2022
Membrane potential drives the exit from pluripotency and cell fate commitment via calcium and mTOR
Sempou E, Kostiuk V, Zhu J, Cecilia Guerra M, Tyan L, Hwang W, Camacho-Aguilar E, Caplan M, Zenisek D, Warmflash A, Owens N, Khokha M. Membrane potential drives the exit from pluripotency and cell fate commitment via calcium and mTOR. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 6681. PMID: 36335122, PMCID: PMC9637099, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34363-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCell DifferentiationEther-A-Go-Go Potassium ChannelsHumansMembrane PotentialsPluripotent Stem CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsPluripotent cellsAdult tissue homeostasisCell fate commitmentDifferentiated cell fatesLeft-right patterningPluripotent embryonic cellsHuman embryonic stem cellsTemporal transcriptome analysisGene regulatory networksExpense of differentiationEmbryonic stem cellsGerm layer differentiationMembrane depolarizationFate commitmentPluripotent stateCell fateTranscriptome analysisRegulatory networksMyogenic lineageEmbryonic developmentTissue homeostasisDifferentiated fateEmbryonic cellsCandidate genesPluripotency
2020
Chloride channels regulate differentiation and barrier functions of the mammalian airway
He M, Wu B, Ye W, Le DD, Sinclair AW, Padovano V, Chen Y, Li KX, Sit R, Tan M, Caplan MJ, Neff N, Jan YN, Darmanis S, Jan LY. Chloride channels regulate differentiation and barrier functions of the mammalian airway. ELife 2020, 9: e53085. PMID: 32286221, PMCID: PMC7182432, DOI: 10.7554/elife.53085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnoctamin-1Cell DifferentiationHumansMiceNeoplasm ProteinsOrganogenesisRespiratory MucosaTracheaConceptsChloride channelsSingle-cell RNA sequencingNon-redundant roleCellular programsCellular landscapeRNA sequencingMolecular eventsEpithelial progenitorsGenetic inactivationMucosal barrierAirway barrier functionDevelopmental landscapeBarrier functionAbnormal mucociliary clearanceMammalian airwaysProtective mucosal barrierAirway mucosal barrierHuman fetal developmentPrimary targetAirway formationAirway disordersAirway diseaseAirway defectsMucus obstructionMouse airways
2018
Polycystin-1 regulates bone development through an interaction with the transcriptional coactivator TAZ
Merrick D, Mistry K, Wu J, Gresko N, Baggs JE, Hogenesch JB, Sun Z, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1 regulates bone development through an interaction with the transcriptional coactivator TAZ. Human Molecular Genetics 2018, 28: 16-30. PMID: 30215740, PMCID: PMC6298236, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBone DevelopmentCell DifferentiationE1A-Associated p300 ProteinGene Expression RegulationGenes, RegulatorHEK293 CellsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKidneyModels, AnimalMorpholinosOsteoblastsOsteogenesisPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTranscriptional Coactivator with PDZ-Binding Motif ProteinsTRPP Cation ChannelsZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsC-terminal tailCurly tail phenotypePolycystin-1Tail phenotypeTranscriptional coactivator TAZMessenger RNARunx2 transcriptional activityBone developmentTranscription factor Runx2Co-regulatory proteinsPkd1 mutant miceEssential coactivatorTranscriptional pathwaysTranscriptional activityOsteoblast differentiationKey mechanistic linkTAZPhysiological functionsPKD1 geneMechanistic linkRunx2MorpholinoPhenotypeMutant miceAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
2013
Activation of the Ca2+-sensing receptor induces deposition of tight junction components to the epithelial cell plasma membrane
Jouret F, Wu J, Hull M, Rajendran V, Mayr B, Schöfl C, Geibel J, Caplan MJ. Activation of the Ca2+-sensing receptor induces deposition of tight junction components to the epithelial cell plasma membrane. Journal Of Cell Science 2013, 126: 5132-5142. PMID: 24013548, PMCID: PMC3828589, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.127555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTJ assemblyMDCK cellsStable transfectionFunction mutant formZO-1Tight junction components ZO-1G protein-coupled receptorsHuman CaSRCell-cell contactEpithelial cell plasma membranesMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCell plasma membraneStimulation of CaSRDivalent ion homeostasisCanine kidney cellsTight junctionsJunction-associated proteinsTight junction componentsEndogenous CaSRProtein kinasePlasma membraneIon homeostasisMutant formsChelator BAPTA-AMCell differentiation
2005
Polycystin-2 Regulates Proliferation and Branching Morphogenesis in Kidney Epithelial Cells*
Grimm DH, Karihaloo A, Cai Y, Somlo S, Cantley LG, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-2 Regulates Proliferation and Branching Morphogenesis in Kidney Epithelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 281: 137-144. PMID: 16278216, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507845200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-2Kidney epithelial cellsPolycystin-1Cell proliferationRegulation of tubulogenesisWild-type proteinMultiple fluid-filled cystsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseTubule formationEpithelial cellsExtracellular-related kinaseRegulatory machineryPolycystin proteinsBranching morphogenesisNegative regulatorRespective proteinsGenes PKD1Regulates ProliferationChannel mutantsMorphogenesisFluid-filled cystsCell growthProper growthChannel activityProtein
1986
Evidence for a high and specific concentration of (Na+,K+)ATPase in the plasma membrane of the osteoclast
Baron R, Neff L, Roy C, Boisvert A, Caplan M. Evidence for a high and specific concentration of (Na+,K+)ATPase in the plasma membrane of the osteoclast. Cell 1986, 46: 311-320. PMID: 2424614, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(86)90748-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneOsteoclast plasma membraneBone resorptionBeta subunitProton translocationMonoclonal antibodiesImmunoblot analysisBone marrow cellsKidney tubule cellsExtracellular compartmentBone marrow preparationsMembraneMarrow cellsBone cellsTubule cellsCellsProton transportOsteoclast membraneMarrow preparationsIon transportOsteoclastsSodium pumpSpecific markersResorptionAntibodies