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Polycystin-1: function as a mechanosensor.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 1 Oct 2010
Dalagiorgou Georgia, Basdra Efthimia K, Papavassiliou Athanasios G
Abstract excerpt
Polycystin-1 (PC1), encoded by the Pkd1 gene, is a large transmembrane protein whose mutation is involved in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. When expressed, PC1 activates a G-protein signaling pathway that subsequently modulates Ca(2+) channels. PC1 is highly expressed in developing tissue and via its C-terminus tail forms a complex with polycystin-2; this complex, found to be located at the primary...
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