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Expression of the polycystin-1 C-terminal cytoplasmic tail increases Cl channel activity in Xenopus oocytes.
Kidney international - 1 Aug 2005
Chernova Marina N, Vandorpe David H, Clark Jeffrey S, Alper Seth L
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Expression of the polycystin-1 C-terminal cytoplasmic tail increases Cl(-) channel activity in Xenopus oocytes. Background. Cyst expansion in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by active Cl(-) secretion in excess of solute reabsorption. However, the connections between elevated epithelial Cl(-) secretion and loss-of-function or dysregulation of either ADPKD gene polycystin-1...
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