| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6162454 | Kidney International | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Cystic kidney diseases have been linked to defective WNT signal transduction. Perturbations of cystic disease genes cause activation of canonical WNT/β-catenin/TCF/Lef1 signaling in model organisms and cultured cells. Inappropriate levels of WNT/β-catenin signaling cause renal cyst formation in mice. These observations have prompted the idea that an activation of WNT/β-catenin signaling may constitute a common causative event in cyst formation. Now this view is challenged by key genetic mouse models of cystic kidney disease that do not display WNT/β-catenin activity in cyst-lining epithelia.
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Authors
Anne Wuebken, Kai M. Schmidt-Ott,