi Kidney amino acid transport
    Francois Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Pflugers Arch 458:53-60. 2009
    ..Thus, other transporters within the same membrane need to mediate the net efflux of exchange substrates, controlling thereby the net basolateral amino transport and thus the intracellular amino acid concentration...
  23. ncbi Functional characterization of Caenorhabditis elegans heteromeric amino acid transporters
    Emilija Veljkovic
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Biol Chem 279:7655-62. 2004
    ..Taken together, this study demonstrates that the heteromeric structure and the amino acid exchange function of HATs have been conserved throughout the evolution of nematodes to mammals...
  24. ncbi Regulation of renal amino acid transporters during metabolic acidosis
    Caroline Moret
    Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 292:F555-66. 2007
    ..Our results suggest that the selective regulation of SNAT3 and y(+)LAT1 expression may serve a major role in the renal adaptation to acid secretion and thus for systemic acid-base balance...
  25. ncbi Amino-acid transport by heterodimers of 4F2hc/CD98 and members of a permease family
    L Mastroberardino
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Nature 395:288-91. 1998
    ..The coexpression of h4F2hc is required for surface expression of these permease-related light chains, which belong to a new family of amino-acid transporters that form heterodimers with cell-surface glycoproteins...
  26. ncbi T-type amino acid transporter TAT1 (Slc16a10) is essential for extracellular aromatic amino acid homeostasis control
    Luca Mariotta
    F Verrey Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Physiol 590:6413-24. 2012
    ..Additionally, it facilitates the release of AAAs across the basolateral membrane of small intestine and proximal kidney tubule epithelial cells, thereby allowing the efflux of other neutral AAs presumably via Lat2-4F2hc...
  27. ncbi Does kidney amino acid transport have something to do with blood pressure?
    Francois Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:2449-51. 2007
  28. ncbi An amino acid transporter involved in gastric acid secretion
    Philipp Kirchhoff
    Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology CIHP, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Pflugers Arch 451:738-48. 2006
    ..These data suggest a novel role for heterodimeric amino acid transporters and may elucidate a pathway by which protein-rich diets stimulate gastric acid secretion...
  29. ncbi Expression of heteromeric amino acid transporters along the murine intestine
    Mital H Dave
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Physiol 558:597-610. 2004
    ..Furthermore, strong expression of rBAT, b degrees (,+)AT and y(+)-LAT1 in the small intestine explains the reduced intestinal absorption of some amino acid in patients with cystinuria or lysinuric protein intolerance...
  30. ncbi Aldosterone induces rapid apical translocation of ENaC in early portion of renal collecting system: possible role of SGK
    J Loffing
    Institute of Anatomy, , , Switzerland
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 280:F675-82. 2001
    ..Results from oocyte experiments suggest the hypothesis that a localized activation of SGK may play a role in the mediation of ENaC translocation...
  31. ncbi Structural asymmetry of AcrB trimer suggests a peristaltic pump mechanism
    Markus A Seeger
    Institute of Physiology and Zurich Centre for Integrative Human Physiology ZIHP, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich, Switzerland
    Science 313:1295-8. 2006
    ..The structural data imply an alternating access mechanism and a novel peristaltic mode of drug transport by this type of transporter...
  32. ncbi Early aldosterone-induced gene product regulates the epithelial sodium channel by deubiquitylation
    Panagiotis Fakitsas
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Am Soc Nephrol 18:1084-92. 2007
    ..A deubiquitylating enzyme that targets ENaC in vitro and thus may play a role in sodium transport regulation was identified within a series of new in vivo early aldosterone-regulated gene products...
  33. ncbi Amino acid transport of y+L-type by heterodimers of 4F2hc/CD98 and members of the glycoprotein-associated amino acid transporter family
    R Pfeiffer
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    EMBO J 18:49-57. 1999
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  34. ncbi Functional characterization of a NapA Na(+)/H(+) antiporter from Thermus thermophilus
    Esther M Furrer
    Institute of Physiology and Zurich Centre for Integrative Human Physiology ZIHP, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, Zurich, Switzerland
    FEBS Lett 581:572-8. 2007
    ..thermophilus resembles that of NhaA from E. coli, whereas in contrast to NhaA the T. thermophilus NapA antiporter is characterized by high Li(+)/H(+) antiport activity at acidic pH...
  35. ncbi Pleiotropic action of aldosterone in epithelia mediated by transcription and post-transcription mechanisms
    F Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Kidney Int 57:1277-82. 2000
    ..This suggests mechanisms for the escape from aldosterone action...
  36. ncbi Early aldosterone action: toward filling the gap between transcription and transport
    F Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Physiol 277:F319-27. 1999
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  37. ncbi Early aldosterone effects
    F Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Exp Nephrol 6:294-301. 1998
    ..The aim of this minireview is to describe briefly both the classical early and rapid nongenomic effects of aldosterone and to address the question whether nongenomic effects might play a role for the Na+ transport response...
  38. ncbi Glycoprotein-associated amino acid exchangers: broadening the range of transport specificity
    F Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Pflugers Arch 440:503-12. 2000
    ....
  39. ncbi New glycoprotein-associated amino acid transporters
    F Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Membr Biol 172:181-92. 1999
    ..In this review, we focus on the animal members of the LAT cluster that form, together with some of the nematode members, the family of glycoprotein-associated amino acid transporters (gpaAT family)...
  40. ncbi Short term effect of aldosterone on Na,K-ATPase cell surface expression in kidney collecting duct cells
    V Summa
    Institute of Physiology, , Winterthurerstrasse 190, , Switzerland
    J Biol Chem 276:47087-93. 2001
    ..Feraille, E., Kaissling, B., Asher, C., Rossier, B. C., Firestone, G. L., Pearce, D., and Verrey, F. (2001) Am. J. Physiol. 280, F675-F682) but also by coordinately acting on the basolateral cell surface expression of the Na,K-ATPase...
  41. ncbi Sodium reabsorption in aldosterone-sensitive distal nephron: news and contributions from genetically engineered animals
    F Verrey
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 10:39-47. 2001
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  42. ncbi Luminal heterodimeric amino acid transporter defective in cystinuria
    R Pfeiffer
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Mol Biol Cell 10:4135-47. 1999
    ..These biochemical, transport, and localization characteristics as well as the chromosomal localization on 19q support the notion that the b(0,+)AT protein is the product of the gene defective in non-type I cystinuria...
  43. ncbi Characterization of early aldosterone-induced RNAs identified in A6 kidney epithelia
    B Spindler
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Pflugers Arch 434:323-31. 1997
    ..These characteristics of RNA accumulation and their time courses suggest a possible role of one of these induced RNAs in the mediation of the early effect of aldosterone on Na transport...
  44. ncbi Identification of a new gene product (diphor-1) regulated by dietary phosphate
    M Custer
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Physiol 273:F801-6. 1997
    ..Further characterizations of diphor-1 will show whether diphor-1 is primarily or secondarily involved in the response to dietary Pi...
  45. ncbi Mediators of aldosterone action in the renal tubule
    J Loffing
    Institute of Anatomy, , , Switzerland
    Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 10:667-75. 2001
    ..In view of the ongoing research, the question of how, and formally also whether, SGK1 acts on the epithelial sodium channel should be resolved in the near future...
  46. ncbi Preferred transport of O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-D-tyrosine (D-FET) into the porcine brain
    Victoria Makrides
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Brain Res 1147:25-33. 2007
    ..Therefore, the results from animal experiments concerning BBB amino acid transport may not be transferable to humans...
  47. ncbi Differential axial localization along the mouse brain vascular tree of luminal sodium-dependent glutamine transporters Snat1 and Snat3
    Nadine Ruderisch
    Institute of Physiology and Center for Integrative Human Physiology ZIHP, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 31:1637-47. 2011
    ..This differential expression of system A (Snat1) versus system N (Snat3) transporters suggests distinct roles for Snats in the cerebral vasculature and is consistent with Snat3 involvement in net transendothelial BBB AA transport...
  48. ncbi Aldosterone modulates sodium kinetics of Na,K-ATPase containing an alpha 1 subunit in A6 kidney cell epithelia
    J Beron
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Mol Biol Cell 6:261-71. 1995
    ..In the long term it produces an increase in the maximal transport capacity, which corresponds to the known increase in the number of Na pumps...
  49. ncbi Apical heterodimeric cystine and cationic amino acid transporter expressed in MDCK cells
    Christian Bauch
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 283:F181-9. 2002
    ....
  50. ncbi Regulation of Na+ pump function by aldosterone is alpha-subunit isoform specific
    R Pfeiffer
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Physiol 516:647-55. 1999
    ..6. The fact that this early transcriptionally mediated activation of Na+ pumps by aldosterone is specific for pumps containing an alpha1 subunit should permit the identification in this subunit of structures involved in its regulation...
  51. ncbi Identification of a cDNA/protein leading to an increased Pi-uptake in Xenopus laevis oocytes
    F Norbis
    Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    J Membr Biol 156:19-24. 1997
    ..In conclusion, we have cloned from a rabbit small intestinal cDNA library a novel cDNA encoding a protein stimulating P(i)-uptake into Xenopus laevis oocytes, but which is not a P(i)-transporter itself...