2014
Altered trafficking and stability of polycystins underlie polycystic kidney disease
Cai Y, Fedeles SV, Dong K, Anyatonwu G, Onoe T, Mitobe M, Gao JD, Okuhara D, Tian X, Gallagher AR, Tang Z, Xie X, Lalioti MD, Lee AH, Ehrlich BE, Somlo S. Altered trafficking and stability of polycystins underlie polycystic kidney disease. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 5129-5144. PMID: 25365220, PMCID: PMC4348948, DOI: 10.1172/jci67273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG-protein-coupled receptor proteolytic sitePolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseGPS cleavageAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseMissense mutationsDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystin-1Polycystin-2Murine modelSevere formPathogenic missense mutationsPKD1 mutationsCOOH-terminal fragmentDiseaseMissense variantsExpression levelsFunctional assaysCell-based systemsAltered trafficking
2010
Regulation of ciliary trafficking of polycystin-2 and the pathogenesis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Cai Y, Tang Z. Regulation of ciliary trafficking of polycystin-2 and the pathogenesis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Journal Of Central South University. Medical Sciences. 2010, 35: 93-9. PMID: 20197605, DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2010.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCiliaEpithelial CellsHumansKidneyPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantProtein TransportReceptors, Cell SurfaceTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseasePathogenesis of ADPKDRenal epithelial cellsAccumulated evidenceEpithelial cellsKidney cystsDiseasePathogenesisPossible roleDisorder characteristicsPolycystin-1Polycystin-2Primary cilia
2009
Polycystin-1 C-terminal Cleavage Is Modulated by Polycystin-2 Expression*
Bertuccio CA, Chapin HC, Cai Y, Mistry K, Chauvet V, Somlo S, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1 C-terminal Cleavage Is Modulated by Polycystin-2 Expression*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 21011-21026. PMID: 19491093, PMCID: PMC2742866, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.017756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAmino AcidsAnimalsCalciumCell NucleusChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsExtracellular SpaceGenes, ReporterHumansIntracellular SpaceMiceMutant ProteinsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein TransportStructure-Activity RelationshipTRPP Cation Channels