Trpp2 and Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease.
From: Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. koettgen@jhmi.edu
Biochimica et biophysica acta
- Publish Date: Aug 2007
- ISSN: 0006-3002
- Volume: 1772
- Issue: 8
- Pages: 836-50
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Köttgen Michael, et al. Trpp2 and Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease.. Biochim. Biophys. Acta Aug 2007;1772:836-50
Abstract
Mutations in TRPP2 (polycystin-2) cause autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), a common genetic disorder characterized by progressive development of fluid-filled cysts in the kidney and other organs. TRPP2 is a Ca(2+)-permeable nonselective cation channel that displays an amazing functional versatility at the cellular level. It has been implicated in the regulation of diverse physiological functions including mechanosensation, cell proliferation, polarity, and apoptosis. TRPP2 localizes to different subcellular compartments, such as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the plasma membrane and the primary cilium. The channel appears to have distinct functions in different subcellular compartments. This functional compartmentalization is thought to contribute to the observed versatility and specificity of TRPP2-mediated Ca(2+) signaling. In the primary cilium, TRPP2 has been suggested to function as a mechanosensitive channel that detects fluid flow in the renal tubule lumen, supporting the proposed role of the primary cilium as the unifying pathogenic concept for cystic kidney disease. This review summarizes the known and emerging functions of TRPP2, focusing on the question of how channel function translates into complex morphogenetic programs regulating tubular structure.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Cell Compartmentation, Humans, Models, Biological, Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant, Signal Transduction, TRPP Cation Channels
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