Selected original publications

Zhang B.^#, Zhang S.^#, Polovitskaya M.M.^#, Yi J.^#, Ye B.^#, ..., Tartaglia M.*, Li Y.*, Jentsch T.J.*, Yang M.*, Liu Z.* (2023)
Molecular basis of ClC-6 function and its impairment in human disease.
Science Advances 9, eadg4479.
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Liu H.^#, Polovitskaya M.M.^#, Yang L., Li M., Li H., Han Z., Wu J., Zhang Q., Jentsch T.J.^*, Liao J.* (2023)
Structural insights into anion selectivity and activation mechanism of LRRC8 volume-regulated anion channels.
Cell Reports 42:112926.
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Wu J. Z., Zeziulia M., Kwon W., Jentsch T.J., Grinstein S., Freeman S.A. (2023).
ClC-7 drives intraphagosomal chloride accumulation to support hydrolase activity and phagosome resolution.
J. Cell Biol. 2023 Vol. 222 No. 6 e202208155
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Pfau A., L
ópez-Cayuqueo K.I., ..., Jentsch T.J., Knauf F. (2023).
SLC26A1 is a major determinant of sulfate homeostasis in humans.
J. Clin. Invest. 133(3):e161849
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L
ópez-Cayuqueo K.I., Planells-Cases R., Pietzke M., Oliveras A., Kempa S., Bachmann S., Jentsch T.J. (2022).
Renal Deletion of LRRC8/VRAC Channels Induces Proximal Tubulopathy.
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 33:1528–1545
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Zeziulia M., Blin S.,Schmitt F.W., Lehmann M., Jentsch T.J. (2022).
Proton-gated anion transport governs macropinosome shrinkage.
Nature Cell Biol. 24(6), 885-895
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Wang C.#, Polovitskaya M.M.#, Delgado B.D., Jentsch T.J.*, Long S.B.* (2022).
Gating choreography and mechanism of the human proton-activated chloride channel ASOR.
Science Advances 8, eabm3942
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Gao X., Bender F., Soh H., Chen C., Altafi M., Schütze S., Heidenreich M., Gorbati M.,Corbu M-A., Carus-Cadavieco M., Korotkova T., Tzingounis A.V., Jentsch T.J.*, Ponomarenko A.* (2021).
Place fields of single spikes in hippocampus involve Kcnq3 channel-dependent entrainment of complex spike bursts.
Nature Commun. 12, 4801
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Duncan A.R. #, Polovitskaya M.M. #, Gaitán-Peñas H., Bertelli S., VanNoy G.E., .... Estévez R., Jentsch T.J. *, Pusch M., Agrawal P.B. * (2021).
Unique variants in CLCN3, encoding an endosomal proton/anion exchanger, underlie a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Am. J. Hum. Genet. 108, 1-16
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Göppner C., Soria A.H., Hoegg-Beiler M.B., Jentsch T.J. (2021).
Cellular basis of ClC-2 Cl^- channel-related  brain and testis pathologies.
J. Biol. Chem 296, 100074
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Polovitskaya M.M., Barbini C., Martinelli D., Harms F.L., Cole F.S., Calligari P., Bocchinfuso G., Stella L., Ciolfi A., Niceta M., Rizza T., Shinawi M., Sisco K., Johannsen J., Denecke J., Carrozzo R., Wegner D.J., Kutsche K., Tartaglia M., Jentsch T.J. (2020). 
A recurrent gain-of-function mutation in CLCN6, encoding the ClC-6 Cl^-/H⁺-exchanger, causes early-onset neurodegeneration.
Am. J. Hum. Genet.107, 1062-1077.
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Zhou C., Chen X., Planells-Cases R., Chu J., Wang L., Cao L., Li Z., López-Cayuqueo K.I., Xie Y., Ye S., Wang X., Ullrich F., Ma S., Fang Y., Zhang X., Qian Z., Liang X., Cai S., Jiang Z., Zhou D., Leng Q., Xiao T.S., Lan K., Yang J., Li H., Peng C., Qiu Z., Jentsch T.J., Xiao H. (2020).
Transfer of cGAMP into bystander cells by LRRC8 volume regulated anion channels augments STING-mediated interferon responses and antiviral immunity.
Immunity 52, 767-781
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Weinert S., Gimber N., Deuschel D., Stuhlmann T., Puchkov D., Farsi Z., Ludwig C.F., Novarino G., López-Cayuqueo K.I., Planells-Cases R., Jentsch T.J. (2020).
Uncoupling endosomal CLC chloride/proton exchange causes severe neurodegeneration.
EMBO J. 39: e103358
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Göppner C., Orozco I.J., Hoegg-Beiler M.B., Soria A.H., Hübner C.A., Fernandes-Rosa F.L., Boulkroun S., Zennaro M.C., Jentsch T.J. (2019).
Pathogenesis of hypertension in a mouse model for CLCN2-related hyperaldosteronism.
Nature Comm., 10:4678.
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Ullrich F., Blin S., Lazarow K., Daubitz T., von Kries J.P., Jentsch T.J. (2019).
Identification of TMEM206 proteins as pore of PAORAC/ASOR acid-sensitive chloride channels.
eLife 8:e49187.   DOI: doi.org/10.7554/eLife.49187.001
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Zhou P., Polovitskaya M.M., Jentsch T.J. (2018).
LRRC8 amino-termini influence pore properties and gating of volume-regulated VRAC anion channels.
J. Biol. Chem. 293, 13440-13451.
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Lück J.C., Puchkov D., Ullrich F., Jentsch T.J. (2018).
LRRC8/VRAC anion channels are required for late stages of spermatid development in mice.
J. Biol. Chem. 293, 11796-11808.
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Stuhlmann T., Planells-Cases R., Jentsch T.J. (2018).
LRRC8/VRAC anion channels enhance β-cell glucose sensing and insulin secretion.
Nature Comm. 9, 1974
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Münch J., Billig G., Hübner C.A., Leinders-Zufall T., Zufall F., Jentsch T.J. (2018).
Ca²⁺-activated Cl^- currents in the murine vomeronasal organ enhance neuronal spiking but are dispensable for male-male aggression.
J. Biol. Chem. 293, 10392-10403.
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Fernandes-Rosa F.L., Daniil G., Orozco I.J., Göppner C., El Zein R., Jain V., Boulkroun S., Jeunemaitre X., Amar L., Lefebvre H., Schwarzmayr T., Strom T.M., Jentsch T.J *., Zennaro M.C.* (2018).
A gain-of-function mutation in the CLCN2 chloride channel gene causes primary aldosteronism.
Nature Genetics 50, 355-361.
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Oberheide K. Puchkov D., Jentsch T.J. (2017).
Loss of the Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger NHE8 causes male infertility by disrupting acrosome formation.
J. Biol. Chem.  292, 10845-10854.
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Lutter D., Ullrich F., Lueck J.C., Kempa S., Jentsch T.J. (2017).
Selective transport of neurotransmitters and modulators by distinct volume-regulated LRRC8 anion channels.
J. Cell Sci. 130, 1122-1133.
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Gödde K., Gschwend O., Puchkov D., Pfeffer C.K., Carleton A., Jentsch T.J. (2016).
Disruption of Kcc2-dependent inhibition of olfactory bulb output neurons suggests its importance in odour discrimination.
Nature Comm. 7, 12043
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Ullrich F., Reincke S.M., Voss F.K., Stauber T., Jentsch T.J. (2016).
Inactivation and anion selectivity of volume-regulated VRAC channels depend on carboxy-terminal residues of the first extracellular loop.
J. Biol. Chem., 291, 17040-17048.
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Schütze S., Orozco I.J., Jentsch T.J. (2016).
KCNQ potassium channels modulate sensitivity of skin D-hair mechanoreceptors.
J. Biol. Chem. 291, 5566-5575.
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Planells-Cases R., Lutter D., Guyader C., Gerhards N.M., Ullrich F., Elger D.A., Kucukosmanoglu A, Xu G., Voss F.K., Reincke S.M., Stauber T., Blomen V.A., Vis D.J., Wessels L.F., Brummelkamp T.R., Borst P., Rottenberg S., Jentsch T.J. (2015).
VRAC channel composition determines its substrate specificity and cellular resistance to Pt-based anti-cancer drugs.
EMBO J. 34, 2993-3008.
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Rost B.R., Schneider F., Grauel M.K., Wozny C., Bentz C.G., Blessing A., Rosenmund T., Jentsch T.J., Schmitz D., Hegemann P., Rosenmund C. (2015).
Optogenetic acidification of synaptic vesicles and lysosomes.
Nature Neurosci. 18, 1845-1852.
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Fidzinski P., Korotkova T.,  Heidenreich M., Maier N., Schuetze S., Kobler O., Zuschratter W., Schmitz D., Ponomarenko A., Jentsch T.J. (2015).
KCNQ5 K⁺ channels control hippocampal synaptic inhibition and fast network oscillations.
Nature Commun. 6, 6254 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7254
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Weinert S., Jabs S., Hohensee S., Chan W.L., Kornak U., Jentsch T.J. (2014).
Transport activity and presence of ClC-7/Ostm1 complex account for different cellular functions.
EMBO Rep. 15, 784-791.
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Voss F.K., Ullrich F., Münch J., Lazarow K., Lutter D., Mah N., Andrade-Navarro M.A., von Kries J.P., Stauber T., Jentsch T.J. (2014).
Identification of LRRC8 heteromers as an essential component of the volume-regulated anion channel VRAC.
Science  244, 634-638. (published as Express on April 10)
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Hoegg-Beiler M.B., Sirisi S., Orozco I.J., Ferrer I., Hohensee S., Auberson M., Gödde K., Vilches C., López de Heredia M., Nunes V., Estévez R., Jentsch T.J. (2014).
Disrupting MLC1 and GlialCAM and ClC-2 interactions in leukodystrophy entails glial chloride channel dysfunction.
Nature Commun. 5: 3475 doi: 10.1038/ncomms4475.
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Ludwig C.F., Ullrich F., Leisle L., Stauber T., Jentsch T.J. (2013).
Common gating of both CLC transporter subunits underlies voltage-dependent activation of the 2Cl^-/1H⁺-exchanger ClC-7/Ostm1.
J. Biol. Chem. 288, 28611-28619.
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Spitzmaul G., Tolosa L., Winkelman B.H.J., Heidenreich M., Frens M.A., Chabbert C., de Zeeuw C.I., Jentsch T.J. (2013).
Vestibular role of KCNQ4 and KCNQ5 K⁺ channels revealed by mouse models.
J. Biol. Chem. 288, 9334-9344.
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Jeworutzky E., López-Hernández, T., Capdevila-Nortes X., Sirisi S., Bengtsson L., Montolio M., Zifarelli G., Müller C.S., Schulte U., Nunes V., Martínez A., Jentsch T.J., Gasull X., Pusch M., Estévez R. (2012).
GlialCAM, a protein defective in a leukodystrophy, serves as a ClC-2 Cl- channel auxilliary subunit.
Neuron 73, 951-961.
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Seja P., Schonewille M., Spitzmaul G., Badura A., Klein I., Rudhard Y., Wisden W., Hübner C.A., de Zeuw C.I., Jentsch T.J. (2012).
Raising cytosolic Cl- in cerebellar granule cells affects their excitability and vestibulo-ocular learning.
EMBO J. 31,1217-1230.
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Heidenreich M., Lechner S.G., Vardanyan V., Wetzel C., Cremers C.W., De Lenheer E.M., Aránguez G., Moreno-Pelayo M.A., Jentsch T.J., Lewin G.R. (2012).
KCNQ4 K⁺channels tune mechanoreceptors for normal touch sensation in mouse and man.
Nature Neurosci.15, 138-145.
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Billig G.M., Pál B., Fidzinski P., Jentsch T.J. (2011).
Ca²⁺-activated Cl^- currents are dispensable for olfaction.
Nature Neurosci 14, 763-749.
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Leisle L., Ludwig C.F., Wagner, F.A., Jentsch, T.J., Stauber T. (2011).
ClC-7 is a slowly voltage-gated 2Cl^-/H⁺ exchanger and requires Ostm1 for transport activity.
EMBO J. 30, 2140-2152.
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Stauber T., Jentsch T.J. (2010).
Sorting motifs in the endosomal/lysosomal CLC chloride transporters.
J. Biol. Chem. 285, 34537-34548.
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Steinberg B.E., Huynh K.K., Brodovitch A., Jabs S., Stauber T., Jentsch T.J., Grinstein S. (2010).
A cation counterflux supports lysosomal acidification.
J. Cell Biol. 189, 1171-1186.
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Weinert S., Jabs S., Supanchart C., Schweizer M., Gimber N., Richter M., Rademann J., Stauber T., Kornak U., Jentsch T.J. (2010).
Lysosomal pathology and osteopetrosis upon loss of H⁺-driven lysosomal Cl^- accumulation.
Science 328, 1401-1403.   
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Novarino G., Weinert S., Rickheit G., Jentsch T.J. (2010).
Endosomal chloride-proton exchange rather than chloride conductance is crucial for renal endocytosis.
Science 328, 1398-1401.
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Neagoe I., Stauber T., Fidzinski P., Bergsdorf E.-Y., Jentsch T.J. (2010).
The late endosomal ClC-6 mediates proton/chloride countertransport in heterologous plasma membrane expression.
J. Biol. Chem. 285, 21689-21697.
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Tzingounis A.V., Heidenreich M., Kharkovets T., Spitzmaul G., Jensen H.S., Nicoll R.A., Jentsch T.J. (2010).
The KCNQ5 potassium channel mediates a component of the afterhyperpolarization current in mouse hippocampus.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 107, 10232-10237.
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Rickheit G., Wartosch L., Schaffer S., Stobrawa S.M., Novarino G., Weinert S., Jentsch, T.J. (2010).
Role of ClC-5 in renal endocytosis is unique among CLC exchangers and does not require PY-motif-dependent ubiquitylation.
J. Biol Chem. 285, 17595-17603.
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Preston P., Wartosch L., Günzel D., Fromm M., Kongsuphol P., Ousingsawat J., Kunzelmann K., Barhanin J., Warth R., Jentsch, T.J. (2010).
Disruption of the K⁺ channel β-subunit KCNE3 reveals an important role in intestinal and tracheal Cl^- transport.
J. Biol Chem. 285, 7165-7175.
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Wartosch L., Fuhrmann J.C., Schweizer M., Stauber T., Jentsch T.J. (2009).
Lysosomal degradation of endocytosed protein depends on the chloride transport protein ClC-7.
FASEB J. 23, 4056-4068.
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Bergsdorf E-Y, Zdebik A.A., Jentsch T.J. (2009).
Residues important for nitrate/proton coupling in plant and mammalian CLC transporters.
J. Biol. Chem. 284, 11184-11193. 
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Pfeffer C.K., Stein V., Keating D.J., Maier H., Rinke I., Rudhard Y., Hentschke M., Rune G., Jentsch T.J., Hübner C.A. (2009).
NKCC1-dependent GABArgic excitation drives synpatic network maturation during early hippocampal development.
J. Neurosci. 29, 3419-3430.
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Rickheit G., Maier H., Strenzke N., Andreescu C.E., De Zeeuw C.I., Zdebik A.A., Jentsch T.J. (2008).
Endocochlear potential depends on Cl^- channels: mechanism underlying deafness in Bartter syndrome IV.
EMBO J. 27, 2907-2917.
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Maritzen T., Keating D.J., Neagoe I., Zdebik A.A., Jentsch T.J. (2008).
Role of the vesicular chloride transporter ClC-3 in neuroendocrine tissue.
J. Neurosci. 28, 10587-10598 
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Zdebik A.A., Zifarelli G., Bergsdorf E.-Y., Soliani P., Scheel O., Jentsch T.J., Pusch M. (2008).
Determinants of anion-proton coupling in mammalian endosomal CLC proteins.
J. Biol. Chem. 283, 4219-4227.
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Blanz J., Schweizer M., Auberson M., Maier H., Muenscher A., Hübner C.A.,  Jentsch T.J. (2007).
Leukoencephalopathy upon disruption of the chloride channel ClC-2.
J. Neurosci. 27, 6581-6589.
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Rust M.B., Alper S.L., Rudhard Y., Shmukler B.E., Vicente R., Brugnara C.,  Trudel M.,  Jentsch T.J., Hübner C.A. (2007).
Disruption of erythroid KCl-cotransporters alters erythrocyte volume and partially rescues erythrocyte dehydration in SAD mice.
J. Clin. Invest. 117, 1708-1717.
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Poët M., Kornak U., Schweizer M., Zdebik A.A., Scheel O., Hoelter S., Wurst W., Schmitt A., Fuhrmann J.C., Planells-Cases R., Mole S.E., Hübner C.A., Jentsch T.J. (2006).
Lysosomal storage disease upon disruption of the neuronal chloride transport protein ClC-6.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A. 103, 13854-13859.
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Lange P.F., Wartosch L., Jentsch T.J., Fuhrmann J.C. (2006).
ClC-7 requires Ostm1 as a β-subunit to support bone resorption and lysosomal function.
Nature  440, 220-223.
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Kharkovets T., Dedek K., Maier H., Schweizer M., Khimich D., Nouvian R., Vardanyan V., Leuwer R., Moser T., Jentsch T.J. (2006).
Mice with altered KCNQ4 K⁺ channels implicate sensory outer hair cells in human progressive deafness.
EMBO J.  25, 642-652.
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Rust M.B., Faulhaber J., Budack M.K.,   Pfeffer C., Maritzen T., Didié M., Beck F.X., Boettger T., Schubert R., Ehmke H., Jentsch T.J., Hübner C.A. (2006).
Neurogenic mechanisms contribute to hypertension in mice with disruption of the K-Cl cotransporter KCC3.
Circ. Res. 98 , 549-556.
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Scheel O., Zdebik A.A., Lourdel S., Jentsch T.J. (2005).
Voltage-dependent electrogenic chloride/proton exchange by endosomal CLC proteins.
Nature 436, 424-427.
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Schenzer A., Friedrich T., Pusch M., Saftig P, Jentsch T.J., Grötzinger J., Schwake M. (2005).
Molecular determinants of KCNQ (Kv7) K⁺ channel sensitivity to the anticonvulsant retigabine.
J. Neurosci. 25, 5051-5060.
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Kasper D., Planells-Cases R., Fuhrmann J.C., Scheel O., Zeitz O., Ruether K., Schmitt A., Poët M., Steinfeld R., Schweizer M., Kornak U., Jentsch T.J. (2005).
Loss of the chloride channel ClC-7 leads to lysosomal storage disease and neurodegeneration.
EMBO J.  24, 1079-1091.
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Zdebik A.A., Cuffe J., Bertog M., Korbmacher C., Jentsch T.J. (2004).
Additional disruption of the ClC-2 Cl^- channel does not exacerbate the cystic fibrosis phenotype of CFTR mouse models.
J. Biol. Chem. 279,  22276-22283.
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Estévez R., Pusch M., Ferrer-Costa C., Orozco M., Jentsch T.J. (2004).
Functional and structural conservation of CBS domains from CLC chloride channels.
J. Physiol. 557.2, 363-378.
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Boettger T., Rust M.B., Maier H., Seidenbecher T., Schweizer M., Keating D., Faulhaber J., Ehmke H., Pfeffer C., Scheel O., Lemcke B., Host J., Leuwer R., Pape H.C., Völkl H., Hübner C.A., Jentsch T.J. (2003).
Loss of K-Cl co-transporter KCC3 causes deafness, neurodegeneration and reduced seizure threshold.
EMBO J. 22, 5422-5434.
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Estévez R., Schroeder B.C., Accardi A., Jentsch T.J., Pusch M. (2003).
Conservation of chloride channel structure revealed by an inhibitor binding site in ClC-1.
Neuron 38, 47-59.
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Schwake M., Jentsch T.J., Friedrich T. (2003).
A carboxy-terminal domain determines the subunit specificity of KCNQ K⁺ channel assembly.
EMBO Rep.  4, 76-81.
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Boettger T., Hübner C.A., Maier H., Rust M.B., Beck F.X., Jentsch T.J. (2002).
Deafness and renal tubular acidosis in mice lacking the K-Cl co-transporter KCC4.
Nature  416, 874-878.
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Estévez R., Boettger T., Stein V., Birkenhäger R., Otto E., Hildebrandt F., Jentsch T.J. (2001).
Barttin is a Cl^- channel ß-subunit crucial for renal Cl^- reabsorption and inner ear K⁺ secretion.
Nature  414, 558-561.
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Dedek K., Kunath B., Kananura C., Reuner U., Jentsch T.J., Steinlein O. (2001)
Myokymia and neonatal epilepsy caused by a mutation in the voltage sensor of the KCNQ2 K⁺ channel.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98, 12272-12277.
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Betz R.C., Schoser B.G., Kasper D., Ricker K., Ramírez A., Stein V., Torbergsen T., Lee Y.A., Nothen M.M., Wienker T.F., Malin J.P., Propping P.,  Reis A., Mortier W., Jentsch T.J., Vorgerd M., Kubisch C. (2001)
Mutations in CAV3 cause mechanical hyperirritability of skeletal muscle in rippling muscle disease.
Nature Genet. 28, 218-219.
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Hübner C.A., Stein V., Hermans-Borgmeyer I., Meyer T., Ballanyi K., Jentsch T.J. (2001)
Disruption of KCC2 reveals an essential role of K-Cl-cotransport already in early synaptic inhibition.
Neuron 30, 515-524.
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Bösl M.R., Stein V., Hübner C., Zdebik A.A., Jordt S.E., Mukhophadhay A.K.,  Davidoff M.S., Holstein A.F., Jentsch T.J. (2001)
Male germ cells and photoreceptors, both depending on close cell-cell interactions, degenerate upon ClC-2 Cl^--channel disruption.
EMBO J. 20, 1289-1299.
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Kornak U., Kasper D., Bösl M.R., Kaiser E., Schweizer M., Schulz A., Friedrich W., Delling G., Jentsch T.J. (2001)
Loss of the ClC-7 chloride channel leads to osteopetrosis in mice and man.
Cell 104, 205-215.
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Stobrawa S.M., Breiderhoff T., Takamori S., Engel D., Schweizer M., Zdebik A.A., Bösl M.R., Ruether K., Jahn H., Draguhn A., Jahn R., Jentsch T.J. (2001)
Disruption of ClC-3, a chloride channel expressed on synaptic vesicles, leads to a loss of the hippocampus.
Neuron 29, 185-196.
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Schwake M., Friedrich T., Jentsch T.J. (2001)
An internalization signal in ClC-5, an endosomal Cl^--channel mutated in Dent's disease.
J. Biol. Chem. 276, 12049-12054.
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Weinreich F., Jentsch T.J. (2001)
Pores formed by single subunits in mixed dimers of different CLC chloride channels.
J. Biol. Chem. 276,  2347-2353.
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Piwon N., Günther W., Schwake M., Bösl M.R., Jentsch T.J. (2000)
ClC-5 Cl^--channel disruption impairs endocytosis in a mouse model for Dent's disease.
Nature 408, 369-373.
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Kornak U., Schulz A., Friedrich W., Uhlhaas S., Kremens B., Voit T., Hasan C., Bode U., Jentsch T.J., Kubisch C. (2000)
Mutations in the a3 subunit of the vacuolar H⁺-ATPase cause infantile malignant osteopetrosis.
Hum. Mol. Genet. 13, 2059-2063.
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Waldegger S., Jentsch T.J. (2000)
Functional and Structural Analysis of ClC-K Chloride Channels Involved in Renal Disease.
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 24257-24533.
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Schroeder B.C., Hechenberger M., Weinreich F., Kubisch C.,  Jentsch T.J. (2000)
KCNQ5, a Novel Potassium Channel Broadly Expressed in Brain, Mediates M-type Currents.
J. Biol. Chem. 275, 24089-24095.
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Kharkovets T., Hardelin J.-P., Safieddine S., Schweizer M., El-Amraoui A., Petit C., Jentsch T.J. (2000)
KCNQ4, a K⁺ channel mutated in a form of dominant deafness, is expressed in the inner ear and the central auditory pathway.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 97, 4333-4338.
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Schroeder B.C., Waldegger S., Fehr S., Bleich M., Warth R., Greger R., Jentsch T.J. (2000)
A constitutively open potassium channel formed by KCNQ1 and KCNE3.
Nature 403, 196-199.
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Schriever A.M., Friedrich T., Pusch M., Jentsch T.J. (1999)
CLC chloride channels in Caenorhabditis elegans.
J. Biol. Chem. 274, 34238-34244.
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KCNQ4, a novel potassium channel expressed in sensory outer hair cells, is mutated in dominant deafness.
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Friedrich T., Breiderhoff T., Jentsch T.J. (1999)
Mutational analysis demonstrates that ClC-4 and ClC-5 directly mediate plasma membrane currents.
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Moderate loss of function of cyclic-AMP-modulated KCNQ2/KCNQ3 K⁺ channels causes epilepsy.
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Günther W., Lüchow A., Cluzeaud F., Vandewalle A., Jentsch T.J. (1998)
ClC-5, the chloride channel mutated in Dent's disease, co-localizes with the proton pump in endocytotically active kidney cells.
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