Cilia to basement membrane signalling is a biomechanical driver of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Manal Mazloum, Brice Lapin, Rushdi Alghamdi, Jessica Vandensteen, Martine Burtin, Pascal Houillier, Lydie Cheval, Gilles Crambert, Vicky Scata, Camille Cohen, Christoph Schell, Michael Rehman, Amandine Aka, Karim Ourahmoun, Rui Benedito, , Frank Bienaimé
This study identifies biomechanical changes in the tubular basement membrane as drivers of cyst formation in ADPKD, linking cilia and polycystin-1 function.
Journal of Clinical Investigation · Jun 30, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology