2013
Epithelial morphogenesis of MDCK cells in three-dimensional collagen culture is modulated by interleukin-8
Wells EK, Yarborough O, Lifton RP, Cantley LG, Caplan MJ. Epithelial morphogenesis of MDCK cells in three-dimensional collagen culture is modulated by interleukin-8. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2013, 304: c966-c975. PMID: 23485708, PMCID: PMC3651639, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00261.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDCK cellsEpithelial morphogenesisHepatocyte growth factorGene expressionMDCK culturesDifferential gene expressionThree-dimensional collagen culturesReal-time PCR analysisGreater expression differencesMDCK cystsRenal epithelial cellsCollagen gelsGene setsTwo-dimensional cultureExpression differencesHGF stimulationThree-dimensional cultureMicroarray analysisSpherical cystsIL-8 protein expressionPCR analysisTubule-like structuresIL-8 participatesCollagen culturesProtein levels
2008
Polycystin-1 C-terminal tail associates with β-catenin and inhibits canonical Wnt signaling
Lal M, Song X, Pluznick JL, Di Giovanni V, Merrick DM, Rosenblum ND, Chauvet V, Gottardi CJ, Pei Y, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1 C-terminal tail associates with β-catenin and inhibits canonical Wnt signaling. Human Molecular Genetics 2008, 17: 3105-3117. PMID: 18632682, PMCID: PMC2722884, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninBinding SitesCell LineCell NucleusCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansLigandsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPeptide FragmentsPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionSystems BiologyTCF Transcription FactorsTransfectionTRPP Cation ChannelsWnt ProteinsConceptsC-terminal tailCanonical WntPolycystin-1Wnt-dependent signalingDNA microarray analysisDependent gene transcriptionN-terminal portionInhibits canonical WntTCF proteinsT-cell factorAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) casesMotif presentGene transcriptionDevelopmental processesMicroarray analysisWntPKD1 geneΒ-cateninNovel mechanism