2012
VIP17/MAL expression modulates epithelial cyst formation and ciliogenesis
Takiar V, Mistry K, Carmosino M, Schaeren-Wiemers N, Caplan MJ. VIP17/MAL expression modulates epithelial cyst formation and ciliogenesis. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2012, 303: c862-c871. PMID: 22895261, PMCID: PMC3469709, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00338.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cystogenesisPrimary ciliaVectorial solute transportApical vesicle transportConsequence of defectsEpithelial cellsEpithelial cyst formationPolarized organizationRenal epithelial cellsBasolateral markersVesicle transportIntegral proteinsAbsent ciliaCiliary defectsExpression resultsAberrant sortingCiliary morphologyOverexpressing cellsImmunofluorescence analysisCiliaCystogenesisCiliogenesisOverexpressionCyst developmentTransgenic mice
2011
Activating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) slows renal cystogenesis
Takiar V, Nishio S, Seo-Mayer P, King JD, Li H, Zhang L, Karihaloo A, Hallows KR, Somlo S, Caplan MJ. Activating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) slows renal cystogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 2462-2467. PMID: 21262823, PMCID: PMC3038735, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1011498108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorRenal cystogenesisProtein kinaseAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorTransmembrane conductance regulatorEpithelial cellsCyst epithelial cellsRenal cyst developmentCyst-lining epithelial cellsAMPK activationConductance regulatorRapamycin (mTOR) pathwayMammalian targetPharmacological activatorsChloride channelsMTOR pathwayCystogenesisCyst developmentKinaseAMPKContext of ADPKDSignificant arrestDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney disease