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 results
2019
Spliced XBP1 Rescues Renal Interstitial Inflammation Due to Loss of Sec63 in Collecting Ducts
Ishikawa Y, Fedeles S, Marlier A, Zhang C, Gallagher AR, Lee AH, Somlo S. Spliced XBP1 Rescues Renal Interstitial Inflammation Due to Loss of Sec63 in Collecting Ducts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 443-459. PMID: 30745418, PMCID: PMC6405156, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018060614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKidney injuryInterstitial inflammationKidney functional declineChronic kidney injuryRenal interstitial inflammationAutosomal dominant polycystic liver diseasePolycystic liver diseaseDistal nephron segmentsDouble knockout micePolycystic kidney diseaseEndoplasmic reticulum stressOvert activationRenal effectsKidney functionLiver diseaseKidney diseaseNeonatal miceFunctional declineNovel genetic modelMyofibroblast activationKnockout miceDisparate etiologiesLate onsetCollecting ductsNephron segments