کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8325444 1539937 2010 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Polycystin-1: Function as a mechanosensor
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی زیست شیمی
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Polycystin-1: Function as a mechanosensor
چکیده انگلیسی
Polycystin-1 (PC1), encoded by the Pkd1 gene, is a large transmembrane protein whose mutation is involved in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. When expressed, PC1 activates a G-protein signaling pathway that subsequently modulates Ca2+ channels. PC1 is highly expressed in developing tissue and via its C-terminus tail forms a complex with polycystin-2; this complex, found to be located at the primary cilia, seems to act as a mechanosensor that could affect proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of cells. Also, loss of polycystins correlates with disruption of flow-dependent and steady-state intracellular Ca2+ signaling. Despite the lack of clarity on the role of the polycystins as mechanosensor molecules, a new interest in this PCs/primary cilium complex is providing continuously new insights. In this review, some of the known features of PC1 such as structure, function, signaling pathways involved and its role as a possible therapeutic target are being discussed.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology - Volume 42, Issue 10, October 2010, Pages 1610-1613
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