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PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 458, Issue 3, Pages 613-619Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-009-0646-2
Keywords
Na+, K+-ATPase; Na+/H+ exchanger; Na+ channels; Sodium transport; Intracellular calcium; Calcium-binding protein; Protein kinase; Protein phosphatase
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- Swedish Research Council [32X-10860, 65X-10860, 32P-14879]
- Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation
- Swedish Kidney Research Fund
- USDA
- NSF
- NIH
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Changes in cellular ion levels can modulate distinct signaling networks aimed at correcting major disruptions in ion balances that might otherwise threaten cell growth and development. Salt-inducible kinase 1 (SIK1) and salt overly sensitive 2 (SOS2) are key protein kinases within such networks in mammalian and plant cells, respectively. In animals, SIK1 expression and activity are regulated in response to the salt content of the diet, and in plants SOS2 activity is controlled by the salinity of the soil. The specific ionic stress (elevated intracellular sodium) is followed by changes in intracellular calcium; the calcium signals are sensed by calcium-binding proteins and lead to activation of SIK1 or SOS2. These kinases target major plasma membrane transporters such as the Na+,K+-ATPase in mammalian cells, and Na+/H+ exchangers in the plasma membrane and membranes of intracellular vacuoles of plant cells. Activation of these networks prevents abnormal increases in intracellular sodium concentration.
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