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<p>The epithelium of kidney cysts in mouse Tuberous Sclerosis complex (TSC) models and TSC patients is composed of proliferating A-intercalated cells. The ablation of the <i>Foxi1</i> gene abolished renal cystogenesis in principal cell-specific <i>Tsc1</i> knockout (<i>Tsc1-KO</i>) mice. RNAseq studies comparing kidneys of <i>Tsc1-KO</i> vs. wild-type (WT) and <i>Tsc1/Foxi1</i>-double-knockout identified c<i>-Kit</i>, a tyrosine kinase receptor (RTK), as a transcript whose expression significantly increased in <i>Tsc1-KO</i> mice. Overexpression of FOXI1 in kidney M-1 cells significantly increased <i>c-Kit</i> expression levels. Kidney cystogenesis was abolished in <i>Tsc1</i>-<i>KO</i> mice by inactivating the <i>c-Kit</i> gene via the generation of <i>Tsc1/c-Kit</i>-double-knockout mice. The treatment of <i>Tsc1</i>-<i>KO</i> mice with Imatinib, a specific inhibitor of c-KIT, significantly diminished kidney cystogenesis. Renal cystogenesis was associated with ERK1/2, AKT, and RSK1-mediated phospho-inactivation of TSC2. In contrast, activation of ERK1/2, AKT, and RSK1, as well as phosphorylation of TSC2, was notably reduced in the kidneys of <i>Tsc1/c-Kit-dKO</i> mice. We propose that c-KIT is a crucial mediator of TSC renal cystogenesis and that its inhibition may constitute a novel approach for the treatment of kidney cysts in TSC.</p>

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The critical role of the proto-oncogene c-Kit in TSC renal cystogenesis

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    2025年12月22日

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  • Kamyar Zahedi,
  • Sharon Barone,
  • Marybeth Brooks,
  • Wenzheng Zhang,
  • Jane J Yu,
  • Nathan A Zaidman,
  • Manoocher Soleimani

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The epithelium of kidney cysts in mouse Tuberous Sclerosis complex (TSC) models and TSC patients is composed of proliferating A-intercalated cells. The ablation of the Foxi1 gene abolished renal cystogenesis in principal cell-specific Tsc1 knockout (Tsc1-KO) mice. RNAseq studies comparing kidneys of Tsc1-KO vs. wild-type (WT) and Tsc1/Foxi1-double-knockout identified c-Kit, a tyrosine kinase receptor (RTK), as a transcript whose expression significantly increased in Tsc1-KO mice. Overexpression of FOXI1 in kidney M-1 cells significantly increased c-Kit expression levels. Kidney cystogenesis was abolished in Tsc1-KO mice by inactivating the c-Kit gene via the generation of Tsc1/c-Kit-double-knockout mice. The treatment of Tsc1-KO mice with Imatinib, a specific inhibitor of c-KIT, significantly diminished kidney cystogenesis. Renal cystogenesis was associated with ERK1/2, AKT, and RSK1-mediated phospho-inactivation of TSC2. In contrast, activation of ERK1/2, AKT, and RSK1, as well as phosphorylation of TSC2, was notably reduced in the kidneys of Tsc1/c-Kit-dKO mice. We propose that c-KIT is a crucial mediator of TSC renal cystogenesis and that its inhibition may constitute a novel approach for the treatment of kidney cysts in TSC.