2004
Polyductin, the PKHD1 gene product, comprises isoforms expressed in plasma membrane, primary cilium, and cytoplasm
Menezes LF, Cai Y, Nagasawa Y, Silva AM, Watkins ML, Da Silva AM, Somlo S, Guay-Woodford LM, Germino GG, Onuchic LF. Polyductin, the PKHD1 gene product, comprises isoforms expressed in plasma membrane, primary cilium, and cytoplasm. Kidney International 2004, 66: 1345-1355. PMID: 15458427, DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00844.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Analysis of the Polycystins in Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Qian Q, Li M, Cai Y, Ward CJ, Somlo S, Harris PC, Torres VE. Analysis of the Polycystins in Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2003, 14: 2280-2287. PMID: 12937304, DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000080185.38113.a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsAortic vascular smooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsSarcoplasmic reticulumCause of deathDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseasePolycystin-2Polycystin-1Kidney diseaseVascular phenotypeImmuno-gold electron microscopyADPKD proteinsTriton-X extractionPresent studyVivo interactionDense plaquesCell surface biotinylationCell surfacePlasma membranePolycystinsCellsSurface localization