Loss of the ciliary kinase Nek8 causes left-right asymmetry defects.
J Am Soc Nephrol
; 24(1): 100-12, 2013 Jan.
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A missense mutation in mouse Nek8, which encodes a ciliary kinase, produces the juvenile cystic kidneys (jck) model of polycystic kidney disease, but the functions of Nek8 are incompletely understood. Here, we generated a Nek8-null allele and found that homozygous mutant mice die at birth and exhibit randomization of left-right asymmetry, cardiac anomalies, and glomerular kidney cysts. The requirement for Nek8 in left-right patterning is conserved, as knockdown of the zebrafish ortholog caused randomized heart looping. Ciliogenesis was intact in Nek8-deficient embryos and cells, but we observed misexpression of left-sided marker genes early in development, suggesting that nodal ciliary signaling was perturbed. We also generated jck/Nek8 compound heterozygotes; these mutants developed less severe cystic disease than jck homozygotes and provided genetic evidence that the jck allele may encode a gain-of-function protein. Notably, NEK8 and polycystin-2 (PC2) proteins interact, and we found that Nek8(-/-) and Pkd2(-/-) embryonic phenotypes are strikingly similar. Nek8-deficient embryos and cells did express PC2 normally, which localized properly to the cilia. However, similar to cells lacking PC2, NEK8-depleted inner medullary collecting duct cells exhibited a defective response to fluid shear, suggesting that NEK8 may play a role in mediating PC2-dependent signaling.
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Asunto principal:
Cilios
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Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas
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Tipificación del Cuerpo
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Enfermedades Renales Poliquísticas
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
J Am Soc Nephrol
Asunto de la revista:
NEFROLOGIA
Año:
2013
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos