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A novel model of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney questions the role of the fibrocystin C-terminus in disease mechanism.
Kidney international - 1 Nov 2017
Outeda Patricia, Menezes Luis, Hartung Erum A, Bridges Stacey, Zhou Fang, Zhu Xianjun, Xu Hangxue, Huang Qiong, Yao Qin, Qian Feng, Germino Gregory G, Watnick Terry
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (OMIM 263200) is a serious condition of the kidney and liver caused by mutations in a single gene, PKHD1. This gene encodes fibrocystin/polyductin (FPC, PD1), a large protein shown by in vitro studies to undergo Notch-like processing. Its cytoplasmic tail, reported to include a ciliary targeting sequence, a nuclear localization signal, and a polycystin-2 binding...
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