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ArticleJCI insight2017

Mutant Cullin 3 causes familial hyperkalemic hypertension via dominant effects.

Mohammed Z Ferdaus, Lauren N Miller, Larry N Agbor, Turgay Saritas, Jeffrey D Singer, Curt D Sigmund, James A McCormick

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Article in JCI insight, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Deletion of KS-WNK1 promotes NCC activation by increasing WNK1/4 abundance.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammed Z FerdausDivision of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Lauren N MillerDivision of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Larry N AgborDepartment of Pharmacology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Turgay SaritasDivision of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Jeffrey D SingerDepartment of Biology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Curt D SigmundDepartment of Pharmacology, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
James A McCormickDivision of Nephrology & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Oregon Health & Science University · USUniversity of Iowa · USPortland State University · US

Funding

WNK Kinase Regulation of Thiazide-sensitive NaCl TransportR01DK051496 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI David Hoadley Ellison, CHAO-LING YANG · 1998 to 2026
$8.4M
Regulation of sodium transport and blood pressure by SPAK/OSR1 kinasesR01DK098141 · NIDDK · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI JAMES A MCCORMICK, Ujwal Shinde · 2014 to 2026
$4.2M
Hypertension: Role of Smooth Muscle Cullin-3 and the CRL3 ComplexR01HL125603 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI SIGMUND, CURT DANIEL · 2015 to 2018
$1.7M
American Heart Association-American Stroke Association 17POST33670206NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL125603NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK051496NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK098141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mutations in the ubiquitin ligase scaffold protein Cullin 3 (CUL3) cause the disease familial hyperkalemic hypertension (FHHt). In the kidney, mutant CUL3 (CUL3-Δ9) increases abundance of With-No-Lysine [K] Kinase 4 (WNK4), with excessive activation of the downstream Sterile 20 (STE20)/SPS-1-related proline/alanine-rich kinase (SPAK) increasing phosphorylation of the Na+-Cl- cotransporter (NCC). CUL3-Δ9 promotes its own degradation via autoubiquitination, leading to the hypothesis that Cul3 haploinsufficiency causes FHHt. To directly test this, we generated Cul3 heterozygous mice (CUL3-Het), and Cul3 heterozygotes also expressing CUL3-Δ9 (CUL3-Het/Δ9), using an inducible renal epithelial-specific system. Endogenous CUL3 was reduced to 50% in both models, and consistent with autoubiquitination, CUL3-Δ9 protein was undetectable in CUL3-Het/Δ9 kidneys unless primary renal epithelia cells were cultured. Abundances of WNK4 and phosphorylated NCC did not differ between control and CUL3-Het mice, but they were elevated in CUL3-Het/Δ9 mice, which also displayed higher plasma [K+] and blood pressure. Abundance of phosphorylated Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC2) was also increased, which may contribute to the severity of CUL3-Δ9-mediated FHHt. WNK4 and SPAK localized to puncta in NCC-positive segments but not in NKCC2-positive segments, suggesting differential effects of CUL3-Δ9. These results indicate that Cul3 haploinsufficiency does not cause FHHt, but dominant effects of CUL3-Δ9 are required.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood PressureCells, CulturedCullin ProteinsEpithelial CellsFemaleHaploinsufficiencyHeterozygoteKidneyMaleMiceMutationPhosphorylationPotassiumProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPseudohypoaldosteronismCul3 protein, mouseCullin ProteinsPotassiumProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSlc12a1 protein, mouseSlc12a3 protein, mouseSolute Carrier Family 12, Member 1Solute Carrier Family 12, Member 3Stk39 protein, mouseWnt4 ProteinWnt4 protein, mouseEpithelial transport of ions and waterHypertensionMouse modelsNephrology

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PMID29263298
PMCPMC5752287
OpenAlexW2777688500

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