2024
Editorial: Molecular mechanisms underlying polycystic kidney disease: from the smallest bricks to the big scenario
Di Mise A, Caplan M, Valenti G. Editorial: Molecular mechanisms underlying polycystic kidney disease: from the smallest bricks to the big scenario. Frontiers In Molecular Biosciences 2024, 11: 1429206. PMID: 38836108, PMCID: PMC11149700, DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1429206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular mechanismsPolycystic kidney diseaseCalcium signalling and transport in the kidney
Staruschenko A, Alexander R, Caplan M, Ilatovskaya D. Calcium signalling and transport in the kidney. Nature Reviews Nephrology 2024, 20: 541-555. PMID: 38641658, DOI: 10.1038/s41581-024-00835-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCalcium channelsCalcium levelsCalcium-binding proteinSerum calcium levelsOptimal bone mineralizationPolycystic kidney diseaseIntracellular signaling mechanismsIntracellular second messengersRegulate calcium levelsCalcium handlingSevere complicationsFiltered calciumKidney diseaseCalcium transportRenal cellsCalcium homeostasisCalcium signalingFormation of kidney stonesCalcium dysregulationPhysiological stimuliKidney stonesBone mineralizationKidneySecond messengersSignaling mechanisms
2023
The C-terminal tail of polycystin-1 suppresses cystic disease in a mitochondrial enzyme-dependent fashion
Onuchic L, Padovano V, Schena G, Rajendran V, Dong K, Shi X, Pandya R, Rai V, Gresko N, Ahmed O, Lam T, Wang W, Shen H, Somlo S, Caplan M. The C-terminal tail of polycystin-1 suppresses cystic disease in a mitochondrial enzyme-dependent fashion. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 1790. PMID: 36997516, PMCID: PMC10063565, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37449-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-1Nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenaseTerminal tailCystic phenotypeAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseCyst cell proliferationC-terminal domainAmino acid residuesLethal monogenic disorderC-terminal cleavageNucleotide transhydrogenaseAcid residuesMitochondrial functionTransgenic expressionPKD1 geneRedox stateShort fragmentsCell proliferationMonogenic disordersDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseGene therapy strategiesProteinPhenotypeFragments
2022
AMPK and Polycystic Kidney Disease Drug Development: An Interesting Off-Target Target
Caplan MJ. AMPK and Polycystic Kidney Disease Drug Development: An Interesting Off-Target Target. Frontiers In Medicine 2022, 9: 753418. PMID: 35174190, PMCID: PMC8841847, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.753418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCellular signaling pathwaysPolycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney disease mutationCellular energy useProtein kinaseMaster regulatorCellular metabolismSignaling pathwaysDisease mutationsGenetic diseasesTissue architectureEnzyme activityDramatic perturbationsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePathwayDominant polycystic kidney diseaseNew therapeuticsMutationsRenal tissue architectureDrug developmentCellsKinaseAMPKGeneration pathwaysGenes
2021
β3 adrenergic receptor as potential therapeutic target in ADPKD
Schena G, Carmosino M, Chiurlia S, Onuchic L, Mastropasqua M, Maiorano E, Schena FP, Caplan MJ. β3 adrenergic receptor as potential therapeutic target in ADPKD. Physiological Reports 2021, 9: e15058. PMID: 34676684, PMCID: PMC8531837, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseΒ3-ARΒ3-adrenergic receptorTherapeutic targetKidney/body weight ratioΒ3-AR levelSympathetic nerve activityBody weight ratioType 2 receptorCyst-lining epithelial cellsDominant polycystic kidney diseaseRenal tubular cellsNovel therapeutic targetCyclic AMP accumulationPotential therapeutic targetVasopressin type 2 receptorHuman renal tissuePolycystic kidney diseaseFluid-filled cystsADPKD mouse modelNerve activityKidney functionKidney diseaseRenal parenchymaHealthy controls
2020
A cut above (and below): Protein cleavage in the regulation of polycystin trafficking and signaling
Padovano V, Mistry K, Merrick D, Gresko N, Caplan MJ. A cut above (and below): Protein cleavage in the regulation of polycystin trafficking and signaling. Cellular Signalling 2020, 72: 109634. PMID: 32283256, PMCID: PMC7269866, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-1Polycystin proteinsG proteinsPolycystin-1 proteinProtein maturationTerminal tailObligate stepBiological pathwaysProtein cleavagePhysiological functionsProteolytic siteProteinPathological consequencesAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseTraffickingDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseasePrimary functionCleavageRegulationMaturationGenesMitochondriaValuable insightsPathway
2018
Metabolism and mitochondria in polycystic kidney disease research and therapy
Padovano V, Podrini C, Boletta A, Caplan MJ. Metabolism and mitochondria in polycystic kidney disease research and therapy. Nature Reviews Nephrology 2018, 14: 678-687. PMID: 30120380, DOI: 10.1038/s41581-018-0051-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic kidney disease 1Polycystin-1Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseHallmark of ADPKDFluid-filled renal cystsPolycystin proteinsADPKD cellsPKD genesMolecular mechanismsOxidative phosphorylationCell metabolismRegulatory rolePhysiological functionsADPKD pathogenesisEnergy metabolismPotential therapeutic targetMonogenic diseasesEnergy productionMitochondriaDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseTherapeutic targetMutationsAlternative pathwayMetabolism
2013
Polycystin-1 cleavage and the regulation of transcriptional pathways
Merrick D, Bertuccio CA, Chapin HC, Lal M, Chauvet V, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1 cleavage and the regulation of transcriptional pathways. Pediatric Nephrology 2013, 29: 505-511. PMID: 23824180, PMCID: PMC3844055, DOI: 10.1007/s00467-013-2548-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseFluid-filled renal cystsPolycystin-2Transcriptional pathwaysPolycystin-1Primary ciliaProtein productsPhysiological functionsCommon genetic causeParent proteinProteolytic cleavageCleavage fragmentsGenetic causeGenesEnd-stage renal diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseBiological activityPathwayRenal diseaseKidney diseaseCleavageRenal parenchymaFragmentsRenal cystsPolycystin-1C terminus cleavage and its relation with polycystin-2, two proteins involved in polycystic kidney disease.
Bertuccio CA, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1C terminus cleavage and its relation with polycystin-2, two proteins involved in polycystic kidney disease. Medicina 2013, 73: 155-62. PMID: 23570767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-1Polycystin-2Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseTerminal cytoplasmic tailProtein sortingNormal tubulogenesisPolycystic kidney diseaseProtein functionCytoplasmic tailTerminal tailCommon genetic causeCystogenic processExtracellular matrixDifferentiation mechanismsCellular proliferationGenetic causeMultiple cleavagesDominant polycystic kidney diseasePathwayHigh proliferative rateCleavageProliferative rateSecretory characteristicsGenesTubulogenesisChapter 80 Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Somlo S, Torres V, Caplan M. Chapter 80 Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. 2013, 2645-2688. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-381462-3.00080-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseStructural kidney diseaseMultiple renal cystsAortic root dilatationTherapeutic clinical trialsMitral valve prolapseAbdominal wall herniasLiver bile ductsAge-dependent occurrenceBasic disease mechanismsNoncystic manifestationsRoot dilatationBile ductPolycystic liverSystemic disordersValve prolapseExtrarenal manifestationsClinical trialsPancreatic ductWall herniasRenal cystsClinical disease
2011
The γ-Secretase Cleavage Product of Polycystin-1 Regulates TCF and CHOP-Mediated Transcriptional Activation through a p300-Dependent Mechanism
Merrick D, Chapin H, Baggs JE, Yu Z, Somlo S, Sun Z, Hogenesch JB, Caplan MJ. The γ-Secretase Cleavage Product of Polycystin-1 Regulates TCF and CHOP-Mediated Transcriptional Activation through a p300-Dependent Mechanism. Developmental Cell 2011, 22: 197-210. PMID: 22178500, PMCID: PMC3264829, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2011.10.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsApoptosisCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCystsEmbryo, NonmammalianHumansImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationKidneyP300-CBP Transcription FactorsPhenotypePolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantTCF Transcription FactorsTranscription Factor CHOPTranscriptional ActivationTRPP Cation ChannelsWnt Signaling PathwayZebrafishConceptsCarboxy-terminal tailPolycystin-1P300-dependent mechanismTranscription factor TCFTranscriptional coactivator p300Cultured renal epithelial cellsΓ-secretase-mediated cleavageAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseRenal epithelial cellsTranscriptional activationZebrafish embryosCoactivator p300Γ-secretase activityNormal growth ratePKD1 expressionNull cellsProtein fragmentsCyst formationΓ-secretase inhibitionCHOP pathwayApoptosisEpithelial cellsCleavage productsPolycystic kidney diseaseExpressionMacrophages Promote Cyst Growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease
Karihaloo A, Koraishy F, Huen SC, Lee Y, Merrick D, Caplan MJ, Somlo S, Cantley LG. Macrophages Promote Cyst Growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2011, 22: 1809-1814. PMID: 21921140, PMCID: PMC3187181, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2011010084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic kidney diseaseCyst-lining cellsKidney diseaseCyst growthPkd1-deficient cellsContribution of inflammationMacrophage-depleted miceVehicle-treated controlsPostnatal day 10Renal functionInflammatory componentIschemic injuryOrthologous modelCre miceCystic areasLiposomal clodronateCyst progressionRenal parenchymaCystic indexTubular cellsDay 10Therapeutic potentialDay 24Macrophage migrationMacrophagesPolycystin-2 and phosphodiesterase 4C are components of a ciliary A-kinase anchoring protein complex that is disrupted in cystic kidney diseases
Choi YH, Suzuki A, Hajarnis S, Ma Z, Chapin HC, Caplan MJ, Pontoglio M, Somlo S, Igarashi P. Polycystin-2 and phosphodiesterase 4C are components of a ciliary A-kinase anchoring protein complex that is disrupted in cystic kidney diseases. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 10679-10684. PMID: 21670265, PMCID: PMC3127890, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1016214108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-2Primary ciliaA-kinase anchoring protein 150Dysregulation of cAMPTranscription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor-1βCystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseCAMP levelsAKAP complexesRenal primary ciliaRenal epithelial cellsProtein complexesSensory organellesHuman polycystic kidney diseaseC-terminusProtein 150Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1βCalcium channel activityCell surfaceChannel activityCiliaKidney cystsKidney cellsDifferent gene mutationsEpithelial cellsActivating 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
2010
Polycystic kidney disease: Pathogenesis and potential therapies
Takiar V, Caplan MJ. Polycystic kidney disease: Pathogenesis and potential therapies. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2010, 1812: 1337-1343. PMID: 21146605, PMCID: PMC3139769, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2010.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseRenal tubular epithelial cellsDominant polycystic kidney diseaseNovel therapeutic targetTubular epithelial cellsFluid-filled cystsRenal cyst formationRenal functionTreatment of PKDPathogenetic pathwaysPotential therapyTherapeutic targetDisease pathogenesisClinical therapyCyst formationInherited conditionEpithelial cellsDiseasePathogenesisTherapyPrimary ciliaCystsParenchymaThe cell biology of polycystic kidney disease
Chapin HC, Caplan MJ. The cell biology of polycystic kidney disease. Journal Of Cell Biology 2010, 191: 701-710. PMID: 21079243, PMCID: PMC2983067, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201006173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell growth controlCell biological processesPolycystic kidney diseaseCell biologyBiological processesGrowth controlPKD2 geneFluid-filled cystsNovel therapeutic targetGenetic defectsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseCommon genetic disorderNormal renal tubulesDominant polycystic kidney diseaseGenetic disordersTherapeutic targetDisease pathogenesisKidney diseaseMorphogenesisGenesNew lightPKD1BiologyMutationsRenal tubulesTelling kidneys to cease and decyst
Takiar V, Caplan MJ. Telling kidneys to cease and decyst. Nature Medicine 2010, 16: 751-752. PMID: 20613749, DOI: 10.1038/nm0710-751.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Chapter 11 Detecting the Surface Localization and Cytoplasmic Cleavage of Membrane-Bound Proteins
Chapin HC, Rajendran V, Capasso A, Caplan MJ. Chapter 11 Detecting the Surface Localization and Cytoplasmic Cleavage of Membrane-Bound Proteins. Methods In Cell Biology 2009, 94: 223-239. PMID: 20362093, PMCID: PMC3063071, DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(08)94011-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal tailPolycystin-1Membrane-bound proteinsSubcellular localizationNuclear localizationPlasma membranePC1 proteinCytoplasmic cleavagePhysiological functionsSurface localizationFunctional roleSurface proteinsCell surfaceSurface populationsSpecific cleavageProteinImmunofluorescence protocolSoluble fragmentProtein expressionCell populationsImportant poolAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseCleavageComplete understandingPolycystin-1 C-terminal Cleavage Is Modulated by Polycystin-2 Expression*
Bertuccio CA, Chapin HC, Cai Y, Mistry K, Chauvet V, Somlo S, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1 C-terminal Cleavage Is Modulated by Polycystin-2 Expression*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 21011-21026. PMID: 19491093, PMCID: PMC2742866, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.017756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAmino AcidsAnimalsCalciumCell NucleusChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsExtracellular SpaceGenes, ReporterHumansIntracellular SpaceMiceMutant ProteinsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein TransportStructure-Activity RelationshipTRPP Cation Channels
2005
The C-Terminal Tail of the Polycystin-1 Protein Interacts with the Na,K-ATPase α-Subunit
Zatti A, Chauvet V, Rajendran V, Kimura T, Pagel P, Caplan MJ. The C-Terminal Tail of the Polycystin-1 Protein Interacts with the Na,K-ATPase α-Subunit. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2005, 16: 5087-5093. PMID: 16107561, PMCID: PMC1266409, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e05-03-0200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal tailPolycystin-1Cytoplasmic C-terminal tailK-ATPase α-subunitPolycystin-1 proteinK-ATPase activityRegulation of NaChinese hamster ovary cellsProtein interactsHamster ovary cellsProtein exhibitΑ-subunitFunctional studiesAmino acidsPKD1 geneOvary cellsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseInteractsKinetic propertiesRegulationGenesTailProtein