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PKD2 functions as an epidermal growth factor-activated plasma membrane channel.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Sept 2005
Ma Rong, Li Wei-Ping, Rundle Dana, Kong Jin, Akbarali Hamid I, Tsiokas Leonidas
Abstract excerpt
PKD2, or polycystin 2, the product of the gene mutated in type 2 autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, belongs to the transient receptor potential channel superfamily and has been shown to function as a nonselective cation channel in the plasma membrane. However, the mechanism of PKD2 activation remains elusive. We show that PKD2 overexpression increases epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced inward...
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