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Dnajb11-Kidney Disease Develops from Reduced Polycystin-1 Dosage but not Unfolded Protein Response in Mice
Roy S, Li Z, Guo Z, Long K, Rehrl S, Tian X, Dong K, Besse W. Dnajb11-Kidney Disease Develops from Reduced Polycystin-1 Dosage but not Unfolded Protein Response in Mice. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 1521-1534. PMID: 37332102, PMCID: PMC10482070, DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCystsDisease Models, AnimalKidneyMicePolycystic Kidney DiseasesPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantRenal InsufficiencyTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsUnfolded protein responseAutosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney diseaseAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystin-1Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney diseaseProtein responseTubulointerstitial kidney diseaseKidney diseaseRenal failureRenal failure in adulthoodPolycystic kidney diseaseUnfolded protein response activationFull-length proteinProteins polycystin-1C-terminal fragmentCystic kidneysSite of maturationCystic kidney dysplasiaKidney disease pathogenesisHeterozygous inactivating mutationsHsp40 cochaperonesEndoplasmic reticulumMouse model studiesConditional allelesDNAJB11ALG9 Mutation Carriers Develop Kidney and Liver Cysts
Besse W, Chang AR, Luo JZ, Triffo WJ, Moore BS, Gulati A, Hartzel DN, Mane S, Center R, Torres VE, Somlo S, Mirshahi T. ALG9 Mutation Carriers Develop Kidney and Liver Cysts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 2091-2102. PMID: 31395617, PMCID: PMC6830805, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019030298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCystsExome SequencingFemaleHeterozygoteHumansLiver DiseasesMaleMannosyltransferasesMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedMutationPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantConceptsProteins polycystin-1Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDisease genesRare loss-of-function variantsN-glycan precursorsNovel disease genesLoss-of-function variantsEndoplasmic reticulum lumenLoss-of-function mutationsMonogenic kidney diseaseWhole-exome sequencingGenotype-phenotype correlationProtein biogenesisProtein maturationReticulum lumenPolycystin-1Endoplasmic reticulumGene productsPopulation-based cohortCell-based assaysPhenotypic characterizationPolycystic phenotypeMutation carrier stateDefective glycosylationDominant polycystic kidney diseaseMonoallelic Mutations to DNAJB11 Cause Atypical Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Gall E, Olson RJ, Besse W, Heyer CM, Gainullin VG, Smith JM, Audrézet MP, Hopp K, Porath B, Shi B, Baheti S, Senum SR, Arroyo J, Madsen CD, Férec C, Joly D, Jouret F, Fikri-Benbrahim O, Charasse C, Coulibaly JM, Yu AS, Khalili K, Pei Y, Somlo S, Le Meur Y, Torres VE, Group G, Group T, Disease T, Harris PC. Monoallelic Mutations to DNAJB11 Cause Atypical Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2018, 102: 832-844. PMID: 29706351, PMCID: PMC5986722, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingEnd-stage renal diseaseAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePhenotypically similar familiesNext-generation sequencingDevelopment of kidney cystsCystic kidneysPolycystic kidney diseaseTargeted next-generation sequencingFrameshift changesInterstitial fibrosisKidney diseasePhenotypic hybridsMissense variantsMembrane proteinsTrafficking defectsADTKDEpisodes of goutLate-onset end-stage renal diseaseProgressive interstitial fibrosisAffected membersMultigenerational familiesCo-factorPhenotypic overlapPartial phenotypic overlap
2023
Cystic Kidney Diseases in Children and Adults: Differences and Gaps in Clinical Management
Hanna C, Iliuta I, Besse W, Mekahli D, Chebib F. Cystic Kidney Diseases in Children and Adults: Differences and Gaps in Clinical Management. Seminars In Nephrology 2023, 43: 151434. PMID: 37996359, DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildCystsFemaleHumansKidneyKidney NeoplasmsPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal RecessivePregnancyConceptsCystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseAutosomal-dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseClinical managementDifferential diagnosisProgressive autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseWide differential diagnosisKidney cystsV2 receptor antagonistKidney cystic diseaseDiagnosis of inherited disordersNext-generation sequencingRadiologic characteristicsKidney functionExtrarenal manifestationsFuture pregnanciesUnderlying conditionCystic diseaseLikely diagnosisFamily historyExtrarenal featuresPediatric diagnosesRecurrence risk