Glis2 is an early effector of polycystin signaling and a target for therapy in polycystic kidney disease
Zhang C, Rehman M, Tian X, Pei S, Gu J, Bell T, Dong K, Tham M, Cai Y, Wei Z, Behrens F, Jetten A, Zhao H, Lek M, Somlo S. Glis2 is an early effector of polycystin signaling and a target for therapy in polycystic kidney disease. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3698. PMID: 38693102, PMCID: PMC11063051, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48025-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse models of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseModel of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystin signalingAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystin-1Polycystic kidney diseaseTreat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseGlis2Primary ciliaKidney tubule cellsSignaling pathwayMouse modelDominant polycystic kidney diseasePotential therapeutic targetTranslatomeAntisense oligonucleotidesKidney diseasePolycystinMouse kidneyFunctional effectorsCyst formationTherapeutic targetInactivationFunctional targetPharmacological targetsA synthetic agent ameliorates polycystic kidney disease by promoting apoptosis of cystic cells through increased oxidative stress
Fedeles B, Bhardwaj R, Ishikawa Y, Khumsubdee S, Krappitz M, Gubina N, Volpe I, Andrade D, Westergerling P, Staudner T, Campolo J, Liu S, Dong K, Cai Y, Rehman M, Gallagher A, Ruchirawat S, Croy R, Essigmann J, Fedeles S, Somlo S. A synthetic agent ameliorates polycystic kidney disease by promoting apoptosis of cystic cells through increased oxidative stress. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2317344121. PMID: 38241440, PMCID: PMC10823221, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2317344121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell ProliferationCystsDNAKidneyMiceOxidative StressPolycystic Kidney DiseasesPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsCyst cellsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseMouse models of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseModel of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseDeveloped primersMitochondrial oxidative stressPathophysiology of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseOxidative stressInduce apoptosisMitochondrial respirationCystic cellsUp-regulating aerobic glycolysisHomozygous inactivationMonogenic causeDominant polycystic kidney diseaseAerobic glycolysisRenal replacement therapyApoptosisEnd-stage kidney diseaseAnti-tumor agentsAdult mouse modelChronic kidney diseaseAlkylate DNA