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Differential expression of Cux-1 and p21 in polycystic kidneys from Pkd1 null and cpk mice. | LitMetric

Background: Cux-1 is a murine homeodomain protein that functions as a cell cycle-dependent transcriptional repressor in proliferating cells. Targets of Cux-1 repression include the cyclin kinase inhibitors p21 and p27. In the kidney, Cux-1 is spatially and temporally regulated, and ectopic expression of Cux-1 in transgenic mice results in renal hyperplasia. Previously, we observed that Cux-1 is deregulated in cystic kidneys from cpk mice. Recent studies have suggested a role for the cyclin kinase inhibitor p21 in the development of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) in mice lacking PKD1.

Methods: Since p21 is a target of transcriptional repression by Cux-1, we compared the expression of Cux-1 and p21 in kidneys from Pkd1 null and cpk mice by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. We also evaluated apoptosis and the expression of the cyclin kinase inhibitor p27 in Pkd1 null and cpk mice by terminal deoxynucleotidal transferase (TdT)-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP) nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining, immunohistochemistry, and Western blotting.

Results: In both early and late embryonic kidneys from Pkd1 null mice, Cux-1 was highly and ectopically expressed in normal-appearing tubule epithelium, interstitial cells, and in the epithelial cells lining the cysts, where it colocalized with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Increased Cux-1 expression in Pkd1 null kidneys was also associated with a decrease in p27 expression at late stages of cystogenesis. In cpk kidneys, Cux-1 was not up-regulated until late stages of cyst development. Moreover, in contrast to Pkd1 null kidneys, p21 and p27 were highly expressed in cpk kidneys. In late stages of cystogenesis, Cux-1 and p21 colocalized in cyst lining cells, which also showed a high incidence of apoptosis.

Conclusion: These results suggest that cyst development in Pkd1 null mice and cpk mice proceeds through different mechanisms. In Pkd1 null mice, ectopic expression of Cux-1 is associated with increased cell proliferation. In contrast, in cpk mice, ectopic expression of Cux-1 is associated with apoptosis.

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