2020
Disrupting polycystin-2 EF hand Ca2+ affinity does not alter channel function or contribute to polycystic kidney disease
Vien TN, Ng LCT, Smith JM, Dong K, Krappitz M, Gainullin VG, Fedeles S, Harris PC, Somlo S, DeCaen PG. Disrupting polycystin-2 EF hand Ca2+ affinity does not alter channel function or contribute to polycystic kidney disease. Journal Of Cell Science 2020, 133: jcs255562. PMID: 33199522, PMCID: PMC7774883, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.255562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseaseChannel functionPhysiological membrane potentialsPolycystin-2Primary ciliaDuct cellsNew mouseChannel activityDiseaseIon channelsDistinct mutationsInternal CaMembrane potentialChannel regulationHand associationEF-hand Ca2Regulatory mechanismsMutationsMice
2014
N-Glycosylation Determines the Abundance of the Transient Receptor Potential Channel TRPP2*
Hofherr A, Wagner C, Fedeles S, Somlo S, Köttgen M. N-Glycosylation Determines the Abundance of the Transient Receptor Potential Channel TRPP2*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 14854-14867. PMID: 24719335, PMCID: PMC4031537, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.562264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAsparagineBinding SitesBlotting, WesternCell LineCells, CulturedGlucosidasesGlycosylationHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLysosomesMass SpectrometryMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, FluorescenceMutationPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProteolysisPyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring KinaseConceptsGlucosidase IINon-catalytic β-subunitsProtein expressionFirst extracellular loopAutosomal dominant polycystic liver diseaseEfficient biogenesisGenetic interactionsMembrane proteinsBiochemical approachesN-glycosylationGenetic approachesTRPP2Glycosylation sitesBiological roleLysosomal degradationΒ-subunitChemical inhibitionBiogenesisExtracellular loopNonselective cation channelsIon channelsBiological importanceGlycosylationCation channelsProtein levels