2019
Polycystin 2 regulates mitochondrial Ca2+ signaling, bioenergetics, and dynamics through mitofusin 2
Kuo IY, Brill AL, Lemos FO, Jiang JY, Falcone JL, Kimmerling EP, Cai Y, Dong K, Kaplan DL, Wallace DP, Hofer AM, Ehrlich BE. Polycystin 2 regulates mitochondrial Ca2+ signaling, bioenergetics, and dynamics through mitofusin 2. Science Signaling 2019, 12 PMID: 31064883, PMCID: PMC6855602, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aat7397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoplasmic reticulumPC2 knockdownMitochondrial CaCell culture modelKnockdown of Mfn2Polycystin-2 functionsHuman ADPKD kidneysAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseKey mitochondrial proteinsAberrant cell proliferationMitochondria-ER contactsCell proliferationER-mitochondrial interfaceKidney cystsIntimate functional relationshipNumerous fluid-filled cystsMitochondrial proteinsCyst-lining epithelial cellsMitofusin 2 expressionCulture modelPolycystin-2Knockdown cellsMitochondrial biogenesisMitofusin 2Mitochondrial respiration
2010
Polycystin-2 Activation by Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate-induced Ca2+ Release Requires Its Direct Association with the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor in a Signaling Microdomain*
Sammels E, Devogelaere B, Mekahli D, Bultynck G, Missiaen L, Parys JB, Cai Y, Somlo S, De Smedt H. Polycystin-2 Activation by Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate-induced Ca2+ Release Requires Its Direct Association with the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor in a Signaling Microdomain*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 18794-18805. PMID: 20375013, PMCID: PMC2881802, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.090662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseGlutathione S-transferase pulldown experimentsEndoplasmic reticulumTrisphosphate receptorAgonist-induced intracellularTerminal ligand-binding domainMouse renal epithelial cellsTerminal cytoplasmic tailLigand-binding domainAdenoviral expression systemRenal epithelial cellsSignaling microdomainPathological mutantsPulldown experimentsTrisphosphate-induced Ca2Cytoplasmic tailAcidic clusterPolycystin-1Polycystin-2TRPP2Epithelial cellsExpression system
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
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
2004
Deficiency of polycystin‐2 reduces Ca2+ channel activity and cell proliferation in ADPKD lymphoblastoid cells
Aguiari G, Banzi M, Gessi S, Cai Y, Zeggio E, Manzati E, Piva R, Lambertini E, Ferrari L, Peters DJ, Lanza F, Harris PC, Borea PA, Somlo S, del Senno L. Deficiency of polycystin‐2 reduces Ca2+ channel activity and cell proliferation in ADPKD lymphoblastoid cells. The FASEB Journal 2004, 18: 884-886. PMID: 15001556, DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0687fje.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionB-LymphocytesCalciumCalcium SignalingCell DivisionCell Line, TransformedCodon, NonsenseEndoplasmic ReticulumGentamicinsHumansIon TransportKidneyMembrane ProteinsMutation, MissenseOrgan SpecificityPlatelet Activating FactorPoint MutationPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantProteinsRNA, MessengerSuppression, GeneticTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsPlatelet-activating factorAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patientsPolycystic kidney disease patientsKidney disease patientsCell proliferationPolycystin-2B lymphoblastoid cellsDisease patientsADPKD patientsB-LCLIntracellular Ca2PKD2 mutationsPC2 levelsKidney epitheliumPatientsChannel activityLymphoblastoid cellsAminoglycoside antibioticsKidney cellsImportant regulatorHEK293 cellsPKD2 geneFunction activityCa2PKD genesCalcium Dependence of Polycystin-2 Channel Activity Is Modulated by Phosphorylation at Ser812 *
Cai Y, Anyatonwu G, Okuhara D, Lee KB, Yu Z, Onoe T, Mei CL, Qian Q, Geng L, Wiztgall R, Ehrlich BE, Somlo S. Calcium Dependence of Polycystin-2 Channel Activity Is Modulated by Phosphorylation at Ser812 *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 19987-19995. PMID: 14742446, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m312031200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesBiotinylationCalciumCasein Kinase IICell MembraneDNA, ComplementaryEndoplasmic ReticulumGenes, DominantGlutathione TransferaseGlycosylationMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, FluorescenceMutationPhosphatesPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSerineTime FactorsTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsPolycystin-2Non-phosphorylated formChannel activityCation channelsCultured epithelial cellsActivation/inactivationPolycystic kidney diseaseProtein phosphorylationSubstitution mutantsNon-selective cation channelsConstitutive phosphorylationDivalent cation channelsPolycystin-1Substrate domainEndoplasmic reticulumPhosphorylationSingle-channel studiesVivo analysisControl cellsEpithelial cellsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseaseOpen probabilityCellsCK2