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
2015
Sec63 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, Small InterferingRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription 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