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Ciliary Mechanisms of Cyst Formation in Polycystic Kidney Disease

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Ma, Ming, Gallagher, Anna-Rachel, Somlo, Stefan·2017·Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

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encode transmembrane proteins polycystin 1 (PC1) and polycystin 2 (PC2), respectively. Together, the polycystins localize to the solitary primary cilium that protrudes from the apical surface of most kidney tubule cells and is thought to function as a privileged compartment that the cell uses for signal integration of sensory inputs. It has been proposed that PC1 and PC2 form a receptor-channel complex that detects external stimuli and transmit a local calcium-mediated signal, which may control a multitude of cellular processes by an as-yet unknown mechanism. Genetic studies using mouse models of cilia and polycystin dysfunction have shown that polycystins regulate an unknown cilia-dependent signal that is normally part of the homeostatic maintenance of nephron structure. ADPKD ensues when this pathway is dysregulated by absence of polycystins from intact cilia, but disruption of cilia also disrupts this signaling mechanism and ameliorates ADPKD even in the absence of polycystins. Understanding the role of cilia and ciliary signaling in ADPKD is challenging, but success will provide saltatory advances in our understanding of how tubule structure is maintained in healthy kidneys and how disruption of polycystin or cilia function leads to the pathological tissue remodeling process underlying ADPKD.

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  • Mutations in the genes encoding PC1 and PC2 lead to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, characterized by adult-onset development of kidney and liver cysts.

    “The physiological importance of the polycystins is underscored by the fact that mutations in the corresponding genes lead to ADPKD — a disease characterized by the adult-onset development of kidney and liver cysts 85, 86.”

    From Cellular signalling by primary cilia in development, organ function and disease (2019) · cites this paper as [85]

    The paper’s Abstract identifies PKD1 and PKD2 as the genes encoding PC1 and PC2 and says that ADPKD commonly involves kidney and liver cysts. It says kidney cysts typically become clinically apparent by the fourth decade, not that kidney and liver cysts both begin developing in adulthood; it also notes that kidney cysts can be present early in life. The adult-onset development qualifier is therefore not supported as stated. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Ma, M., Gallagher, A.-R., & Somlo, S.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Somlo, Stefan
Venue
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
Published
2017-03-20
Volume
9
Issue
11
Pages
a028209
ISSN
1943-0264 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2598474916
Cited by
133
References
123
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posted content
Language
en
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  • Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • PKD Australia
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK100592, R01DK054053, R01DK051041)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research
Keywords
polycystic kidney disease, primary cilia, polycystin-1, polycystin-2, ciliary signaling, cyst formation, calcium signaling, tissue remodeling, ciliary dysfunction
MeSH terms
Animals, Cilia, Cysts, Homeostasis, Humans, Signal Transduction, Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant, Hedgehog Proteins

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