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
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-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 characteristicsGenesTubulogenesis
2011
Polycystin-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 cells
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 ciliaCystsParenchyma
1998
A basolateral sorting signal is encoded in the α-subunit of Na-K-ATPase
Muth TR, Gottardi CJ, Roush DL, Caplan MJ. A basolateral sorting signal is encoded in the α-subunit of Na-K-ATPase. American Journal Of Physiology 1998, 274: c688-c696. PMID: 9530100, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.274.3.c688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLLC-PK1 cellsK-ATPaseAmino acidsPlasma membrane distributionIntracellular vesicular compartmentsBasolateral surfaceAmino acid residuesNa-K-ATPaseBasolateral signalSurface expressionK-ATPase sequencesProtein domainsPlasma membraneVesicular compartmentsGastric parietal cellsTranscriptional upregulationΑ-subunitLLC-PK1 cell lineMembrane distributionAcid residuesSecretagogue stimulationIon pumpsApical surfaceChimerasCell lines