title: Scaffolding proteins DLG1 and CASK cooperate to maintain the nephron progenitor population during kidney development.
abstract: DLG1 (discs-large homolog 1) and CASK (calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase) interact at membrane-cytoskeleton interfaces and function as scaffolding proteins that link signaling molecules, receptors, and other scaffolding proteins at intercellular and synaptic junctions. Dlg1-null mice exhibit hydronephrosis, hydroureter, and occasionally hypoplastic kidneys, whereas Cask-null mice do not. To investigate whether DLG1 and CASK cooperate in the developing urogenital system, we generated mice deficient in both DLG1 and CASK either 1) globally, 2) in metanephric mesenchyme, or 3) in nephron progenitors. With each approach, Dlg1;Cask double-knockout (DKO) kidneys were severely hypoplastic and dysplastic and demonstrated rapid, premature depletion of nephron progenitors/stem cells. Several cellular and molecular defects were observed in the DKO kidneys, including reduced proliferation and increased apoptosis of cells in the nephrogenic zone and a progressive decrease in the number of cells expressing SIX2, a transcription factor essential for maintaining nephron progenitors. Fgf8 expression was reduced in early-stage DKO metanephric mesenchyme, accompanied by reduced levels of components of the Ras pathway, which is activated by fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling. Moreover, Dlg1(+/-);Cask(-/-) (het/null) kidneys were moderately hypoplastic and demonstrated impaired aggregation of SIX2-positive cells around the ureteric bud tips. Nephron progenitor-specific het/null mice survived with small kidneys but developed glomerulocystic kidney disease and renal failure. Taken together, these results suggest that DLG1 and CASK play critical cooperative roles in maintaining the nephron progenitor population, potentially via a mechanism involving effects on FGF signaling.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, 8126 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors: Sun-Young
authors: SY
authors: Ahn
authors: Yeawon
authors: Y
authors: Kim
authors: Sung Tae
authors: ST
authors: Kim
authors: Wojciech
authors: W
authors: Swat
authors: Jeffrey H
authors: JH
authors: Miner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D000074288:Discs Large Homolog 1 Protein; D015870:Gene Expression; D051528:Guanylate Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009399:Nephrons / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D038081:Organogenesis; D000074407:SAP90-PSD95 Associated Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D000074288:Discs Large Homolog 1 Protein; C000614189:Dlg1 protein, mouse; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D000074407:SAP90-PSD95 Associated Proteins; C106868:CASK kinases; D051528:Guanylate Kinases
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