Constitutive Activation of G-proteins by Polycystin-1 Is Antagonized by Polycystin-2

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Polycystin-1 (PC1), a 4,303-amino acid integral membrane protein of unknown function, interacts with polycystin-2 (PC2), a 968-amino acid alpha-type channel subunit. Mutations in their respective genes cause autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Using a novel heterologous expression system and Ca(2+) and K(+) channels as functional biosensors, we found that full-length PC1 functioned as a constitutive...

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