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mTOR and S6K1 drive polycystic kidney by the control of Afadin-dependent oriented cell division

Authors :
Martina Bonucci
Nicolas Kuperwasser
Serena Barbe
Vonda Koka
Delphine de Villeneuve
Chi Zhang
Nishit Srivastava
Xiaoying Jia
Matthew P. Stokes
Frank Bienaimé
Virginie Verkarre
Jean Baptiste Lopez
Fanny Jaulin
Marco Pontoglio
Fabiola Terzi
Benedicte Delaval
Matthieu Piel
Mario Pende
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

Abstract

mTOR activation is known to generate polycystic kidneys, which show both increased proliferation and loss of oriented cell division (OCD). Here, Bonucci et al. show that loss of OCD is linked to S6K1 activation through its direct target Afadin and is separable from hyperproliferation.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7932503fbce7452fbc9e9d545274ef7a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16978-z