2015
Polycystin-1 Is a Cardiomyocyte Mechanosensor That Governs L-Type Ca2+ Channel Protein Stability
Pedrozo Z, Criollo A, Battiprolu PK, Morales CR, Contreras-Ferrat A, Fernández C, Jiang N, Luo X, Caplan MJ, Somlo S, Rothermel BA, Gillette TG, Lavandero S, Hill JA. Polycystin-1 Is a Cardiomyocyte Mechanosensor That Governs L-Type Ca2+ Channel Protein Stability. Circulation 2015, 131: 2131-2142. PMID: 25888683, PMCID: PMC4470854, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.013537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBiomarkersCalcium Channels, L-TypeCardiomegalyCells, CulturedFibrosisHypertrophyHypotonic SolutionsMaleMechanotransduction, CellularMiceMice, KnockoutMyocytes, CardiacProtein Interaction MappingProtein StabilityProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA InterferenceStress, MechanicalTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsL-type calcium channel activityCalcium channel activityNeonatal rat ventricular myocytesRat ventricular myocytesKnockout miceVentricular myocytesChannel activityMechanical stretchNeonatal rat ventricular myocyte hypertrophyProtein levelsVentricular myocyte hypertrophyL-type Ca2G protein-coupled receptor-like proteinPolycystin-1Channel protein levelsCyclic mechanical stretchControl miceInterstitial fibrosisStress-induced activationCardiac massMechanical stress-induced activationCardiac functionRNAi-dependent knockdownCardiac hypertrophyLittermate controls
2012
Novel sensory signaling systems in the kidney
Pluznick JL, Caplan MJ. Novel sensory signaling systems in the kidney. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2012, 21: 404-409. PMID: 22569342, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0b013e328354a6bd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfferent PathwaysAnimalsChemoreceptor CellsHomeostasisHumansKidneyMechanoreceptorsMechanotransduction, CellularUrodynamics