Effect of reducing ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) in experimental autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Jennifer Q. J. Zhang, Sayanthooran Saravanabavan, Gopala K. Rangan

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Abstract

The DNA damage response (DDR) pathway is upregulated in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) but its functional role is not known. The ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and AT and Rad3-related (ATR) protein kinases are key proximal transducers of the DDR. This study hypothesized that reducing either ATM or ATR attenuates kidney cyst formation and growth in experimental ADPKD. In vitro, pharmacological ATM inhibition by AZD0156 reduced three-dimensional cyst growth in MDCK and human ADPKD cells by up to 4.4- and 4.1-fold, respectively. In contrast, the ATR inhibitor, VE-821, reduced in vitro MDCK cyst growth but caused dysplastic changes. In vivo, treatment with AZD0156 by oral gavage for 10 days reduced renal cell proliferation and increased p53 expression in Pkd1RC/RC mice (a murine genetic ortholog of ADPKD). However, the progression of cystic kidney disease in Pkd1RC/RC mice was not altered by genetic ablation of ATM from birth, in either heterozygous (Pkd1RC/RC/Atm+/-) or homozygous (Pkd1RC/RC/Atm-/-) mutant mice at 3 months. In conclusion, despite short-term effects on reducing renal cell proliferation, chronic progression was not altered by reducing ATM in vivo, suggesting that this DDR kinase is dispensable for kidney cyst formation in ADPKD.

Original languageEnglish
Article number532
Pages (from-to)1-20
Number of pages20
JournalCells
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Mar 2021
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
  • DNA damage response
  • ATM
  • ATR
  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

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