2022
Non-cell-autonomous activation of hedgehog signaling contributes to disease progression in a mouse model of renal cystic ciliopathy
Hsieh CL, Jerman SJ, Sun Z. Non-cell-autonomous activation of hedgehog signaling contributes to disease progression in a mouse model of renal cystic ciliopathy. Human Molecular Genetics 2022, 31: 4228-4240. PMID: 35904445, PMCID: PMC9759329, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddac175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHh pathwayAutonomous activationMesenchymal cellsPolycystic kidney diseaseEpithelial cellsCre miceGli inhibitor GANT61Reporter mouse linePrimary ciliaHH signalingHedgehog signalingPKD pathogenesisArl13bSonic hedgehogMutant kidneysPKD modelPKD progressionHh activationKidney functionKidney diseaseCyst progressionCo-culture systemMouse linesMouse modelDistal nephron
2009
Chemical modifier screen identifies HDAC inhibitors as suppressors of PKD models
Cao Y, Semanchik N, Lee SH, Somlo S, Barbano PE, Coifman R, Sun Z. Chemical modifier screen identifies HDAC inhibitors as suppressors of PKD models. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 21819-21824. PMID: 19966229, PMCID: PMC2799791, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911987106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney cyst formationCommon human genetic diseasesLarge-scale high-throughput screensHDAC inhibitorsBody curvatureChemical modifier screensHuman genetic diseasesPolycystic kidney diseaseHigh-throughput screenModifier screenSpecific HDAC inhibitorsCyst formationClass I HDACsCausal genesKnockdown animalsCiliary signalsPKD pathogenesisPan-HDAC inhibitorsPKD modelLaterality defectsGenetic diseasesPKD treatmentZebrafishAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDrug candidates