2003
Analysis of the Polycystins in Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Qian Q, Li M, Cai Y, Ward CJ, Somlo S, Harris PC, Torres VE. Analysis of the Polycystins in Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2003, 14: 2280-2287. PMID: 12937304, DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000080185.38113.a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsAortic vascular smooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsSarcoplasmic reticulumCause of deathDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseasePolycystin-2Polycystin-1Kidney diseaseVascular phenotypeImmuno-gold electron microscopyADPKD proteinsTriton-X extractionPresent studyVivo interactionDense plaquesCell surface biotinylationCell surfacePlasma membranePolycystinsCellsSurface localization
1999
The rat Pkd2 protein assumes distinct subcellular distributions in different organs
Obermüller N, Gallagher A, Cai Y, Gassler N, Gretz N, Somlo S, Witzgall R. The rat Pkd2 protein assumes distinct subcellular distributions in different organs. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 277: f914-f925. PMID: 10600939, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1999.277.6.f914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPKD2 proteinDifferent cellular compartmentsDistinct subcellular distributionCellular compartmentsBasolateral distributionExpression patternsCytoplasmic locationSubcellular distributionPKD2 geneWidespread expressionCellular distributionAdrenal glandProteinSmooth muscle cellsSalivary glandsMuscle cellsPKD2Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseDifferent organsRenal distal tubulesMutationsIndividual organsDifferent rat organsPKD2 mutations