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
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
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
2010
Polycystin-1 Surface Localization Is Stimulated by Polycystin-2 and Cleavage at the G Protein-coupled Receptor Proteolytic Site
Chapin HC, Rajendran V, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1 Surface Localization Is Stimulated by Polycystin-2 and Cleavage at the G Protein-coupled Receptor Proteolytic Site. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2010, 21: 4338-4348. PMID: 20980620, PMCID: PMC3002387, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e10-05-0407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell MembraneCiliaFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHEK293 CellsHumansImmunoprecipitationKidneyLLC-PK1 CellsMutationPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantProtein BindingProtein IsoformsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein TransportSwineTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsG-protein-coupled receptor proteolytic siteGPS cleavagePC2 channel activitySurface deliveryChannel activityProteolytic siteSurface localizationPlasma membrane localizationC-terminal tailHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsPC2 mutationsKidney 293 cellsMembrane localizationSecretory pathwayMembrane proteinsBinding partnerTerminal tailPolycystin-2Effect of PC2Plasma membraneCiliary membraneTRP familyLLC-PK cellsCation channels
2008
Regulation of Polycystin‐1 C terminal cleavage by Polycystin‐2
Bertuccio C, Cai Y, Somlo S, Caplan M. Regulation of Polycystin‐1 C terminal cleavage by Polycystin‐2. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 942.9-942.9. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.942.9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
The COOH-terminal tail of the GAT-2 GABA transporter contains a novel motif that plays a role in basolateral targeting
Brown A, Muth T, Caplan M. The COOH-terminal tail of the GAT-2 GABA transporter contains a novel motif that plays a role in basolateral targeting. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2003, 286: c1071-c1077. PMID: 15075206, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00291.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasolateral targetingTerminal tailAmino acidsBasolateral distributionPlasma membrane domainsMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCanine kidney cellsMembrane domainsTransmembrane proteinNovel motifCOOH terminusMolecular signalsAcid transportersGamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) transportersVectorial transportPolar distributionTransportersButyric acid transporterGAT-2Kidney cellsMotifGABA transporterProteinTargetingAsymmetrical distribution