2011
Renal Cystic Disease Proteins Play Critical Roles in the Organization of the Olfactory Epithelium
Pluznick JL, Rodriguez-Gil DJ, Hull M, Mistry K, Gattone V, Johnson CA, Weatherbee S, Greer CA, Caplan MJ. Renal Cystic Disease Proteins Play Critical Roles in the Organization of the Olfactory Epithelium. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e19694. PMID: 21614130, PMCID: PMC3094399, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cystic diseaseOlfactory sensory neuronsOlfactory epitheliumCystic diseaseMutant animalsMature olfactory sensory neuronsMurine olfactory epitheliumDendritic knobsOlfactory adenylate cyclaseReceptor expressionSensory neuronsTransduction cascadeLaminar organizationDisease proteinMicrotubule architectureMKS1Syndrome 1Reduced expressionAdenylate cyclaseRT-PCRMKS3DiseaseProteinPhysiological activityObvious alterations
2010
Renal Cystic Proteins in the Olfactory Epithelium (OE)
Pluznick J, Rodriguez‐Gil D, Hull M, Mistry K, Gattone V, Johnson C, Weatherbee S, Greer C, Caplan M. Renal Cystic Proteins in the Olfactory Epithelium (OE). The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 1002.17-1002.17. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.1002.17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMutant animalsPolycystin-2Olfactory epitheliumIndividual olfactory receptorsDisease-causing mutationsCilia formationΑ-tubulin stainingMurine olfactory epitheliumMature olfactory neuronsMKS3Olfactory receptorsOlfactory neuronsProteinDendritic knobsCiliaPhysiological activityMutant miceAC3 expressionVitro dataMutant ratsRT-PCRSyndrome 1Similar reductionExpressionRats
2009
Localization of proteins associated with renal cystic diseases to the olfactory epithelium
Pluznick J, Rodriguez‐Gil D, Mistry K, Hull M, Johnson C, Greer C, Caplan M. Localization of proteins associated with renal cystic diseases to the olfactory epithelium. The FASEB Journal 2009, 23: 796.11-796.11. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.796.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney
Pluznick JL, Zou DJ, Zhang X, Yan Q, Rodriguez-Gil DJ, Eisner C, Wells E, Greer CA, Wang T, Firestein S, Schnermann J, Caplan MJ. Functional expression of the olfactory signaling system in the kidney. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 2059-2064. PMID: 19174512, PMCID: PMC2644163, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0812859106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration ratePlasma renin levelsMacula densa cellsCOX-2 expressionRenal distal nephronOlfactory G-proteinMDS cell linesOlfactory receptorsRenin levelsRenin secretionFiltration rateNNOS activityTubuloglomerular feedbackDistal nephronOlfactory epitheliumRenal tubulesGFR regulationAdenylate cyclaseG proteinsCell linesSensory roleKidneyFunctional expressionOlfactionExpression