2011
Polycystin-2 and phosphodiesterase 4C are components of a ciliary A-kinase anchoring protein complex that is disrupted in cystic kidney diseases
Choi YH, Suzuki A, Hajarnis S, Ma Z, Chapin HC, Caplan MJ, Pontoglio M, Somlo S, Igarashi P. Polycystin-2 and phosphodiesterase 4C are components of a ciliary A-kinase anchoring protein complex that is disrupted in cystic kidney diseases. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 10679-10684. PMID: 21670265, PMCID: PMC3127890, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1016214108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-2Primary ciliaA-kinase anchoring protein 150Dysregulation of cAMPTranscription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor-1βCystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseCAMP levelsAKAP complexesRenal primary ciliaRenal epithelial cellsProtein complexesSensory organellesHuman polycystic kidney diseaseC-terminusProtein 150Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1βCalcium channel activityCell surfaceChannel activityCiliaKidney cystsKidney cellsDifferent gene mutationsEpithelial cells
2008
Epithelial junctions and polarity: complexes and kinases
Caplan MJ, Seo-Mayer P, Zhang L. Epithelial junctions and polarity: complexes and kinases. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2008, 17: 506-512. PMID: 18695392, PMCID: PMC3057677, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0b013e32830baaae.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cell polarityCell polarityEpithelial cell polarizationJunctional complexesIntercellular adhesion junctionsImportant physiological ramificationsCalcium-dependent adhesion proteinCell-cell contactCellular energy metabolismProtein complexesMembrane proteinsAdhesion junctionsPlasmalemmal domainsAdhesion proteinsCell polarizationPhysiological ramificationsEpithelial junctionsKinaseEnergy metabolismCharacteristic polarityEpithelial cellsProteinParacellular permeabilityNovel classComplexes