2021
Restoration of proximal tubule flow-activated transport prevents cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease
Du Z, Tian X, Ma M, Somlo S, Weinstein AM, Wang T. Restoration of proximal tubule flow-activated transport prevents cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e146041. PMID: 33886508, PMCID: PMC8262298, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.146041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomerular filtration rateGlomerulotubular balanceRenal cyst formationCyst formationReceptor 1 antagonistPolycystic kidney diseaseKidney weightUntreated miceDA1 antagonistControl miceKidney diseaseFiltration rateFractional reabsorptionCystic indexMouse modelCyst growthConditional KOHCO3- absorptionHeterozygous miceSame antagonistsMicePT transportAntagonistEpithelial ciliaHCO3- transport
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