2020
Chloride channels regulate differentiation and barrier functions of the mammalian airway
He M, Wu B, Ye W, Le DD, Sinclair AW, Padovano V, Chen Y, Li KX, Sit R, Tan M, Caplan MJ, Neff N, Jan YN, Darmanis S, Jan LY. Chloride channels regulate differentiation and barrier functions of the mammalian airway. ELife 2020, 9: e53085. PMID: 32286221, PMCID: PMC7182432, DOI: 10.7554/elife.53085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChloride channelsSingle-cell RNA sequencingNon-redundant roleCellular programsCellular landscapeRNA sequencingMolecular eventsEpithelial progenitorsGenetic inactivationMucosal barrierAirway barrier functionDevelopmental landscapeBarrier functionAbnormal mucociliary clearanceMammalian airwaysProtective mucosal barrierAirway mucosal barrierHuman fetal developmentPrimary targetAirway formationAirway disordersAirway diseaseAirway defectsMucus obstructionMouse airways
2011
Activating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) slows renal cystogenesis
Takiar V, Nishio S, Seo-Mayer P, King JD, Li H, Zhang L, Karihaloo A, Hallows KR, Somlo S, Caplan MJ. Activating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) slows renal cystogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 2462-2467. PMID: 21262823, PMCID: PMC3038735, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1011498108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorRenal cystogenesisProtein kinaseAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorTransmembrane conductance regulatorEpithelial cellsCyst epithelial cellsRenal cyst developmentCyst-lining epithelial cellsAMPK activationConductance regulatorRapamycin (mTOR) pathwayMammalian targetPharmacological activatorsChloride channelsMTOR pathwayCystogenesisCyst developmentKinaseAMPKContext of ADPKDSignificant arrestDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney disease