Aboualaiwi, Wiss A; Muntean, Brian S; Ratnam, Shobha; Joe, Bina; Liu, Lijun; Booth, Robert L; Rodriguez, Ingrid; Herbert, Britney S; Bacallao, Robert L; Fruttiger, Marcus; Mak, Tak W; Zhou, Jing; Nauli, Surya M
description
Cystic kidneys and vascular aneurysms are clinical manifestations seen in patients with polycystic kidney disease, a cilia-associated pathology (ciliopathy). Survivin overexpression is associated with cancer, but the clinical pathology associated with survivin downregulation or knockout has never been studied before. The present studies aim to examine whether and how cilia function (Pkd1 or Pkd2) and structure (Tg737) play a role in cystic kidney and aneurysm through survivin downregulation.
