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Polycystin-2 cation channel function is under the control of microtubular structures in primary cilia of renal epithelial cells.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 8 Dec 2006
Li Qiang, Montalbetti Nicolás, Wu Yuliang, Ramos Arnolt, Raychowdhury Malay K, Chen Xing-Zhen, Cantiello Horacio F
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene encoding polycystin-2 (PC2) result in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and defects in left-right asymmetry during embryogenesis. PC2 is a TRP-type Ca(2+)-permeable non-selective cation channel, which is expressed in kidney and other organs. PC2 is present and fun...
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