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
2019
Epstein-Barr-Virus-Induced One-Carbon Metabolism Drives B Cell Transformation
Wang LW, Shen H, Nobre L, Ersing I, Paulo JA, Trudeau S, Wang Z, Smith NA, Ma Y, Reinstadler B, Nomburg J, Sommermann T, Cahir-McFarland E, Gygi SP, Mootha VK, Weekes MP, Gewurz BE. Epstein-Barr-Virus-Induced One-Carbon Metabolism Drives B Cell Transformation. Cell Metabolism 2019, 30: 539-555.e11. PMID: 31257153, PMCID: PMC6720460, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminohydrolasesB-LymphocytesCell Transformation, ViralEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsEpstein-Barr Virus Nuclear AntigensFemaleFolic AcidGlycolysisHEK293 CellsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansLymphocyte ActivationMethylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase (NADP)MitochondriaMultifunctional EnzymesNADPOxidation-ReductionProteomeProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSerineConceptsEpstein-Barr virusOne-carbon metabolismSynthesis of serinePost-transplant B cell lymphomasB-cell transformationPrimary human B cellsMitochondrial remodelingTargets MYCRedox defenseNADPH productionB-cell outgrowthCell transformationMetabolic pathwaysB-cell lymphomaPotential therapeutic targetB cell growthMitochondrial NADPHViral proteinsB cell proliferationCell growthNADPH levelsHuman B cellsCell proliferationMTHFD2Infected cells