Polycystin-1, the product of the polycystic kidney disease gene PKD1, is post-translationally modified by palmitoylation
Roy K, Marin EP. Polycystin-1, the product of the polycystic kidney disease gene PKD1, is post-translationally modified by palmitoylation. Molecular Biology Reports 2018, 45: 1515-1521. PMID: 30073588, DOI: 10.1007/s11033-018-4224-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseProteins polycystin-1End-stage renal diseasePossible pharmacologic targetsStage renal diseasePossible modifiable factorsRate of progressionDominant polycystic kidney diseaseExpression levelsPolycystic kidney diseaseRenal diseaseKidney diseaseModifiable factorsCommon causePharmacologic targetPolycystin-1Carboxyl-terminal fragmentKidney cystsPC1 expressionPotential causesDiseaseDistinct mutationsPost-translational modificationsMultiple complementary approachesGenes PKD1