The Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
The Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Trends Mol Med. 2021 Apr;27(4):394-409. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2020.11.008. Epub 2020 Dec 16.
Autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney diseases (ADTKDs) are a group of rare genetic diseases that lead to kidney failure. Mutations in the MUC1 gene cause ADTKD-MUC1 (MUC1 kidney disease, MKD), a disorder with no available therapies. Recent studies have identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms that drive MKD disease pathogenesis. Armed with patient-derived cell lines and pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived kidney organoids, it was found that MKD is a toxic proteinopathy caused by the intracellular accumulation of misfolded MUC1 protein in the early secretory pathway. We discuss the advantages of studying rare monogenic kidney diseases, describe effective patient-derived model systems, and highlight recent mechanistic insights into protein quality control that have implications for additional proteinopathies beyond rare kidney diseases.
常染色体显性遗传性肾小管间质性肾病(ADTKDs)是一组导致肾衰竭的罕见遗传疾病。MUC1 基因突变导致 ADTKD-MUC1(MUC1 肾病,MKD),目前尚无可用的治疗方法。最近的研究已经确定了驱动 MKD 疾病发病机制的分子和细胞机制。利用患者来源的细胞系和多能干细胞(iPSC)衍生的肾类器官,研究发现 MKD 是一种由早期分泌途径中错误折叠的 MUC1 蛋白在细胞内积累引起的毒性蛋白病。我们讨论了研究罕见单基因肾脏疾病的优势,描述了有效的患者来源模型系统,并强调了最近关于蛋白质质量控制的机制见解,这些见解对除罕见肾脏疾病以外的其他蛋白质病具有重要意义。