2010
Identification and Regulation of Reticulon 4B (Nogo-B) in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells
Marin EP, Moeckel G, Al-Lamki R, Bradley J, Yan Q, Wang T, Wright PL, Yu J, Sessa WC. Identification and Regulation of Reticulon 4B (Nogo-B) in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells. American Journal Of Pathology 2010, 177: 2765-2773. PMID: 20971739, PMCID: PMC2993268, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.100199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnilateral ureteral obstructionAcute tubular necrosisEpithelial cellsRenal tubular epithelial cellsMurine kidneyIschemia/reperfusionMeasurement of fibrosisDistal nephron segmentsRecruitment of macrophagesWild-type miceInflammatory gene expressionTubular epithelial cellsDe novo expressionHuman biopsy specimensRenal injuryTubular necrosisUreteral obstructionWT miceVascular injuryHistological damageBiopsy specimensCortical tubulesDeficient miceMacrophage recruitmentTissue injuryMechanotransduction in the renal tubule
Weinbaum S, Duan Y, Satlin L, Wang T, Weinstein A. Mechanotransduction in the renal tubule. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2010, 299: f1220-f1236. PMID: 20810611, PMCID: PMC3006307, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00453.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical collecting ductCa(2+) signalingProximal tubulesModulation of Na(+Stretch-activated ion channelsDistal nephronRenal epitheliumWater reabsorptionRenal tubulesGlomerulotubular balanceInner earEndothelial cellsIon channelsHair cellsIntracellular signalingBone cellsCa(2TubulesPrimary ciliaIntracellular cytoskeletonCellsShear stressHydrodynamic forcesApical structuresFluid shear stress
2008
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin suppresses cyst growth by Pkd1 null cells in vitro and in vivo
Wei F, Karihaloo A, Yu Z, Marlier A, Seth P, Shibazaki S, Wang T, Sukhatme VP, Somlo S, Cantley LG. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin suppresses cyst growth by Pkd1 null cells in vitro and in vivo. Kidney International 2008, 74: 1310-1318. PMID: 18974761, PMCID: PMC3793389, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutrophil Gelatinase-Associated LipocalinCyst growthGelatinase-associated lipocalinAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseTubular cell proliferationDominant polycystic kidney diseaseCell linesPolycystic kidney diseasePkd1 mutant miceRenal functionAdenoviral delivery systemAssociated lipocalinKidney diseaseRate of proliferationCyst enlargementProliferative responseRenal epithelial cellsProximal tubulesMutant miceEpithelial cellsFlow stimuliCell proliferationDecreased rateApical ciliaProliferationShear-induced reorganization of renal proximal tubule cell actin cytoskeleton and apical junctional complexes
Duan Y, Gotoh N, Yan Q, Du Z, Weinstein A, Wang T, Weinbaum S. Shear-induced reorganization of renal proximal tubule cell actin cytoskeleton and apical junctional complexes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 11418-11423. PMID: 18685100, PMCID: PMC2516248, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0804954105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal tubule cellsAdherens junctionsTight junctionsEndothelial cellsEpithelial cellsMouse proximal tubule cellsCell actin cytoskeletonDistribution of filamentous actinActin cytoskeletal reorganizationStress fiber disruptionActin-disrupting drugsApical junctional complexRenal epithelial cellsPeripheral actin bandsCuboidal epithelial cellsVascular endothelial cellsActin cytoskeletonFilamentous actinCytoskeletal reorganizationCytoskeletal responsesF-actinTubule cellsRenal epitheliumCytochalasin D.Water reabsorption
2004
Mechanical stimuli induce cleavage and nuclear translocation of the polycystin-1 C terminus
Chauvet V, Tian X, Husson H, Grimm DH, Wang T, Hieseberger T, Igarashi P, Bennett AM, Ibraghimov-Beskrovnaya O, Somlo S, Caplan MJ. Mechanical stimuli induce cleavage and nuclear translocation of the polycystin-1 C terminus. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2004, 114: 1433-1443. PMID: 15545994, PMCID: PMC525739, DOI: 10.1172/jci21753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell LineCell NucleusChlorocebus aethiopsCHO CellsCOS CellsCricetinaeCricetulusDogsEmbryo, MammalianEpithelial CellsKidney TubulesMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantProteinsSequence DeletionSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalTranscription Factor AP-1TRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsC-terminal tailAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseCell-matrix interactionsCiliary signalingSecond genePolycystin-2Polycystin-1C-terminusNovel pathwayProteolytic cleavageNuclear translocationMechanical stimuliGenesDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseasePrecise mechanismCleavageTerminusSignalingTranslocationNucleusPathway
2003
Distribution and regulation of expression of serum‐ and glucocorticoid‐induced kinase‐1 in the rat kidney
de la Rosa D, Coric T, Todorovic N, Shao D, Wang T, Canessa C. Distribution and regulation of expression of serum‐ and glucocorticoid‐induced kinase‐1 in the rat kidney. The Journal Of Physiology 2003, 551: 455-466. PMID: 12816971, PMCID: PMC2343216, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.042903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenalectomyAldosteroneAnimalsAntibodiesAntibody SpecificityBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedDNA, ComplementaryElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEpithelial CellsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGlucocorticoidsImmediate-Early ProteinsImmunoblottingIn Vitro TechniquesIsoenzymesKidneyKidney TubulesMicroscopy, FluorescenceNuclear ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNASubcellular FractionsTransfectionConceptsGlucocorticoid-induced kinase 1Kinase 1Ion channelsRegulation of expressionConstitutive high expressionBasolateral membraneRenal epithelial cellsSubcellular localizationLevel of expressionRegulation of levelsEpithelial ion channelsSGK1 proteinMammalian kidneyApical membraneDirect interactionSGK1Epithelial cellsWestern blottingHigh expressionExpressionExpression of SGK1ProteinRat kidneyTransportersPhysiological changes