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Polycystin-2 accelerates Ca2+ release from intracellular stores in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Cell calcium - 1 Jun 2005
Koulen Peter, Duncan R Scott, Liu Jiyuan, Cohen Nancy E, Yannazzo Jo-Ann S, McClung Nathalie, Lockhart Courtney L, Branden Michael, Buechner Matthew
Abstract excerpt
Polycystin-2, a member of the TRP family of calcium channels, is encoded by the human PKD2 gene. Mutations in that gene can lead to swelling of nephrons into the fluid-filled cysts of polycystic kidney disease. In addition to expression in tubular epithelial cells, human polycystin-2 is found in muscle and neuronal cells, but its cell biological function has been unclear. A homologue in Caenorhabditis elegans is...
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