2025
Physiologic mechanisms underlying polycystic kidney disease
Boletta A, Caplan M. Physiologic mechanisms underlying polycystic kidney disease. Physiological Reviews 2025, 105: 1553-1607. PMID: 39938884, PMCID: PMC12174308, DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00018.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary ciliaPolycystic kidney diseaseTrafficking of proteinsHuman ciliopathiesExtracellular signalsMultiple genesKidney diseaseProtein productionMolecular basisCell biologyMonogenic disordersCyst formationGenesRenal epithelial cellsProteinCiliaBiochemical informationApical surfaceEpithelial cellsFunctional expressionPhysiological propertiesWealth of informationPhysiological mechanismsCellsFibrocystin
2024
Genetic Analysis of Epidermal Inclusion Cysts Reveals NEK9 Variants as a Common Driver of Comedogenesis and Cyst Formation
Ellis K, Myung P, Cohen J, Choate K. Genetic Analysis of Epidermal Inclusion Cysts Reveals NEK9 Variants as a Common Driver of Comedogenesis and Cyst Formation. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2024, 145: 1516-1519.e1. PMID: 39706256, PMCID: PMC12103287, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.07.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlis2 is an early effector of polycystin signaling and a target for therapy in polycystic kidney disease
Zhang C, Rehman M, Tian X, Pei S, Gu J, Bell T, Dong K, Tham M, Cai Y, Wei Z, Behrens F, Jetten A, Zhao H, Lek M, Somlo S. Glis2 is an early effector of polycystin signaling and a target for therapy in polycystic kidney disease. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3698. PMID: 38693102, PMCID: PMC11063051, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48025-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse models of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseModel of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystin signalingAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystin-1Polycystic kidney diseaseTreat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseGlis2Primary ciliaKidney tubule cellsSignaling pathwayMouse modelDominant polycystic kidney diseasePotential therapeutic targetTranslatomeAntisense oligonucleotidesKidney diseasePolycystinMouse kidneyFunctional effectorsCyst formationTherapeutic targetInactivationFunctional targetPharmacological targets
2023
Kidney cysts in patients with HOGA1 variants.
Patel D, Page N, Dahl N. Kidney cysts in patients with HOGA1 variants. Clinical Nephrology 2023, 99: 260-264. PMID: 36928260, DOI: 10.5414/cn110939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInactivation of Invs/Nphp2 in renal epithelial cells drives infantile nephronophthisis like phenotypes in mouse
Li Y, Xu W, Makova S, Brueckner M, Sun Z. Inactivation of Invs/Nphp2 in renal epithelial cells drives infantile nephronophthisis like phenotypes in mouse. ELife 2023, 12: e82395. PMID: 36920028, PMCID: PMC10154023, DOI: 10.7554/elife.82395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlox/Valproic acidRenal fibrosisCyst formationEnd-stage renal diseaseMutant miceHistone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acidKidney function declineStage renal diseaseCell proliferationInhibitor valproic acidEpithelial-stromal crosstalkKnockout mouse modelRenal cyst formationCyst burdenRenal diseaseFunction declineInterstitial fibrosisDisease progressionStromal fibrosisTargeted therapyInfantile nephronophthisisMouse modelMyofibroblast activationRenal epithelial cells
2021
Renal plasticity revealed through reversal of polycystic kidney disease in mice
Dong K, Zhang C, Tian X, Coman D, Hyder F, Ma M, Somlo S. Renal plasticity revealed through reversal of polycystic kidney disease in mice. Nature Genetics 2021, 53: 1649-1663. PMID: 34635846, PMCID: PMC9278957, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-021-00946-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPKD genesAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseCyst cell proliferationGene functionPolycystic kidney diseaseCell shapeGenesKidney diseaseExtracellular matrix depositionCell proliferationKidney tubule cellsNormal lumensDominant polycystic kidney diseaseUnexpected capacityPhenotypic featuresCyst progressionMatrix depositionCellsPlasticityCyst formationCystic tubulesMyofibroblast activationProliferationSquamoid cellsKidney resultsFC 008INTERDEPENDENT REGULATION OF POLYCYSTIN EXPRESSION INFLUENCES STARVATION-INDUCED AUTOPHAGY AND CELL DEATH
Decuypere J, Van Giel D, Janssens P, Dong K, Somlo S, Cai Y, Mekahli D, Vennekens R. FC 008INTERDEPENDENT REGULATION OF POLYCYSTIN EXPRESSION INFLUENCES STARVATION-INDUCED AUTOPHAGY AND CELL DEATH. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2021, 36: gfab125.001. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab125.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseEarly-stage ADPKD patientsProximal tubular epithelial cellsProteins polycystin-1Renal stressADPKD patientsEarly-stage autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePC1 levelsCell deathCyst formationTruncating PKD1 mutationsSevere disease progressionAutophagy upregulationDominant polycystic kidney diseaseTubular epithelial cellsRenal cell survivalPolycystic kidney diseasePolycystin-2Cell survivalCell death resistanceKidney diseaseDisease progressionGFP-LC3 punctaeSiRNA-mediated knockdownChronic starvationRestoration of proximal tubule flow-activated transport prevents cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease
Du Z, Tian X, Ma M, Somlo S, Weinstein AM, Wang T. Restoration of proximal tubule flow-activated transport prevents cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e146041. PMID: 33886508, PMCID: PMC8262298, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.146041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration rateGlomerulotubular balanceRenal cyst formationCyst formationReceptor 1 antagonistPolycystic kidney diseaseKidney weightUntreated miceDA1 antagonistControl miceKidney diseaseFiltration rateFractional reabsorptionCystic indexMouse modelCyst growthConditional KOHCO3- absorptionHeterozygous miceSame antagonistsMicePT transportAntagonistEpithelial ciliaHCO3- transport
2020
Adult Inactivation of the Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease Gene Causes Polycystic Liver Disease.
Besse W, Roosendaal C, Tuccillo L, Roy SG, Gallagher AR, Somlo S. Adult Inactivation of the Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease Gene Causes Polycystic Liver Disease. Kidney360 2020, 1: 1068-1076. PMID: 33554127, PMCID: PMC7861569, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0002522020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal recessive polycystic kidney diseaseSomatic second-hit mutationsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseSecond-hit mutationsPolycystic liver diseaseLiver phenotypePolycystic kidney diseaseBile duct homeostasisSecond hit mutationLiver cystsLiver diseaseKidney diseaseCyst formationGenetic interactionsPattern of inheritanceDisease genesRecessive polycystic kidney diseaseGermline inheritanceDominant polycystic kidney diseaseDuctal plate formationWeeks of ageRecessive genotypeSubset of adultsSomatic mutationsPlate formatDelayed Brain Cyst Formation After Gamma Knife Anterior Capsulotomy
Kasabkojian S, Dwan A, Maziero M, de Salles A, Gorgulho A, Miguel E, Fillipo de Queiroz Vattimo E, Lopes A. Delayed Brain Cyst Formation After Gamma Knife Anterior Capsulotomy. World Neurosurgery 2020, 145: 298-300. PMID: 33022431, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderAnterior capsulotomyObsessive-compulsive disorderBrain cyst formationFrontal lobe symptomsMagnetic resonance imagingAnterior frontal regionsPostoperative monthBrain cystsBrain edemaManic episodesVisual hallucinationsRadiosurgical proceduresAbnormal complicationsHigh dosesCapsulotomyResonance imagingObsessive-compulsive symptomsCyst formationEffective optionLeft hemisphereRight hemisphereFrontal regionsComplicationsSymptoms
2019
Cell-Autonomous Hedgehog Signaling Is Not Required for Cyst Formation in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Ma M, Legué E, Tian X, Somlo S, Liem KF. Cell-Autonomous Hedgehog Signaling Is Not Required for Cyst Formation in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 2103-2111. PMID: 31451534, PMCID: PMC6830786, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018121274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHedgehog pathwayPolycystin-1Polycystin-2Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseMain causal genePolycystic kidney diseaseKidney cyst formationEpithelial cellsLevels of HedgehogCiliary genesDominant polycystic kidney diseaseMutant mouse kidneysRenal epithelial cellsCausal genesSignal transductionCell signalingGenetic manipulationPrimary ciliaCyst formationMultipass transmembraneHedgehog signalingConditional inactivationUnknown pathwayHedgehogKidney phenotype
2018
Quantification of Urinary Protein Biomarkers of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by Parallel Reaction Monitoring
Rauniyar N, Yu X, Cantley J, Voss EZ, Belcher J, Colangelo CM, Stone KL, Dahl N, Parikh C, Lam TT, Cantley LG. Quantification of Urinary Protein Biomarkers of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by Parallel Reaction Monitoring. Proteomics Clinical Applications 2018, 12: e1700157. PMID: 29573172, PMCID: PMC6736530, DOI: 10.1002/prca.201700157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseCyst growthKidney diseaseUrinary proteinNormal controlsEnd-stage renal failureUrine samplesUrinary protein biomarkersLife-long diseasePresence of cystsRespective urine samplesMost patientsRenal failureADPKD patientsEarly diagnosisClinical relevanceUrinary proteomeParallel reaction monitoringPatientsCyst formationDiseaseWater intakePathogenesisGlutamine metabolism via glutaminase 1 in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease
Soomro I, Sun Y, Li Z, Diggs L, Hatzivassiliou G, Thomas AG, Rais R, Parker SJ, Slusher BS, Kimmelman AC, Somlo S, Skolnik EY. Glutamine metabolism via glutaminase 1 in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2018, 33: 1343-1353. PMID: 29420817, PMCID: PMC6070111, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfx349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyst growthCB-839Mouse modelGlutaminase 1Glutamine metabolismAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease cellsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseCyst-lining epithelial cellsNormal human kidneyCompensatory metabolic changesInhibited mammalian targetPolycystic kidney diseaseCyst-lining epitheliaTumor cell proliferationKidney diseaseAnimal modelsGLS1 inhibitionHuman ADPKD kidneysHuman kidneyMammalian targetVariable outcomesCyst formationMetabolic changesADPKDMetabolism of glutamine
2017
Post-obstructive cyst formation in pancreas and cystic acinar transformation: Are they same?
Zhang X, Zhu H, Yang X, Adsay VN, Jain D. Post-obstructive cyst formation in pancreas and cystic acinar transformation: Are they same? Pathology - Research And Practice 2017, 213: 997-1001. PMID: 28599853, DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2017.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaAcinar cell differentiationCystic dilatationCystic lesionsNon-neoplastic cystic lesionsCyst formationEtiology of obstructionCareful gross examinationBenign pancreatic cystic lesionsPancreatic ductal systemPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsPancreatic cystic lesionsCell differentiationAcinar cell cystadenomaObstructive lesionsAcinar cell neoplasmsExact pathogenesisHistologic findingsSized cystsCystic dilationNeuroendocrine tumorsPancreatic ductDuctal adenocarcinomaCell neoplasmsMetaplastic phenomenon
2016
NK cell activating receptor ligand expression in lymphangioleiomyomatosis is associated with lung function decline
Osterburg AR, Nelson RL, Yaniv BZ, Foot R, Donica W, Nashu MA, Liu H, Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA, Moss J, Gupta N, McCormack FX, Borchers MT. NK cell activating receptor ligand expression in lymphangioleiomyomatosis is associated with lung function decline. JCI Insight 2016, 1: e87270. PMID: 27734028, PMCID: PMC5053147, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.87270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung function declineNK cellsLAM pathogenesisFunction declineNeoplastic smooth muscle cellsNK cell activating receptorsNKG2D surface expressionRare lung diseaseInnate immune systemSmooth muscle cellsExpiratory volumePulmonary functionLAM patientsLung diseaseActivating receptorsLAM lesionsImmune surveillanceImmune systemBinding protein 2Ligand expressionPulmonary nodulesLymphangioleiomyomatosisMuscle cellsPatientsCyst formationmTORC1-mediated inhibition of polycystin-1 expression drives renal cyst formation in tuberous sclerosis complex
Pema M, Drusian L, Chiaravalli M, Castelli M, Yao Q, Ricciardi S, Somlo S, Qian F, Biffo S, Boletta A. mTORC1-mediated inhibition of polycystin-1 expression drives renal cyst formation in tuberous sclerosis complex. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 10786. PMID: 26931735, PMCID: PMC4778067, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-1Genetic interaction studiesTSC genesPolycystic kidney diseaseTuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) genesKidney-specific inactivationPolycystin-1 expressionRenal cyst formationComplex genesContiguous gene syndromeGenesTsc1 mutantsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseOpen new perspectivesDominant polycystic kidney diseaseCyst expansionMTOR inhibitorsNew interplayInteraction studiesTuberous sclerosis complexPKD1 mutationsInactivationCyst formationBiogenesisImportant role
2015
Human Polycystin-2 Transgene Dose-Dependently Rescues ADPKD Phenotypes in Pkd2 Mutant Mice
Li A, Tian X, Zhang X, Huang S, Ma Y, Wu D, Moeckel G, Somlo S, Wu G. Human Polycystin-2 Transgene Dose-Dependently Rescues ADPKD Phenotypes in Pkd2 Mutant Mice. American Journal Of Pathology 2015, 185: 2843-2860. PMID: 26435415, PMCID: PMC4607765, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseMouse modelADPKD phenotypeSevere cystic phenotypeWild-type miceDose-dependent mannerPolycystic kidney diseaseForms of ADPKDKidney diseasePancreatic cystsEffective treatmentFunctional restorationMutant miceTransgene doseMiceCyst formationReduced proliferationEpithelial cellsCystic phenotypeKidneyLiverFurther ameliorationPC2 activityPhenotypeMolecular genetic mechanismsPhosphoinositide 3-Kinase-C2α Regulates Polycystin-2 Ciliary Entry and Protects against Kidney Cyst Formation
Franco I, Margaria JP, De Santis MC, Ranghino A, Monteyne D, Chiaravalli M, Pema M, Campa CC, Ratto E, Gulluni F, Perez-Morga D, Somlo S, Merlo GR, Boletta A, Hirsch E. Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-C2α Regulates Polycystin-2 Ciliary Entry and Protects against Kidney Cyst Formation. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 27: 1135-1144. PMID: 26271513, PMCID: PMC4814170, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014100967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPI3K-C2αCiliary componentsPolycystin-2Primary ciliaRecycling endosome compartmentKidney cyst formationDuct 3 cellsCiliary entryCilium baseElongation defectsCargo proteinsCilium morphogenesisSubcellular locationPhosphoinositide 3Endosome compartmentTubule developmentProliferation signalsCiliary transportCyst formationCystic kidney diseaseIschemia/reperfusion-induced renal damageGenetic modelsCiliaCyst developmentKey mediatorSec63 and Xbp1 regulate IRE1α activity and polycystic disease severity
Fedeles SV, So JS, Shrikhande A, Lee SH, Gallagher AR, Barkauskas CE, Somlo S, Lee AH. Sec63 and Xbp1 regulate IRE1α activity and polycystic disease severity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 125: 1955-1967. PMID: 25844898, PMCID: PMC4463201, DOI: 10.1172/jci78863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineDisease Models, AnimalDNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsEndoribonucleasesFemaleGlucosidasesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKidneyMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMolecular ChaperonesPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal RecessiveProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRegulatory Factor X Transcription FactorsRNA SplicingRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingTranscription FactorsTransfectionTRPP Cation ChannelsUnfolded Protein ResponseX-Box Binding Protein 1ConceptsG protein-coupled receptor proteolysis siteCyst formationPolycystic liver diseaseGPS cleavagePolycystin-1IRE1α-XBP1 branchMurine genetic modelsPolycystic kidney phenotypeLiver diseasePolycystic diseaseCystic diseaseDisease manifestationsMurine modelDisease severityKidney phenotypeXBP1 activationUnfolded protein response pathwayDiseaseXBP1 overexpressionPC1 functionsProtein response pathwayEnforced expressionMiceXBP1Activation of XBP1
2014
Filling the Holes in Cystic Kidney Disease Research
Guay-Woodford LM, Henske E, Igarashi P, Perrone RD, Reed-Gitomer B, Somlo S, Torres VE, Ketchum CJ, Star RA, Flessner MF, Rasooly RS. Filling the Holes in Cystic Kidney Disease Research. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 9: 1799-1801. PMID: 24903391, PMCID: PMC4186512, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03410414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney diseaseCystic kidney diseaseKidney Research National DialoguePublic health problemKidney disease researchKidney functionDisease progressionCystic diseaseHealth problemsDiseaseCyst formationNational InstituteDisease researchVariable responseDiabetesPathogenesisDigestiveProgressionPrevention
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