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
Calcium 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
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
Identification and Characterization of Polycystin-2, thePKD2 Gene Product*
Cai Y, Maeda Y, Cedzich A, Torres V, Wu G, Hayashi T, Mochizuki T, Park J, Witzgall R, Somlo S. Identification and Characterization of Polycystin-2, thePKD2 Gene Product*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 28557-28565. PMID: 10497221, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.40.28557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoplasmic reticulum localizationPolycystin-2Gene productsPutative phosphorylation sitesProtein binding partnersProtein disulfide isomerasePKD2 gene productImmunofluorescent cell stainingIntegral membrane glycoproteinSubcellular fractionation studiesAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseEndo H resistanceGolgi proteinsPhosphorylation sitesSecond geneBinding partnerTruncation mutantsTranslation productsPlasma membraneHigh-mannose oligosaccharidesAcid regionEndoplasmic reticulumIntact cellsH resistanceMembrane glycoproteins
1996
PKD2, a Gene for Polycystic Kidney Disease That Encodes an Integral Membrane Protein
Mochizuki T, Wu G, Hayashi T, Xenophontos S, Veldhuisen B, Saris J, Reynolds D, Cai Y, Gabow P, Pierides A, Kimberling W, Breuning M, Deltas C, Peters D, Somlo S. PKD2, a Gene for Polycystic Kidney Disease That Encodes an Integral Membrane Protein. Science 1996, 272: 1339-1342. PMID: 8650545, DOI: 10.1126/science.272.5266.1339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCaenorhabditis elegansCalcium ChannelsChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 4Cloning, MolecularConsensus SequenceCrystallography, X-RayFemaleGlycosylationHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreePhenotypePolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalProteinsSodium ChannelsTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsCaenorhabditis elegans homologIntegral membrane proteinsAmino acid similarityPKD2 gene productCalcium-binding domainPKD2 proteinTransmembrane spansPolycystic kidney diseasePositional cloningPotential calcium-binding domainsSecond geneMembrane proteinsGene productsAcid sequenceIntracellular aminoNonsense mutationGenesAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePKD1Dominant polycystic kidney diseasePKD2 familiesProteinVoltage-activated calcium channelsHomologCalcium channels