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
2006
Polycystin-2 traffics to cilia independently of polycystin-1 by using an N-terminal RVxP motif
Geng L, Okuhara D, Yu Z, Tian X, Cai Y, Shibazaki S, Somlo S. Polycystin-2 traffics to cilia independently of polycystin-1 by using an N-terminal RVxP motif. Journal Of Cell Science 2006, 119: 1383-1395. PMID: 16537653, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02818.Peer-Reviewed Original Research