2021
Interdependent Regulation of Polycystin Expression Influences Starvation-Induced Autophagy and Cell Death
Decuypere JP, Van Giel D, Janssens P, Dong K, Somlo S, Cai Y, Mekahli D, Vennekens R. Interdependent Regulation of Polycystin Expression Influences Starvation-Induced Autophagy and Cell Death. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2021, 22: 13511. PMID: 34948309, PMCID: PMC8706473, DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal tubular epithelial cellsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseEarly-stage ADPKD patientsCell deathPC2 expressionDominant polycystic kidney diseaseTubular epithelial cellsRenal cell survivalPolycystin-1Polycystic kidney diseaseCell survivalPolycystin-2Basal autophagyAutophagic cell survivalCell death resistanceADPKD progressionKidney diseaseADPKD patientsLess cell deathPC1 levelsChronic starvationHealthy individualsDuct cellsEpithelial cellsDeath
2018
Polycystin-2-dependent control of cardiomyocyte autophagy
Criollo A, Altamirano F, Pedrozo Z, Schiattarella GG, Li DL, Rivera-Mejías P, Sotomayor-Flores C, Parra V, Villalobos E, Battiprolu PK, Jiang N, May HI, Morselli E, Somlo S, de Smedt H, Gillette TG, Lavandero S, Hill JA. Polycystin-2-dependent control of cardiomyocyte autophagy. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2018, 118: 110-121. PMID: 29518398, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseIntracellular CaCardiomyocyte autophagyAutophagic fluxBAPTA-AMDominant polycystic kidney diseaseStress-induced autophagySarcoplasmic reticulum CaPolycystic kidney diseasePolycystin-2Impaired autophagic fluxKidney diseaseKnockout miceConsiderable evidence pointsMTOR inhibitionReticulum CaExtracellular CaMultiple cell typesAutophagic activityAutophagy inductionHomeostasisAutophagyEvidence pointsAutophagic controlCell types