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ArticleEMBO reports2019

The ion channel function of polycystin-1 in the polycystin-1/polycystin-2 complex.

Zhifei Wang, Courtney Ng, Xiong Liu, Yan Wang, Bin Li, Parul Kashyap, Haroon A Chaudhry, Alexis Castro, Enessa M Kalontar, Leah Ilyayev and 5 more

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Article in EMBO reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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59 citing papers in PubMed, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The Important Role of Polycystin in the Skeletal System.Calcified tissue international · 2026
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  11. Pathogenic variants in the polycystin pore helix cause distinct forms of channel dysfunction.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  14. Progress on the mechanism of Polycystin-1 in bone remodeling.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  17. Calcium signalling and transport in the kidney.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhifei WangDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
Courtney NgDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
Xiong LiuDepartment of Physiology, Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4467-6638
Yan WangDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
Bin LiDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
Parul KashyapDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
Haroon A ChaudhryDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
Alexis CastroDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
Enessa M KalontarDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
Leah IlyayevDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.
Rebecca WalkerDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
R Todd AlexanderDepartments of Pediatrics and Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Feng QianDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Xing-Zhen ChenDepartment of Physiology, Membrane Protein Disease Research Group, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Yong YuDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1849-0779
St. John's University · USUniversity of Alberta · CAUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Research BaseP30DK090868 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI WATNICK, TERRY J · 2010 to 2019
$11.1M
Ion Channel Function and Regulation of the Polycystin-1/2 Complex in Kidney Physiology and Polycystic Kidney DiseaseR01DK125404 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI QIAN, FENG, YU, YONG · 2020 to 2024
$2.7M
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
FUNCTION AND REGULATION OF TRPP2, AND ITS ROLE IN ADPKDR15DK102092 · NIDDK · ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY · PI YU, YONG · 2014 to 2014
$495k
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK090868NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK111611NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK125404NIDDK NIH HHS R15 DK102092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is caused by mutations in PKD1 or PKD2 gene, encoding the polycystic kidney disease protein polycystin-1 and the transient receptor potential channel polycystin-2 (also known as TRPP2), respectively. Polycystin-1 and polycystin-2 form a receptor-ion channel complex located in primary cilia. The function of this complex, especially the role of polycystin-1, is largely unknown due to the lack of a reliable functional assay. In this study, we dissect the role of polycystin-1 by directly recording currents mediated by a gain-of-function (GOF) polycystin-1/polycystin-2 channel. Our data show that this channel has distinct properties from that of the homomeric polycystin-2 channel. The polycystin-1 subunit directly contributes to the channel pore, and its eleven transmembrane domains are sufficient for its channel function. We also show that the cleavage of polycystin-1 at the N-terminal G protein-coupled receptor proteolysis site is not required for the activity of the GOF polycystin-1/polycystin-2 channel. These results demonstrate the ion channel function of polycystin-1 in the polycystin-1/polycystin-2 complex, enriching our understanding of this channel and its role in ADPKD.

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Protein MultimerizationAnimalsCalciumElectrophysiological PhenomenaIon Channel GatingIon ChannelsIon TransportKineticsModels, MolecularMutationOocytesPermeabilityProtein ConformationProtein TransportTRPP Cation ChannelsXenopusCalciumIon ChannelsTRPP Cation Channelsautosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasegain-of-functionion channelpolycystin-1polycystin-2

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PMCPMC6832002
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