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TRPC6 involved in glomerulonephritis

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-16
DUKE UNIV
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[0012] An additional embodiment of the invention provides a method of inhibiting TRPC6 channels in a kidney of a glomerulonephritis patient. An inhibitor of TRPC6 channels is administered to the patient. Calcium ion influx is thereby reduced.

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Our understanding of the pathogenesis of FSGS is incomplete and there are no consistently effective treatments.
However, this genomic region is very large and contains hundreds of genes.

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Identification of Altered Gene in Affected Kindred

[0058] Haplotype analyses reduced the minimal candidate region to an approximate 2.1 centiMorgan (cM) area defined by critical recombination events at D11S1390 and D11S1762 (FIG. 1A). This region contains several known genes as well as multiple novel and predicted genes which were systematically screened for mutations by direct sequencing. After examination of 42 other candidate genes, TRPC6 (GenBank Accession No. NP—004612) emerged as a candidate based on reports of detection of TRPC6 mRNA in the kidney (9, 10). We therefore sequenced each of the 13 exons of the TRPC6 gene along with their intron / exon boundaries. Primer sequences are provided (FIG. 9). As shown in FIG. 1B, we discovered a missense mutation (C335A) in exon 2, from affected individuals, causing a proline to glutamine substitution at position 112 within the first ankyrin repeat of the TRPC6 protein. This variant was present in all of the affected individuals (20 affec...

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Immunohistological Determination of Protein Expression and FISH Determination of mRNA Expression

[0059] Our previous finding that familial FSGS does not recur in affected patients after renal transplantation indicates a critical role for the kidney in disease pathogenesis (11). While expression of TRPC6 mRNA has been reported in multiple tissues including the kidney, its distribution in kidney is not clear (9, 10). Therefore, to define the spatial distribution of TRPC6 protein expression in human kidney, we performed immunohistochemistry of normal human renal cortex with rabbit antibody raised against a specific human TRPC6 peptide (FIGS. 2A and 2B). Immunofluorescence staining revealed TRPC6 expression throughout the kidney in glomeruli and tubules. This is consistent with a recent study detecting TRPC6 mRNA in isolated glomeruli (12). Expression of TRPC6 in glomeruli is particularly noteworthy as abnormal podocyte function appears to be a final common pathway in a variety of prote...

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Mutation Activates Channel Activity

[0060] To determine the effect of the P112Q mutation on TRPC6 function, we studied HEK 293 cells (human kidney cells) transfected with mutant (TRPC6P112Q) or wild-type (WT) TRPC6 (14). The WT TRPC6 was cloned from a human kidney cDNA library. On Western blots, the abundance and mobility of the P112Q mutant was comparable to that of WT TRPC6 (FIG. 6). Diacylglycerol (DAG) is a potent activator of TRPC6 (15). We therefore measured the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca+2]i) using Fura fluorescence in HEK 293 cells expressing either the WT or TRPC6P112Q after exposure to the DAG analogue OAG (1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol). OAG perfusion increased late Ca+2 transients in cells transfected with WT TRPC6 as expected (FIG. 3A and FIG. 7). Peak intracellular concentrations were significantly higher in cells expressing the TRPC6P112Q compared with WT controls ([Ca2+]i TRPC6P112Q=181±25 nM vs. [Ca2+]i WT TRPC6=106±15 nM; p<0.05).

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Abstract

Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a kidney disorder of unknown etiology and up to 20% of patients on dialysis have this diagnosis. A large family with hereditary FSGS carries a missense mutation in the TRPC6 gene on chromosome 11q, encoding the ion channel protein Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel 6. The missense mutation is a P112Q substitution, which occurs in a highly conserved region of the protein, enhances TRPC6-mediated calcium signals in response to agonists such as angiotensin II, and alters the intracellular distribution of TRPC6 protein. Previous work has emphasized the importance of cytoskeletal and structural proteins in proteinuric kidney diseases. Our findings suggest a novel mechanism for glomerular disease pathogenesis.

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[0001] The invention of the present application was made using funds from the U.S. government. The U.S. government may therefore retain certain rights under the terms of grant 5K08-DK02815-04.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention is related to the area of kidney disease. In particular, it relates to diagnosis and treatment and drug discovery for kidney disease. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] FSGS is a significant cause of end-stage renal disease world-wide and up to one-fifth of dialysis patients have this diagnosis (1, 2). The prevalence of FSGS is increasing yearly and the incidence is particularly high in the black population (1, 3). FSGS is a pathological entity in which the glomerulus is primarily targeted. Typical manifestations of FSGS include proteinuria, hypertension, renal insufficiency and eventual kidney failure. Our understanding of the pathogenesis of FSGS is incomplete and there are no consistently effective treatments. [0004] Analysis of disease-...

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IPC IPC(8): A61K33/24A61K31/69C07H21/04C12P21/06C07K14/705
CPCC07K14/705C12Q1/6883G01N33/6872G01N2800/347C12Q2600/156A61K31/4174A61K31/69A61K33/24C12Q2600/136A61K38/00A61P13/12C12Q2600/118C12Q2600/158G01N2333/705G01N2500/04G01N2800/52
Inventor WINN, MICHELLEPERICAK-VANCE, MARGARETVANCE, JEFFERY
Owner DUKE UNIV
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