2024
A synthetic agent ameliorates polycystic kidney disease by promoting apoptosis of cystic cells through increased oxidative stress
Fedeles B, Bhardwaj R, Ishikawa Y, Khumsubdee S, Krappitz M, Gubina N, Volpe I, Andrade D, Westergerling P, Staudner T, Campolo J, Liu S, Dong K, Cai Y, Rehman M, Gallagher A, Ruchirawat S, Croy R, Essigmann J, Fedeles S, Somlo S. A synthetic agent ameliorates polycystic kidney disease by promoting apoptosis of cystic cells through increased oxidative stress. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2317344121. PMID: 38241440, PMCID: PMC10823221, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2317344121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyst cellsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseMouse models of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseModel of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseDeveloped primersMitochondrial oxidative stressPathophysiology of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseOxidative stressInduce apoptosisMitochondrial respirationCystic cellsUp-regulating aerobic glycolysisHomozygous inactivationMonogenic causeDominant polycystic kidney diseaseAerobic glycolysisRenal replacement therapyApoptosisEnd-stage kidney diseaseAnti-tumor agentsAdult mouse modelChronic kidney diseaseAlkylate DNA
2011
A genetic interaction network of five genes for human polycystic kidney and liver diseases defines polycystin-1 as the central determinant of cyst formation
Fedeles SV, Tian X, Gallagher AR, Mitobe M, Nishio S, Lee SH, Cai Y, Geng L, Crews CM, Somlo S. A genetic interaction network of five genes for human polycystic kidney and liver diseases defines polycystin-1 as the central determinant of cyst formation. Nature Genetics 2011, 43: 639-647. PMID: 21685914, PMCID: PMC3547075, DOI: 10.1038/ng.860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCell ProliferationCystsFemaleGlucosidasesImmunoenzyme TechniquesImmunoprecipitationIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLiver DiseasesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutationPolycystic Kidney DiseasesReceptors, Cell SurfaceTRPP Cation Channels
2005
Polycystin-2 Regulates Proliferation and Branching Morphogenesis in Kidney Epithelial Cells*
Grimm DH, Karihaloo A, Cai Y, Somlo S, Cantley LG, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-2 Regulates Proliferation and Branching Morphogenesis in Kidney Epithelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 281: 137-144. PMID: 16278216, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507845200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-2Kidney epithelial cellsPolycystin-1Cell proliferationRegulation of tubulogenesisWild-type proteinMultiple fluid-filled cystsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseTubule formationEpithelial cellsExtracellular-related kinaseRegulatory machineryPolycystin proteinsBranching morphogenesisNegative regulatorRespective proteinsGenes PKD1Regulates ProliferationChannel mutantsMorphogenesisFluid-filled cystsCell growthProper growthChannel activityProtein