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
2014
N-Glycosylation Determines the Abundance of the Transient Receptor Potential Channel TRPP2*
Hofherr A, Wagner C, Fedeles S, Somlo S, Köttgen M. N-Glycosylation Determines the Abundance of the Transient Receptor Potential Channel TRPP2*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 14854-14867. PMID: 24719335, PMCID: PMC4031537, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.562264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAsparagineBinding SitesBlotting, WesternCell LineCells, CulturedGlucosidasesGlycosylationHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLysosomesMass SpectrometryMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, FluorescenceMutationPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProteolysisPyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring KinaseConceptsGlucosidase IINon-catalytic β-subunitsProtein expressionFirst extracellular loopAutosomal dominant polycystic liver diseaseEfficient biogenesisGenetic interactionsMembrane proteinsBiochemical approachesN-glycosylationGenetic approachesTRPP2Glycosylation sitesBiological roleLysosomal degradationΒ-subunitChemical inhibitionBiogenesisExtracellular loopNonselective cation channelsIon channelsBiological importanceGlycosylationCation channelsProtein levels