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ArticleGenes & development2018

A RhoA-YAP-c-Myc signaling axis promotes the development of polycystic kidney disease.

Jing Cai, Xuewen Song, Wei Wang, Terry Watnick, York Pei, Feng Qian, Duojia Pan

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Article in Genes & development, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 93 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

93 citing papers in PubMed, 124 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jing CaiDepartment of Physiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.
Xuewen SongDivision of Nephrology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2N2, Canada.
Wei WangDepartment of Physiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.
Terry WatnickDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
York PeiDivision of Nephrology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2N2, Canada.
Feng QianDepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
Duojia PanDepartment of Physiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.
University Health Network · CAUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USSouthwestern Medical Center · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Research BaseP30DK090868 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI WATNICK, TERRY J · 2010 to 2019
$11.1M
Comprehensive Analysis of Polycystin Related Endothelial Cell Signaling PathwaysR01DK095036 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI WATNICK, TERRY J · 2012 to 2021
$2.3M
The Molecular Mechanisms of Polycystin-1 Proteolytic Cleavage in Kidney Health and Polycystic Kidney DiseaseR01DK111611 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI QIAN, FENG · 2017 to 2021
$2.2M
Chemical probes targeting nuclear effector complex of the Hippo signaling pathwayR01DK098424 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI PAN, DUOJIA · 2014 to 2016
$1.1M
The Molecular Mechanisms of Polycystin-1 Proteolytic Cleavage in Kidney Health and Polycystic Kidney DiseaseR56DK111611 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI QIAN, FENG · 2016 to 2016
$116k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK090868NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK095036NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK098424NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK111611NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK111611
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is an inherited disorder caused by mutations in

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalHEK293 CellsHumansKidneyMicePhosphoproteinsPolycystic Kidney DiseasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycrhoA GTP-Binding Proteinrho GTP-Binding ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCell Cycle ProteinsPhosphoproteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRhoA protein, mouserho GTP-Binding ProteinsYap1 protein, mouseYAP-Signaling Proteins3D cultureADPKDc-MycHippo signalingRhoA signalingYAP/TAZ

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PMID29891559
PMCPMC6049514
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