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
2005
Polycystin-2 Regulates Proliferation and Branching Morphogenesis in Kidney Epithelial Cells*
Grimm DH, Karihaloo A, Cai Y, Somlo S, Cantley LG, Caplan MJ. Polycystin-2 Regulates Proliferation and Branching Morphogenesis in Kidney Epithelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 281: 137-144. PMID: 16278216, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507845200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-2Kidney epithelial cellsPolycystin-1Cell proliferationRegulation of tubulogenesisWild-type proteinMultiple fluid-filled cystsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseTubule formationEpithelial cellsExtracellular-related kinaseRegulatory machineryPolycystin proteinsBranching morphogenesisNegative regulatorRespective proteinsGenes PKD1Regulates ProliferationChannel mutantsMorphogenesisFluid-filled cystsCell growthProper growthChannel activityProtein