2002
Expression of PKD1 and PKD2 Transcripts and Proteins in Human Embryo and during Normal Kidney Development
Chauvet V, Qian F, Boute N, Cai Y, Phakdeekitacharoen B, Onuchic LF, Attié-Bitach T, Guicharnaud L, Devuyst O, Germino GG, Gubler MC. Expression of PKD1 and PKD2 Transcripts and Proteins in Human Embryo and during Normal Kidney Development. American Journal Of Pathology 2002, 160: 973-983. PMID: 11891195, PMCID: PMC1867156, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64919-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-1Kidney developmentPolycystin-2Expression patternsPKD1 expressionHuman genetic disordersLarge transmembrane proteinCell-matrix interactionsNormal kidney developmentMutations of PKD1Expression of PKD1Northern blot analysisGenes decreasesTransmembrane proteinHuman embryogenesisEndodermal derivativesSpatiotemporal expressionUreteric budPKD1 transcriptPKD2Transmembrane glycoproteinTranscriptsPKD1Nephron developmentProtein
1999
The rat Pkd2 protein assumes distinct subcellular distributions in different organs
Obermüller N, Gallagher A, Cai Y, Gassler N, Gretz N, Somlo S, Witzgall R. The rat Pkd2 protein assumes distinct subcellular distributions in different organs. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 277: f914-f925. PMID: 10600939, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1999.277.6.f914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPKD2 proteinDifferent cellular compartmentsDistinct subcellular distributionCellular compartmentsBasolateral distributionExpression patternsCytoplasmic locationSubcellular distributionPKD2 geneWidespread expressionCellular distributionAdrenal glandProteinSmooth muscle cellsSalivary glandsMuscle cellsPKD2Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseDifferent organsRenal distal tubulesMutationsIndividual organsDifferent rat organsPKD2 mutations