2023
The C-terminal tail of polycystin-1 suppresses cystic disease in a mitochondrial enzyme-dependent fashion
Onuchic L, Padovano V, Schena G, Rajendran V, Dong K, Shi X, Pandya R, Rai V, Gresko N, Ahmed O, Lam T, Wang W, Shen H, Somlo S, Caplan M. The C-terminal tail of polycystin-1 suppresses cystic disease in a mitochondrial enzyme-dependent fashion. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 1790. PMID: 36997516, PMCID: PMC10063565, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37449-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-1Nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenaseTerminal tailCystic phenotypeAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseCyst cell proliferationC-terminal domainAmino acid residuesLethal monogenic disorderC-terminal cleavageNucleotide transhydrogenaseAcid residuesMitochondrial functionTransgenic expressionPKD1 geneRedox stateShort fragmentsCell proliferationMonogenic disordersDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseGene therapy strategiesProteinPhenotypeFragments
2022
Polycystin-2 in the Endoplasmic Reticulum: Bending Ideas about the Role of the Cilium
Caplan MJ. Polycystin-2 in the Endoplasmic Reticulum: Bending Ideas about the Role of the Cilium. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 1433-1434. PMID: 35906088, PMCID: PMC9342637, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2022050557.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
A cut above (and below): Protein cleavage in the regulation of polycystin trafficking and signaling
Padovano V, Mistry K, Merrick D, Gresko N, Caplan MJ. A cut above (and below): Protein cleavage in the regulation of polycystin trafficking and signaling. Cellular Signalling 2020, 72: 109634. PMID: 32283256, PMCID: PMC7269866, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionHumansOsteogenesisProtein TransportProteolysisSignal TransductionTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsPolycystin-1Polycystin proteinsG proteinsPolycystin-1 proteinProtein maturationTerminal tailObligate stepBiological pathwaysProtein cleavagePhysiological functionsProteolytic siteProteinPathological consequencesAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseTraffickingDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseasePrimary functionCleavageRegulationMaturationGenesMitochondriaValuable insightsPathway
2019
Holding open the door reveals a new view of polycystin channel function
Caplan MJ. Holding open the door reveals a new view of polycystin channel function. EMBO Reports 2019, 20: embr201949156. PMID: 31556469, PMCID: PMC6832007, DOI: 10.15252/embr.201949156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
The Polycystin Complex Reveals Its Complexity
Padovano V, Caplan MJ. The Polycystin Complex Reveals Its Complexity. Biochemistry 2018, 57: 6917-6918. PMID: 30540438, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b01205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNewly synthesized polycystin‐1 takes different trafficking pathways to the apical and ciliary membranes
Gilder AL, Chapin HC, Padovano V, Hueschen CL, Rajendran V, Caplan MJ. Newly synthesized polycystin‐1 takes different trafficking pathways to the apical and ciliary membranes. Traffic 2018, 19: 933-945. PMID: 30125442, PMCID: PMC6237641, DOI: 10.1111/tra.12612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineCell MembraneCell PolarityEndoplasmic ReticulumEpithelial CellsKidneyProtein Sorting SignalsProtein TransportSwineTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsPolycystin-1Ciliary deliveryBrefeldin AApical deliveryRenal epithelial cellsN-terminal fragmentPolycystin-2LLC-PK1 renal epithelial cellsDifferent trafficking pathwaysTrans-Golgi networkApical membraneEpithelial cellsCultured epithelial cellsTrafficking pathwaysTransmembrane proteinGolgi compartmentPrimary ciliaC-terminal fragmentCiliary membraneC-terminusAutocatalytic cleavageDistinct pathwaysIncubating cellsCell membraneAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystin-1 regulates bone development through an interaction with the transcriptional coactivator TAZ
Merrick D, Mistry K, Wu J, Gresko N, Baggs JE, Hogenesch JB, Sun Z, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1 regulates bone development through an interaction with the transcriptional coactivator TAZ. Human Molecular Genetics 2018, 28: 16-30. PMID: 30215740, PMCID: PMC6298236, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBone DevelopmentCell DifferentiationE1A-Associated p300 ProteinGene Expression RegulationGenes, RegulatorHEK293 CellsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKidneyModels, AnimalMorpholinosOsteoblastsOsteogenesisPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTranscriptional Coactivator with PDZ-Binding Motif ProteinsTRPP Cation ChannelsZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsC-terminal tailCurly tail phenotypePolycystin-1Tail phenotypeTranscriptional coactivator TAZMessenger RNARunx2 transcriptional activityBone developmentTranscription factor Runx2Co-regulatory proteinsPkd1 mutant miceEssential coactivatorTranscriptional pathwaysTranscriptional activityOsteoblast differentiationKey mechanistic linkTAZPhysiological functionsPKD1 geneMechanistic linkRunx2MorpholinoPhenotypeMutant miceAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
2016
The polycystins are modulated by cellular oxygen-sensing pathways and regulate mitochondrial function
Padovano V, Kuo IY, Stavola LK, Aerni HR, Flaherty BJ, Chapin HC, Ma M, Somlo S, Boletta A, Ehrlich BE, Rinehart J, Caplan MJ. The polycystins are modulated by cellular oxygen-sensing pathways and regulate mitochondrial function. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2016, 28: 261-269. PMID: 27881662, PMCID: PMC5231895, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-08-0597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-1Polycystin-2Cellular oxygen-sensing pathwaysMitochondrial functionOxygen-sensing pathwayBroad physiological rolesProlyl hydroxylase domainCellular energy metabolismPolycystin complexIon channel complexEndoplasmic reticulum CaPC1 expressionSubcellular localizationHydroxylase domainMitochondrial CaER CaNovel rolePhysiological roleEnergy metabolismChannel complexChannel activityPolycystinsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseReticulum CaDominant polycystic kidney diseaseThe tail of polycystin-1 pays the kidney a complement
Caplan MJ. The tail of polycystin-1 pays the kidney a complement. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2016, 310: f1180-f1181. PMID: 27009337, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00141.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2013
Polycystin-1 cleavage and the regulation of transcriptional pathways
Merrick D, Bertuccio CA, Chapin HC, Lal M, Chauvet V, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1 cleavage and the regulation of transcriptional pathways. Pediatric Nephrology 2013, 29: 505-511. PMID: 23824180, PMCID: PMC3844055, DOI: 10.1007/s00467-013-2548-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGene Expression RegulationHumansMutationPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantTranscription, GeneticTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseFluid-filled renal cystsPolycystin-2Transcriptional pathwaysPolycystin-1Primary ciliaProtein productsPhysiological functionsCommon genetic causeParent proteinProteolytic cleavageCleavage fragmentsGenetic causeGenesEnd-stage renal diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseBiological activityPathwayRenal diseaseKidney diseaseCleavageRenal parenchymaFragmentsRenal cystsPolycystin-1C terminus cleavage and its relation with polycystin-2, two proteins involved in polycystic kidney disease.
Bertuccio CA, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1C terminus cleavage and its relation with polycystin-2, two proteins involved in polycystic kidney disease. Medicina 2013, 73: 155-62. PMID: 23570767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-1Polycystin-2Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseTerminal cytoplasmic tailProtein sortingNormal tubulogenesisPolycystic kidney diseaseProtein functionCytoplasmic tailTerminal tailCommon genetic causeCystogenic processExtracellular matrixDifferentiation mechanismsCellular proliferationGenetic causeMultiple cleavagesDominant polycystic kidney diseasePathwayHigh proliferative rateCleavageProliferative rateSecretory characteristicsGenesTubulogenesis
2011
The γ-Secretase Cleavage Product of Polycystin-1 Regulates TCF and CHOP-Mediated Transcriptional Activation through a p300-Dependent Mechanism
Merrick D, Chapin H, Baggs JE, Yu Z, Somlo S, Sun Z, Hogenesch JB, Caplan MJ. The γ-Secretase Cleavage Product of Polycystin-1 Regulates TCF and CHOP-Mediated Transcriptional Activation through a p300-Dependent Mechanism. Developmental Cell 2011, 22: 197-210. PMID: 22178500, PMCID: PMC3264829, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2011.10.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsApoptosisCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCystsEmbryo, NonmammalianHumansImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationKidneyP300-CBP Transcription FactorsPhenotypePolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantTCF Transcription FactorsTranscription Factor CHOPTranscriptional ActivationTRPP Cation ChannelsWnt Signaling PathwayZebrafishConceptsCarboxy-terminal tailPolycystin-1P300-dependent mechanismTranscription factor TCFTranscriptional coactivator p300Cultured renal epithelial cellsΓ-secretase-mediated cleavageAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseRenal epithelial cellsTranscriptional activationZebrafish embryosCoactivator p300Γ-secretase activityNormal growth ratePKD1 expressionNull cellsProtein fragmentsCyst formationΓ-secretase inhibitionCHOP pathwayApoptosisEpithelial cellsCleavage productsPolycystic kidney diseaseExpressionPolycystin-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 cellsRenal Cystic Disease Proteins Play Critical Roles in the Organization of the Olfactory Epithelium
Pluznick JL, Rodriguez-Gil DJ, Hull M, Mistry K, Gattone V, Johnson CA, Weatherbee S, Greer CA, Caplan MJ. Renal Cystic Disease Proteins Play Critical Roles in the Organization of the Olfactory Epithelium. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e19694. PMID: 21614130, PMCID: PMC3094399, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cystic diseaseOlfactory sensory neuronsOlfactory epitheliumCystic diseaseMutant animalsMature olfactory sensory neuronsMurine olfactory epitheliumDendritic knobsOlfactory adenylate cyclaseReceptor expressionSensory neuronsTransduction cascadeLaminar organizationDisease proteinMicrotubule architectureMKS1Syndrome 1Reduced expressionAdenylate cyclaseRT-PCRMKS3DiseaseProteinPhysiological activityObvious alterations
2010
Polycystic kidney disease: Pathogenesis and potential therapies
Takiar V, Caplan MJ. Polycystic kidney disease: Pathogenesis and potential therapies. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2010, 1812: 1337-1343. PMID: 21146605, PMCID: PMC3139769, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2010.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCiliaCyclic AMPCyst FluidHumansPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantSignal TransductionTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseRenal tubular epithelial cellsDominant polycystic kidney diseaseNovel therapeutic targetTubular epithelial cellsFluid-filled cystsRenal cyst formationRenal functionTreatment of PKDPathogenetic pathwaysPotential therapyTherapeutic targetDisease pathogenesisClinical therapyCyst formationInherited conditionEpithelial cellsDiseasePathogenesisTherapyPrimary ciliaCystsParenchymaThe cell biology of polycystic kidney disease
Chapin HC, Caplan MJ. The cell biology of polycystic kidney disease. Journal Of Cell Biology 2010, 191: 701-710. PMID: 21079243, PMCID: PMC2983067, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201006173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansKidneyModels, MolecularPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantSignal TransductionTRPP Cation ChannelsWnt ProteinsConceptsCell growth controlCell biological processesPolycystic kidney diseaseCell biologyBiological processesGrowth controlPKD2 geneFluid-filled cystsNovel therapeutic targetGenetic defectsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseCommon genetic disorderNormal renal tubulesDominant polycystic kidney diseaseGenetic disordersTherapeutic targetDisease pathogenesisKidney diseaseMorphogenesisGenesNew lightPKD1BiologyMutationsRenal tubulesPolycystin-1 Surface Localization Is Stimulated by Polycystin-2 and Cleavage at the G Protein-coupled Receptor Proteolytic Site
Chapin HC, Rajendran V, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1 Surface Localization Is Stimulated by Polycystin-2 and Cleavage at the G Protein-coupled Receptor Proteolytic Site. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2010, 21: 4338-4348. PMID: 20980620, PMCID: PMC3002387, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e10-05-0407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell MembraneCiliaFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHEK293 CellsHumansImmunoprecipitationKidneyLLC-PK1 CellsMutationPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantProtein BindingProtein IsoformsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein TransportSwineTRPP Cation ChannelsConceptsG-protein-coupled receptor proteolytic siteGPS cleavagePC2 channel activitySurface deliveryChannel activityProteolytic siteSurface localizationPlasma membrane localizationC-terminal tailHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsPC2 mutationsKidney 293 cellsMembrane localizationSecretory pathwayMembrane proteinsBinding partnerTerminal tailPolycystin-2Effect of PC2Plasma membraneCiliary membraneTRP familyLLC-PK cellsCation channels
2009
Chapter 11 Detecting the Surface Localization and Cytoplasmic Cleavage of Membrane-Bound Proteins
Chapin HC, Rajendran V, Capasso A, Caplan MJ. Chapter 11 Detecting the Surface Localization and Cytoplasmic Cleavage of Membrane-Bound Proteins. Methods In Cell Biology 2009, 94: 223-239. PMID: 20362093, PMCID: PMC3063071, DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(08)94011-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal tailPolycystin-1Membrane-bound proteinsSubcellular localizationNuclear localizationPlasma membranePC1 proteinCytoplasmic cleavagePhysiological functionsSurface localizationFunctional roleSurface proteinsCell surfaceSurface populationsSpecific cleavageProteinImmunofluorescence protocolSoluble fragmentProtein expressionCell populationsImportant poolAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseCleavageComplete understandingPolycystin-1 C-terminal Cleavage Is Modulated by Polycystin-2 Expression*
Bertuccio CA, Chapin HC, Cai Y, Mistry K, Chauvet V, Somlo S, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-1 C-terminal Cleavage Is Modulated by Polycystin-2 Expression*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 21011-21026. PMID: 19491093, PMCID: PMC2742866, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.017756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAmino AcidsAnimalsCalciumCell NucleusChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsExtracellular SpaceGenes, ReporterHumansIntracellular SpaceMiceMutant ProteinsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein TransportStructure-Activity RelationshipTRPP Cation Channels