Stefan Somlo, MD
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Biography
Stefan Somlo, MD, specializes in nephrology and genetics. In his clinical practice, he treats acute and chronic kidney conditions, including end-stage renal disease and acute kidney injury, and electrolyte disorders such as hypernatremia, hypokalemia, and hyponatremia in the hospital setting. He is the chief of the Section of Nephrology.
Dr. Somlo's research focuses on the study of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and polycystic liver diseases. He has received funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
Dr. Somlo is the C. N. H. Long Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and a Professor of Genetics at Yale University School of Medicine.
Titles
- C. N. H. Long Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and Professor of Genetics
Education & Training
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (1991)
- Intern/ResidentAlbert Einstein College of Medicine (1987)
- MDCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University (1984)
- ABHarvard College, Biochemistry (1980)
Additional Information
Board Certifications
- AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1988)
Publications
- Hasan F, Bhardwaj R, Rehman M, Cai Y, Dong K, Cordido A, Pioppini C, Yilmaz D, Tian X, Somlo S, Krappitz M, Fedeles S. Chemical Modulation of the Ire1α-Xbp1 Pathway Reduces Cyst Size in ADPKD Mouse and Human Three-Dimensional Spheroids. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024x8qpvhm3. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024x8qpvhm3.
- Cordido A, Dong K, Cai Y, Tian X, Wei Z, Rehman M, Somlo S. Functional Studies of Polycystin-1 Using a Novel Pkd1-HaloTag Mouse. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024kjqymtyt. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024kjqymtyt.
- Wei Z, Tian X, Rehman M, Dong K, Cai Y, Cordido A, Somlo S. Glis3 Is a Modifier of Cyst Progression in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD). Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024x2zerq4t. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024x2zerq4t.
- Patel P, Besse W, Gulati A, Shaw M, Blumenfeld J, Pei Y, Gitomer B, Perrone R, Caliskan Y, Park H, Yu A, Dahl N, Rahbari-Oskoui F, Somlo S, Watnick T. Genetic and Clinical Characterization of Patients with ADPKD and Intracranial Aneurysms: The PKD-VASC Cohort. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024pma0ae6c. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024pma0ae6c.
- Roy K, Gulati A, Gu J, Shaw M, Sun Z, Besse W, Watnick T, Somlo S. Ryanodine Receptor 3 (RYR3) as a Candidate Modifier of Aneurysm Formation in ADPKD. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024xfh9af06. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024xfh9af06.
- Mizuno H, Besse W, Sekine A, Long K, Kurihara S, Oba Y, Yamanouchi M, Hasegawa E, Suwabe T, Sawa N, Ubara Y, Somlo S, Hoshino J. Genetic Analysis of Severe Polycystic Liver Disease in Japan. Kidney360 2024, 5: 1106-1115. PMID: 38689396, PMCID: PMC11371350, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000461.
- Zhang C, Rehman M, Tian X, Pei S, Gu J, Bell T, Dong K, Tham M, Cai Y, Wei Z, Behrens F, Jetten A, Zhao H, Lek M, Somlo S. Glis2 is an early effector of polycystin signaling and a target for therapy in polycystic kidney disease. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3698. PMID: 38693102, PMCID: PMC11063051, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48025-6.
- Fedeles B, Bhardwaj R, Ishikawa Y, Khumsubdee S, Krappitz M, Gubina N, Volpe I, Andrade D, Westergerling P, Staudner T, Campolo J, Liu S, Dong K, Cai Y, Rehman M, Gallagher A, Ruchirawat S, Croy R, Essigmann J, Fedeles S, Somlo S. A synthetic agent ameliorates polycystic kidney disease by promoting apoptosis of cystic cells through increased oxidative stress. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2317344121. PMID: 38241440, PMCID: PMC10823221, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2317344121.
- Schönauer R, Sierks D, Boerrigter M, Jawaid T, Caroff L, Audrezet M, Friedrich A, Shaw M, Degenhardt J, Forberger M, de Fallois J, Bläker H, Bergmann C, Gödiker J, Schindler P, Schlevogt B, Müller R, Berg T, Patterson I, Griffiths W, Sayer J, Consortium G, Ambrose J, Arumugam P, Bevers R, Bleda M, Boardman-Pretty F, Boustred C, Brittain H, Caulfield M, Chan G, Elgar G, Fowler T, Giess A, Hamblin A, Henderson S, Hubbard T, Jackson R, Jones L, Kasperaviciute D, Kayikci M, Kousathanas A, Lahnstein L, Leigh S, Leong I, Lopez J, Maleady-Crowe F, McEntagart M, Minneci F, Moutsianas L, Mueller M, Murugaesu N, Need A, O’Donovan P, Odhams C, Patch C, Pereira M, Perez-Gil D, Pullinger J, Rahim T, Rendon A, Rogers T, Savage K, Sawant K, Scott R, Siddiq A, Sieghart A, Smith S, Sosinsky A, Stuckey A, Tanguy M, Tavares A, Thomas E, Thompson S, Tucci A, Welland M, Williams E, Witkowska K, Wood S, Popp B, Torres V, Hogan M, Somlo S, Watnick T, Nevens F, Besse W, Gall E, Harris P, Drenth J, Halbritter J. Sex, Genotype, and Liver Volume Progression as Risk of Hospitalization Determinants in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease. Gastroenterology 2023, 166: 902-914. PMID: 38101549, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.12.007.
- Cai Y, Dong K, Spitzer M, Geiges L, Tian X, Krappitz M, Diggs L, Wei Z, Cordido A, Pei S, Fedeles S, Somlo S. Dephosphorylation Facilitates Trafficking of Mutant Polycystin-2 to Cilia. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 560-560. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20233411s1560b.
- Bhardwaj R, Volpe I, Yilmaz D, Pioppini C, Roy K, Rehman M, Cai Y, Krappitz M, Somlo S, Fedeles S. Inactivation of Ire1alpha Endoribonuclease Domain Slows Down ADPKD in Orthologous Mouse Models. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 19-19. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20233411s119b.
- Krappitz M, Pioppini C, Bhardwaj R, Duygu E, Hollmann T, Somlo S, Fedeles S. Corrigendum to “WCN23-1242 Genetic interaction between XBP1 and Pkd1 modulates ADPKD progression” [Kidney International Reports Volume 8, Issue 3, Supplement, March 2023, Page S250]. Kidney International Reports 2023, 8: 2182. PMID: 37850015, PMCID: PMC10577355, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.08.001.
- Onuchic L, Padovano V, Schena G, Rajendran V, Dong K, Shi X, Pandya R, Rai V, Gresko N, Ahmed O, Lam T, Wang W, Shen H, Somlo S, Caplan M. The C-terminal tail of polycystin-1 suppresses cystic disease in a mitochondrial enzyme-dependent fashion. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 1790. PMID: 36997516, PMCID: PMC10063565, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37449-1.
- Gulati A, Dahl N, Hartung E, Clark S, Moudgil A, Goodwin J, Somlo S. Hypomorphic PKD1 Alleles Impact Disease Variability in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Kidney360 2023, 4: 387-392. PMID: 36706243, PMCID: PMC10103195, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000064.
- Dong K, Tham M, Cordido A, Cai Y, Pei S, Bhardwaj R, Wei Z, Rehman M, Roy K, Tian X, Somlo S. Pkd2 Re-Expression Can Reverse Liver Cysts and Improve GFR in Mouse Models of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 418-418. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20223311s1418c.
- Krappitz M, Bhardwaj R, Dong K, Staudner T, Yilmaz DE, Pioppini C, Westergerling P, Ruemmele D, Hollmann T, Nguyen TA, Cai Y, Gallagher AR, Somlo S, Fedeles S. XBP1 Activation Reduces Severity of Polycystic Kidney Disease due to a Nontruncating Polycystin-1 Mutation in Mice. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 34: 110-121. PMID: 36270750, PMCID: PMC10101557, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2021091180.
- Mirza H, Besse W, Somlo S, Weinreb J, Kenney B, Jain D. An update on ductal plate malformations and fibropolycystic diseases of the liver. Human Pathology 2022, 132: 102-113. PMID: 35777701, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.06.022.
- Participants K, Köttgen A, Gall E, Halbritter J, Kiryluk K, Mallett A, Parekh R, Rasouly H, Sampson M, Tin A, Antignac C, Ars E, Bergmann C, Bleyer A, Bockenhauer D, Devuyst O, Florez J, Fowler K, Franceschini N, Fukagawa M, Gale D, Gbadegesin R, Goldstein D, Grams M, Greka A, Gross O, Guay-Woodford L, Harris P, Hoefele J, Hung A, Knoers N, Kopp J, Kretzler M, Lanktree M, Lipska-Ziętkiewicz B, Nicholls K, Nozu K, Ojo A, Parsa A, Pattaro C, Pei Y, Pollak M, Rhee E, Sanna-Cherchi S, Savige J, Sayer J, Scolari F, Sedor J, Sim X, Somlo S, Susztak K, Tayo B, Torra R, van Eerde A, Weinstock A, Winkler C, Wuttke M, Zhang H, King J, Cheung M, Jadoul M, Winkelmayer W, Gharavi A. Genetics in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney International 2022, 101: 1126-1141. PMID: 35460632, PMCID: PMC9922534, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.03.019.
- Decuypere JP, Van Giel D, Janssens P, Dong K, Somlo S, Cai Y, Mekahli D, Vennekens R. Interdependent Regulation of Polycystin Expression Influences Starvation-Induced Autophagy and Cell Death. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2021, 22: 13511. PMID: 34948309, PMCID: PMC8706473, DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413511.
- Dong K, Zhang C, Tian X, Coman D, Hyder F, Ma M, Somlo S. Renal plasticity revealed through reversal of polycystic kidney disease in mice. Nature Genetics 2021, 53: 1649-1663. PMID: 34635846, PMCID: PMC9278957, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-021-00946-4.
- Grosch M, Brunner K, Ilyaskin AV, Schober M, Staudner T, Schmied D, Stumpp T, Schmidt KN, Madej MG, Pessoa TD, Othmen H, Kubitza M, Osten L, de Vries U, Mair MM, Somlo S, Moser M, Kunzelmann K, Ziegler C, Haerteis S, Korbmacher C, Witzgall R. A polycystin-2 protein with modified channel properties leads to an increased diameter of renal tubules and to renal cysts. Journal Of Cell Science 2021, 134: jcs259013. PMID: 34345895, PMCID: PMC8435292, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259013.
- Decuypere J, Van Giel D, Janssens P, Dong K, Somlo S, Cai Y, Mekahli D, Vennekens R. FC 008INTERDEPENDENT REGULATION OF POLYCYSTIN EXPRESSION INFLUENCES STARVATION-INDUCED AUTOPHAGY AND CELL DEATH. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2021, 36: gfab125.001. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab125.001.
- Du Z, Tian X, Ma M, Somlo S, Weinstein AM, Wang T. Restoration of proximal tubule flow-activated transport prevents cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e146041. PMID: 33886508, PMCID: PMC8262298, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.146041.
- Vien TN, Ng LCT, Smith JM, Dong K, Krappitz M, Gainullin VG, Fedeles S, Harris PC, Somlo S, DeCaen PG. Disrupting polycystin-2 EF hand Ca2+ affinity does not alter channel function or contribute to polycystic kidney disease. Journal Of Cell Science 2020, 133: jcs255562. PMID: 33199522, PMCID: PMC7774883, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.255562.
- Besse W, Roosendaal C, Tuccillo L, Roy SG, Gallagher AR, Somlo S. Adult Inactivation of the Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease Gene Causes Polycystic Liver Disease. Kidney360 2020, 1: 1068-1076. PMID: 33554127, PMCID: PMC7861569, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0002522020.
- Zhang C, Balbo B, Ma M, Zhao J, Tian X, Kluger Y, Somlo S. Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 1 Activity Is a Driver of Cyst Growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 32: 41-51. PMID: 33046531, PMCID: PMC7894654, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020040511.
- Gallagher AR, Somlo S. Loss of Cilia Does Not Slow Liver Disease Progression in Mouse Models of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease. Kidney360 2020, 1: 962-968. PMID: 33829210, PMCID: PMC8023589, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0001022019.
- Braden GL, Chapman A, Ellison DH, Gadegbeku CA, Gurley SB, Igarashi P, Kelepouris E, Moxey-Mims MM, Okusa MD, Plumb TJ, Quaggin SE, Salant DJ, Segal MS, Shankland SJ, Somlo S. Advancing Nephrology: Division Leaders Advise ASN. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 16: 319-327. PMID: 32792352, PMCID: PMC7863658, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.01550220.
- Wilson EM, Choi J, Torres VE, Somlo S, Besse W. Large Deletions in GANAB and SEC63 Explain 2 Cases of Polycystic Kidney and Liver Disease. Kidney International Reports 2020, 5: 727-731. PMID: 32405593, PMCID: PMC7210741, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.01.009.
- Gulati A, Sevillano AM, Praga M, Gutierrez E, Alba I, Dahl NK, Besse W, Choi J, Somlo S. Collagen IV Gene Mutations in Adults With Bilateral Renal Cysts and CKD. Kidney International Reports 2019, 5: 103-108. PMID: 31922066, PMCID: PMC6943786, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.09.004.
- Ma M, Legué E, Tian X, Somlo S, Liem KF. Cell-Autonomous Hedgehog Signaling Is Not Required for Cyst Formation in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 2103-2111. PMID: 31451534, PMCID: PMC6830786, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018121274.
- Besse W, Chang AR, Luo JZ, Triffo WJ, Moore BS, Gulati A, Hartzel DN, Mane S, Center R, Torres VE, Somlo S, Mirshahi T. ALG9 Mutation Carriers Develop Kidney and Liver Cysts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 2091-2102. PMID: 31395617, PMCID: PMC6830805, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019030298.
- Soomro I, Sun Y, Li Z, Diggs L, Hatzivassiliou G, Thomas A, Rais R, Parker S, Slusher B, Kimmelman A, Somlo S, Skolnik E. Glutamine metabolism via glutaminase 1 in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2019, 35: 1824-1824. PMID: 31329939, PMCID: PMC7538233, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz109.
- Ishikawa Y, Fedeles S, Marlier A, Zhang C, Gallagher AR, Lee AH, Somlo S. Spliced XBP1 Rescues Renal Interstitial Inflammation Due to Loss of Sec63 in Collecting Ducts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 443-459. PMID: 30745418, PMCID: PMC6405156, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018060614.
- Cassini MF, Kakade VR, Kurtz E, Sulkowski P, Glazer P, Torres R, Somlo S, Cantley LG. Mcp1 Promotes Macrophage-Dependent Cyst Expansion in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 29: 2471-2481. PMID: 30209078, PMCID: PMC6171277, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018050518.
- Gulati A, Bale AE, Dykas DJ, Bia MJ, Danovitch GM, Moeckel GW, Somlo S, Dahl NK. TREX1 Mutation Causing Autosomal Dominant Thrombotic Microangiopathy and CKD—A Novel Presentation. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2018, 72: 895-899. PMID: 29941221, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.05.006.
- Gall E, Olson RJ, Besse W, Heyer CM, Gainullin VG, Smith JM, Audrézet MP, Hopp K, Porath B, Shi B, Baheti S, Senum SR, Arroyo J, Madsen CD, Férec C, Joly D, Jouret F, Fikri-Benbrahim O, Charasse C, Coulibaly JM, Yu AS, Khalili K, Pei Y, Somlo S, Le Meur Y, Torres VE, Group G, Group T, Disease T, Harris PC. Monoallelic Mutations to DNAJB11 Cause Atypical Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2018, 102: 832-844. PMID: 29706351, PMCID: PMC5986722, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.03.013.
- Gulati A, Bae KT, Somlo S, Watnick T. Genomic Analysis to Avoid Misdiagnosis of Adults With Bilateral Renal Cysts. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2018, 169: 130-131. PMID: 29582070, PMCID: PMC7196958, DOI: 10.7326/l17-0644.
- Criollo A, Altamirano F, Pedrozo Z, Schiattarella GG, Li DL, Rivera-Mejías P, Sotomayor-Flores C, Parra V, Villalobos E, Battiprolu PK, Jiang N, May HI, Morselli E, Somlo S, de Smedt H, Gillette TG, Lavandero S, Hill JA. Polycystin-2-dependent control of cardiomyocyte autophagy. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2018, 118: 110-121. PMID: 29518398, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.03.002.
- Soomro I, Sun Y, Li Z, Diggs L, Hatzivassiliou G, Thomas AG, Rais R, Parker SJ, Slusher BS, Kimmelman AC, Somlo S, Skolnik EY. Glutamine metabolism via glutaminase 1 in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2018, 33: 1343-1353. PMID: 29420817, PMCID: PMC6070111, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfx349.
- Besse W, Choi J, Ahram D, Mane S, Sanna‐Cherchi S, Torres V, Somlo S. A noncoding variant in GANAB explains isolated polycystic liver disease (PCLD) in a large family. Human Mutation 2018, 39: 378-382. PMID: 29243290, PMCID: PMC5805583, DOI: 10.1002/humu.23383.
- Ganetespib limits ciliation and cystogenesis in autosomal‐dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)Nikonova AS, Deneka AY, Kiseleva AA, Korobeynikov V, Gaponova A, Serebriiskii IG, Kopp MC, Hensley HH, Seeger‐Nukpezah T, Somlo S, Proia DA, Golemis EA. Ganetespib limits ciliation and cystogenesis in autosomal‐dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The FASEB Journal 2018, 32: 2735-2746. PMID: 29401581, PMCID: PMC5901382, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700909r.
- Wang Q, Cobo-Stark P, Patel V, Somlo S, Han PL, Igarashi P. Adenylyl cyclase 5 deficiency reduces renal cyclic AMP and cyst growth in an orthologous mouse model of polycystic kidney disease. Kidney International 2017, 93: 403-415. PMID: 29042084, PMCID: PMC5794572, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.08.005.
- Besse W, Dong K, Choi J, Punia S, Fedeles SV, Choi M, Gallagher AR, Huang EB, Gulati A, Knight J, Mane S, Tahvanainen E, Tahvanainen P, Sanna-Cherchi S, Lifton RP, Watnick T, Pei YP, Torres VE, Somlo S. Isolated polycystic liver disease genes define effectors of polycystin-1 function. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2017, 127: 3558-3558. PMID: 28862642, PMCID: PMC5669574, DOI: 10.1172/jci96729.
- Gulati A, Somlo S. Whole exome sequencing: a state-of-the-art approach for defining (and exploring!) genetic landscapes in pediatric nephrology. Pediatric Nephrology 2017, 33: 745-761. PMID: 28660367, DOI: 10.1007/s00467-017-3698-0.
- Besse W, Dong K, Choi J, Punia S, Fedeles SV, Choi M, Gallagher AR, Huang EB, Gulati A, Knight J, Mane S, Tahvanainen E, Tahvanainen P, Sanna-Cherchi S, Lifton RP, Watnick T, Pei YP, Torres VE, Somlo S. Isolated polycystic liver disease genes define effectors of polycystin-1 function. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2017, 127: 1772-1785. PMID: 28375157, PMCID: PMC5409105, DOI: 10.1172/jci90129.
- Ma M, Gallagher AR, Somlo S. Ciliary Mechanisms of Cyst Formation in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 2017, 9: a028209. PMID: 28320755, PMCID: PMC5666631, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a028209.
- Padovano V, Kuo IY, Stavola LK, Aerni HR, Flaherty BJ, Chapin HC, Ma M, Somlo S, Boletta A, Ehrlich BE, Rinehart J, Caplan MJ. The polycystins are modulated by cellular oxygen-sensing pathways and regulate mitochondrial function. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2016, 28: 261-269. PMID: 27881662, PMCID: PMC5231895, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-08-0597.
- de Stephanis L, Bonon A, Varani K, Lanza G, Gafà R, Pinton P, Pema M, Somlo S, Boletta A, Aguiari G. Double inhibition of cAMP and mTOR signalling may potentiate the reduction of cell growth in ADPKD cells. Clinical And Experimental Nephrology 2016, 21: 203-211. PMID: 27278932, PMCID: PMC5496448, DOI: 10.1007/s10157-016-1289-1.
- Li Y, Tian X, Ma M, Jerman S, Kong S, Somlo S, Sun Z. Deletion of ADP Ribosylation Factor-Like GTPase 13B Leads to Kidney Cysts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 27: 3628-3638. PMID: 27153923, PMCID: PMC5118478, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015091004.
- Pema M, Drusian L, Chiaravalli M, Castelli M, Yao Q, Ricciardi S, Somlo S, Qian F, Biffo S, Boletta A. mTORC1-mediated inhibition of polycystin-1 expression drives renal cyst formation in tuberous sclerosis complex. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 10786. PMID: 26931735, PMCID: PMC4778067, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10786.
- Li A, Tian X, Zhang X, Huang S, Ma Y, Wu D, Moeckel G, Somlo S, Wu G. Human Polycystin-2 Transgene Dose-Dependently Rescues ADPKD Phenotypes in Pkd2 Mutant Mice. American Journal Of Pathology 2015, 185: 2843-2860. PMID: 26435415, PMCID: PMC4607765, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.06.014.
- Hassan H, Tian X, Inoue K, Chai N, Liu C, Soda K, Moeckel G, Tufro A, Lee AH, Somlo S, Fedeles S, Ishibe S. Essential Role of X-Box Binding Protein-1 during Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Podocytes. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 27: 1055-1065. PMID: 26303067, PMCID: PMC4814187, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015020191.
- Franco I, Margaria JP, De Santis MC, Ranghino A, Monteyne D, Chiaravalli M, Pema M, Campa CC, Ratto E, Gulluni F, Perez-Morga D, Somlo S, Merlo GR, Boletta A, Hirsch E. Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-C2α Regulates Polycystin-2 Ciliary Entry and Protects against Kidney Cyst Formation. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 27: 1135-1144. PMID: 26271513, PMCID: PMC4814170, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014100967.
- Antignac C, Calvet JP, Germino GG, Grantham JJ, Guay-Woodford LM, Harris PC, Hildebrandt F, Peters DJ, Somlo S, Torres VE, Walz G, Zhou J, Yu AS. The Future of Polycystic Kidney Disease Research—As Seen By the 12 Kaplan Awardees. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 26: 2081-2095. PMID: 25952256, PMCID: PMC4552123, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014121192.
- Pedrozo Z, Criollo A, Battiprolu PK, Morales CR, Contreras-Ferrat A, Fernández C, Jiang N, Luo X, Caplan MJ, Somlo S, Rothermel BA, Gillette TG, Lavandero S, Hill JA. Polycystin-1 Is a Cardiomyocyte Mechanosensor That Governs L-Type Ca2+ Channel Protein Stability. Circulation 2015, 131: 2131-2142. PMID: 25888683, PMCID: PMC4470854, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.013537.
- Fedeles SV, So JS, Shrikhande A, Lee SH, Gallagher AR, Barkauskas CE, Somlo S, Lee AH. Sec63 and Xbp1 regulate IRE1α activity and polycystic disease severity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 125: 1955-1967. PMID: 25844898, PMCID: PMC4463201, DOI: 10.1172/jci78863.
- Carethers J, Coughlin S, Diamond B, Erzurum S, Fried L, Jameson J, Kaushansky K, Klotman M, Lemon S, Mitchell B, Rothman P, Sawyers C, Seidman C, Somlo S. The imperative to invest in science has never been greater. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 5085-5085. PMCID: PMC4347232, DOI: 10.1172/jci79469.
- Cai Y, Fedeles SV, Dong K, Anyatonwu G, Onoe T, Mitobe M, Gao JD, Okuhara D, Tian X, Gallagher AR, Tang Z, Xie X, Lalioti MD, Lee AH, Ehrlich BE, Somlo S. Altered trafficking and stability of polycystins underlie polycystic kidney disease. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 5129-5144. PMID: 25365220, PMCID: PMC4348948, DOI: 10.1172/jci67273.
- Bonventre JV, Boulware LE, Dember LM, Freedman BI, Furth SL, Holzman LB, Ketchum CJ, Little MH, Mehrotra R, Moe SM, Sands JM, Sedor JR, Somlo S, Star RA, Rys-Sikora KE. The Kidney Research National Dialogue: Gearing Up to Move Forward. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 9: 1806-1811. PMID: 25225184, PMCID: PMC4186514, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.07310714.
- Carethers JM, Coughlin S, Diamond B, Erzurum S, Fried LP, Jameson JL, Kaushansky K, Klotman ME, Lemon S, Mitchell B, Rothman P, Sawyers C, Seidman C, Somlo S. The imperative to invest in science has never been greater. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 3680-3681. PMID: 25180532, PMCID: PMC4151225, DOI: 10.1172/jci77894.
- Lee SH, Somlo S. Cyst growth, polycystins, and primary cilia in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Kidney Research And Clinical Practice 2014, 33: 73-78. PMID: 26877954, PMCID: PMC4714135, DOI: 10.1016/j.krcp.2014.05.002.
- Guay-Woodford LM, Henske E, Igarashi P, Perrone RD, Reed-Gitomer B, Somlo S, Torres VE, Ketchum CJ, Star RA, Flessner MF, Rasooly RS. Filling the Holes in Cystic Kidney Disease Research. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 9: 1799-1801. PMID: 24903391, PMCID: PMC4186512, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03410414.
- Hofherr A, Wagner C, Fedeles S, Somlo S, Köttgen M. N-Glycosylation Determines the Abundance of the Transient Receptor Potential Channel TRPP2*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 14854-14867. PMID: 24719335, PMCID: PMC4031537, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.562264.
- Chatsudthipong V, Yuajit C, Muanprasat C, Kittayaruksakul S, Fedeles S, Gallagher A, Somlo S. Steviol retards renal cyst growth through reduction of CFTR expression and inhibition of epithelial cell proliferation in a mouse model of polycystic kidney disease (690.2). The FASEB Journal 2014, 28 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.690.2.
- Yuajit C, Muanprasat C, Gallagher AR, Fedeles SV, Kittayaruksakul S, Homvisasevongsa S, Somlo S, Chatsudthipong V. Steviol retards renal cyst growth through reduction of CFTR expression and inhibition of epithelial cell proliferation in a mouse model of polycystic kidney disease. Biochemical Pharmacology 2014, 88: 412-421. PMID: 24518257, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2014.01.038.
- Fedeles SV, Gallagher AR, Somlo S. Polycystin-1: a master regulator of intersecting cystic pathways. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2014, 20: 251-260. PMID: 24491980, PMCID: PMC4008641, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2014.01.004.
- Ma M, Tian X, Igarashi P, Pazour GJ, Somlo S. Loss of cilia suppresses cyst growth in genetic models of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nature Genetics 2013, 45: 1004-1012. PMID: 23892607, PMCID: PMC3758452, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2715.
- Patel V, Williams D, Hajarnis S, Hunter R, Pontoglio M, Somlo S, Igarashi P. miR-17∼92 miRNA cluster promotes kidney cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 10765-10770. PMID: 23759744, PMCID: PMC3696812, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1301693110.
- Duprat F, Peyronnet R, Sharif‐Naeini R, Folgering J, Arhatte M, Jodar M, Boustany C, Gallian C, Tauc M, Duranton C, Rubera I, Lesage F, Pei Y, Peters D, Somlo S, Sachs F, Patel A, Honoré E. Mechanoprotection by Polycystins Against Apoptosis is Mediated Through the Opening of Stretch‐Activated K2P Channels. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 912.2-912.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.912.2.
- Somlo S, Torres V, Caplan M. Chapter 80 Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. 2013, 2645-2688. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-381462-3.00080-x.
- Aguiari G, Bizzarri F, Bonon A, Mangolini A, Magri E, Pedriali M, Querzoli P, Somlo S, Harris PC, Catizone L, del Senno L. Polycystin-1 regulates amphiregulin expression through CREB and AP1 signalling: implications in ADPKD cell proliferation. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2012, 90: 1267-1282. PMID: 22570239, PMCID: PMC4028691, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-012-0902-3.
- Peyronnet R, Sharif-Naeini R, Folgering JH, Arhatte M, Jodar M, Boustany C, Gallian C, Tauc M, Duranton C, Rubera I, Lesage F, Pei Y, Peters DJ, Somlo S, Sachs F, Patel A, Honoré E, Duprat F. Mechanoprotection by Polycystins against Apoptosis Is Mediated through the Opening of Stretch-Activated K2P Channels. Cell Reports 2012, 1: 241-250. PMID: 22832196, PMCID: PMC3437542, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.01.006.
- Parikh CR, Dahl NK, Chapman AB, Bost JE, Edelstein CL, Comer DM, Zeltner R, Tian X, Grantham JJ, Somlo S. Evaluation of urine biomarkers of kidney injury in polycystic kidney disease. Kidney International 2012, 81: 784-790. PMID: 22258321, PMCID: PMC3319327, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.465.
- Lang S, Benedix J, Fedeles SV, Schorr S, Schirra C, Schäuble N, Jalal C, Greiner M, Haßdenteufel S, Tatzelt J, Kreutzer B, Edelmann L, Krause E, Rettig J, Somlo S, Zimmermann R, Dudek J. Different effects of Sec61α, Sec62 and Sec63 depletion on transport of polypeptides into the endoplasmic reticulum of mammalian cells. Journal Of Cell Science 2012, 125: 1958-1969. PMID: 22375059, PMCID: PMC4074215, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.096727.
Departments and Programs
Biography
Stefan Somlo, MD, specializes in nephrology and genetics. In his clinical practice, he treats acute and chronic kidney conditions, including end-stage renal disease and acute kidney injury, and electrolyte disorders such as hypernatremia, hypokalemia, and hyponatremia in the hospital setting. He is the chief of the Section of Nephrology.
Dr. Somlo's research focuses on the study of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and polycystic liver diseases. He has received funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
Dr. Somlo is the C. N. H. Long Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and a Professor of Genetics at Yale University School of Medicine.
Titles
- C. N. H. Long Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and Professor of Genetics
Education & Training
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (1991)
- Intern/ResidentAlbert Einstein College of Medicine (1987)
- MDCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University (1984)
- ABHarvard College, Biochemistry (1980)
Additional Information
Board Certifications
- AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1988)
Publications
- Hasan F, Bhardwaj R, Rehman M, Cai Y, Dong K, Cordido A, Pioppini C, Yilmaz D, Tian X, Somlo S, Krappitz M, Fedeles S. Chemical Modulation of the Ire1α-Xbp1 Pathway Reduces Cyst Size in ADPKD Mouse and Human Three-Dimensional Spheroids. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024x8qpvhm3. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024x8qpvhm3.
- Cordido A, Dong K, Cai Y, Tian X, Wei Z, Rehman M, Somlo S. Functional Studies of Polycystin-1 Using a Novel Pkd1-HaloTag Mouse. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024kjqymtyt. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024kjqymtyt.
- Wei Z, Tian X, Rehman M, Dong K, Cai Y, Cordido A, Somlo S. Glis3 Is a Modifier of Cyst Progression in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD). Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024x2zerq4t. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024x2zerq4t.
- Patel P, Besse W, Gulati A, Shaw M, Blumenfeld J, Pei Y, Gitomer B, Perrone R, Caliskan Y, Park H, Yu A, Dahl N, Rahbari-Oskoui F, Somlo S, Watnick T. Genetic and Clinical Characterization of Patients with ADPKD and Intracranial Aneurysms: The PKD-VASC Cohort. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024pma0ae6c. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024pma0ae6c.
- Roy K, Gulati A, Gu J, Shaw M, Sun Z, Besse W, Watnick T, Somlo S. Ryanodine Receptor 3 (RYR3) as a Candidate Modifier of Aneurysm Formation in ADPKD. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2024, 35: 10.1681/asn.2024xfh9af06. DOI: 10.1681/asn.2024xfh9af06.
- Mizuno H, Besse W, Sekine A, Long K, Kurihara S, Oba Y, Yamanouchi M, Hasegawa E, Suwabe T, Sawa N, Ubara Y, Somlo S, Hoshino J. Genetic Analysis of Severe Polycystic Liver Disease in Japan. Kidney360 2024, 5: 1106-1115. PMID: 38689396, PMCID: PMC11371350, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000461.
- Zhang C, Rehman M, Tian X, Pei S, Gu J, Bell T, Dong K, Tham M, Cai Y, Wei Z, Behrens F, Jetten A, Zhao H, Lek M, Somlo S. Glis2 is an early effector of polycystin signaling and a target for therapy in polycystic kidney disease. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3698. PMID: 38693102, PMCID: PMC11063051, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48025-6.
- Fedeles B, Bhardwaj R, Ishikawa Y, Khumsubdee S, Krappitz M, Gubina N, Volpe I, Andrade D, Westergerling P, Staudner T, Campolo J, Liu S, Dong K, Cai Y, Rehman M, Gallagher A, Ruchirawat S, Croy R, Essigmann J, Fedeles S, Somlo S. A synthetic agent ameliorates polycystic kidney disease by promoting apoptosis of cystic cells through increased oxidative stress. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2317344121. PMID: 38241440, PMCID: PMC10823221, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2317344121.
- Schönauer R, Sierks D, Boerrigter M, Jawaid T, Caroff L, Audrezet M, Friedrich A, Shaw M, Degenhardt J, Forberger M, de Fallois J, Bläker H, Bergmann C, Gödiker J, Schindler P, Schlevogt B, Müller R, Berg T, Patterson I, Griffiths W, Sayer J, Consortium G, Ambrose J, Arumugam P, Bevers R, Bleda M, Boardman-Pretty F, Boustred C, Brittain H, Caulfield M, Chan G, Elgar G, Fowler T, Giess A, Hamblin A, Henderson S, Hubbard T, Jackson R, Jones L, Kasperaviciute D, Kayikci M, Kousathanas A, Lahnstein L, Leigh S, Leong I, Lopez J, Maleady-Crowe F, McEntagart M, Minneci F, Moutsianas L, Mueller M, Murugaesu N, Need A, O’Donovan P, Odhams C, Patch C, Pereira M, Perez-Gil D, Pullinger J, Rahim T, Rendon A, Rogers T, Savage K, Sawant K, Scott R, Siddiq A, Sieghart A, Smith S, Sosinsky A, Stuckey A, Tanguy M, Tavares A, Thomas E, Thompson S, Tucci A, Welland M, Williams E, Witkowska K, Wood S, Popp B, Torres V, Hogan M, Somlo S, Watnick T, Nevens F, Besse W, Gall E, Harris P, Drenth J, Halbritter J. Sex, Genotype, and Liver Volume Progression as Risk of Hospitalization Determinants in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Liver Disease. Gastroenterology 2023, 166: 902-914. PMID: 38101549, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.12.007.
- Cai Y, Dong K, Spitzer M, Geiges L, Tian X, Krappitz M, Diggs L, Wei Z, Cordido A, Pei S, Fedeles S, Somlo S. Dephosphorylation Facilitates Trafficking of Mutant Polycystin-2 to Cilia. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 560-560. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20233411s1560b.
- Bhardwaj R, Volpe I, Yilmaz D, Pioppini C, Roy K, Rehman M, Cai Y, Krappitz M, Somlo S, Fedeles S. Inactivation of Ire1alpha Endoribonuclease Domain Slows Down ADPKD in Orthologous Mouse Models. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 19-19. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20233411s119b.
- Krappitz M, Pioppini C, Bhardwaj R, Duygu E, Hollmann T, Somlo S, Fedeles S. Corrigendum to “WCN23-1242 Genetic interaction between XBP1 and Pkd1 modulates ADPKD progression” [Kidney International Reports Volume 8, Issue 3, Supplement, March 2023, Page S250]. Kidney International Reports 2023, 8: 2182. PMID: 37850015, PMCID: PMC10577355, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.08.001.
- Onuchic L, Padovano V, Schena G, Rajendran V, Dong K, Shi X, Pandya R, Rai V, Gresko N, Ahmed O, Lam T, Wang W, Shen H, Somlo S, Caplan M. The C-terminal tail of polycystin-1 suppresses cystic disease in a mitochondrial enzyme-dependent fashion. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 1790. PMID: 36997516, PMCID: PMC10063565, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37449-1.
- Gulati A, Dahl N, Hartung E, Clark S, Moudgil A, Goodwin J, Somlo S. Hypomorphic PKD1 Alleles Impact Disease Variability in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Kidney360 2023, 4: 387-392. PMID: 36706243, PMCID: PMC10103195, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000064.
- Dong K, Tham M, Cordido A, Cai Y, Pei S, Bhardwaj R, Wei Z, Rehman M, Roy K, Tian X, Somlo S. Pkd2 Re-Expression Can Reverse Liver Cysts and Improve GFR in Mouse Models of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 418-418. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20223311s1418c.
- Krappitz M, Bhardwaj R, Dong K, Staudner T, Yilmaz DE, Pioppini C, Westergerling P, Ruemmele D, Hollmann T, Nguyen TA, Cai Y, Gallagher AR, Somlo S, Fedeles S. XBP1 Activation Reduces Severity of Polycystic Kidney Disease due to a Nontruncating Polycystin-1 Mutation in Mice. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 34: 110-121. PMID: 36270750, PMCID: PMC10101557, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2021091180.
- Mirza H, Besse W, Somlo S, Weinreb J, Kenney B, Jain D. An update on ductal plate malformations and fibropolycystic diseases of the liver. Human Pathology 2022, 132: 102-113. PMID: 35777701, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2022.06.022.
- Participants K, Köttgen A, Gall E, Halbritter J, Kiryluk K, Mallett A, Parekh R, Rasouly H, Sampson M, Tin A, Antignac C, Ars E, Bergmann C, Bleyer A, Bockenhauer D, Devuyst O, Florez J, Fowler K, Franceschini N, Fukagawa M, Gale D, Gbadegesin R, Goldstein D, Grams M, Greka A, Gross O, Guay-Woodford L, Harris P, Hoefele J, Hung A, Knoers N, Kopp J, Kretzler M, Lanktree M, Lipska-Ziętkiewicz B, Nicholls K, Nozu K, Ojo A, Parsa A, Pattaro C, Pei Y, Pollak M, Rhee E, Sanna-Cherchi S, Savige J, Sayer J, Scolari F, Sedor J, Sim X, Somlo S, Susztak K, Tayo B, Torra R, van Eerde A, Weinstock A, Winkler C, Wuttke M, Zhang H, King J, Cheung M, Jadoul M, Winkelmayer W, Gharavi A. Genetics in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney International 2022, 101: 1126-1141. PMID: 35460632, PMCID: PMC9922534, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2022.03.019.
- Decuypere JP, Van Giel D, Janssens P, Dong K, Somlo S, Cai Y, Mekahli D, Vennekens R. Interdependent Regulation of Polycystin Expression Influences Starvation-Induced Autophagy and Cell Death. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2021, 22: 13511. PMID: 34948309, PMCID: PMC8706473, DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413511.
- Dong K, Zhang C, Tian X, Coman D, Hyder F, Ma M, Somlo S. Renal plasticity revealed through reversal of polycystic kidney disease in mice. Nature Genetics 2021, 53: 1649-1663. PMID: 34635846, PMCID: PMC9278957, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-021-00946-4.
- Grosch M, Brunner K, Ilyaskin AV, Schober M, Staudner T, Schmied D, Stumpp T, Schmidt KN, Madej MG, Pessoa TD, Othmen H, Kubitza M, Osten L, de Vries U, Mair MM, Somlo S, Moser M, Kunzelmann K, Ziegler C, Haerteis S, Korbmacher C, Witzgall R. A polycystin-2 protein with modified channel properties leads to an increased diameter of renal tubules and to renal cysts. Journal Of Cell Science 2021, 134: jcs259013. PMID: 34345895, PMCID: PMC8435292, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259013.
- Decuypere J, Van Giel D, Janssens P, Dong K, Somlo S, Cai Y, Mekahli D, Vennekens R. FC 008INTERDEPENDENT REGULATION OF POLYCYSTIN EXPRESSION INFLUENCES STARVATION-INDUCED AUTOPHAGY AND CELL DEATH. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2021, 36: gfab125.001. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab125.001.
- Du Z, Tian X, Ma M, Somlo S, Weinstein AM, Wang T. Restoration of proximal tubule flow-activated transport prevents cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e146041. PMID: 33886508, PMCID: PMC8262298, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.146041.
- Vien TN, Ng LCT, Smith JM, Dong K, Krappitz M, Gainullin VG, Fedeles S, Harris PC, Somlo S, DeCaen PG. Disrupting polycystin-2 EF hand Ca2+ affinity does not alter channel function or contribute to polycystic kidney disease. Journal Of Cell Science 2020, 133: jcs255562. PMID: 33199522, PMCID: PMC7774883, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.255562.
- Besse W, Roosendaal C, Tuccillo L, Roy SG, Gallagher AR, Somlo S. Adult Inactivation of the Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease Gene Causes Polycystic Liver Disease. Kidney360 2020, 1: 1068-1076. PMID: 33554127, PMCID: PMC7861569, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0002522020.
- Zhang C, Balbo B, Ma M, Zhao J, Tian X, Kluger Y, Somlo S. Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 1 Activity Is a Driver of Cyst Growth in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 32: 41-51. PMID: 33046531, PMCID: PMC7894654, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020040511.
- Gallagher AR, Somlo S. Loss of Cilia Does Not Slow Liver Disease Progression in Mouse Models of Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease. Kidney360 2020, 1: 962-968. PMID: 33829210, PMCID: PMC8023589, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0001022019.
- Braden GL, Chapman A, Ellison DH, Gadegbeku CA, Gurley SB, Igarashi P, Kelepouris E, Moxey-Mims MM, Okusa MD, Plumb TJ, Quaggin SE, Salant DJ, Segal MS, Shankland SJ, Somlo S. Advancing Nephrology: Division Leaders Advise ASN. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2020, 16: 319-327. PMID: 32792352, PMCID: PMC7863658, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.01550220.
- Wilson EM, Choi J, Torres VE, Somlo S, Besse W. Large Deletions in GANAB and SEC63 Explain 2 Cases of Polycystic Kidney and Liver Disease. Kidney International Reports 2020, 5: 727-731. PMID: 32405593, PMCID: PMC7210741, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.01.009.
- Gulati A, Sevillano AM, Praga M, Gutierrez E, Alba I, Dahl NK, Besse W, Choi J, Somlo S. Collagen IV Gene Mutations in Adults With Bilateral Renal Cysts and CKD. Kidney International Reports 2019, 5: 103-108. PMID: 31922066, PMCID: PMC6943786, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.09.004.
- Ma M, Legué E, Tian X, Somlo S, Liem KF. Cell-Autonomous Hedgehog Signaling Is Not Required for Cyst Formation in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 2103-2111. PMID: 31451534, PMCID: PMC6830786, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018121274.
- Besse W, Chang AR, Luo JZ, Triffo WJ, Moore BS, Gulati A, Hartzel DN, Mane S, Center R, Torres VE, Somlo S, Mirshahi T. ALG9 Mutation Carriers Develop Kidney and Liver Cysts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 2091-2102. PMID: 31395617, PMCID: PMC6830805, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2019030298.
- Soomro I, Sun Y, Li Z, Diggs L, Hatzivassiliou G, Thomas A, Rais R, Parker S, Slusher B, Kimmelman A, Somlo S, Skolnik E. Glutamine metabolism via glutaminase 1 in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2019, 35: 1824-1824. PMID: 31329939, PMCID: PMC7538233, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz109.
- Ishikawa Y, Fedeles S, Marlier A, Zhang C, Gallagher AR, Lee AH, Somlo S. Spliced XBP1 Rescues Renal Interstitial Inflammation Due to Loss of Sec63 in Collecting Ducts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 443-459. PMID: 30745418, PMCID: PMC6405156, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018060614.
- Cassini MF, Kakade VR, Kurtz E, Sulkowski P, Glazer P, Torres R, Somlo S, Cantley LG. Mcp1 Promotes Macrophage-Dependent Cyst Expansion in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 29: 2471-2481. PMID: 30209078, PMCID: PMC6171277, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018050518.
- Gulati A, Bale AE, Dykas DJ, Bia MJ, Danovitch GM, Moeckel GW, Somlo S, Dahl NK. TREX1 Mutation Causing Autosomal Dominant Thrombotic Microangiopathy and CKD—A Novel Presentation. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2018, 72: 895-899. PMID: 29941221, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.05.006.
- Gall E, Olson RJ, Besse W, Heyer CM, Gainullin VG, Smith JM, Audrézet MP, Hopp K, Porath B, Shi B, Baheti S, Senum SR, Arroyo J, Madsen CD, Férec C, Joly D, Jouret F, Fikri-Benbrahim O, Charasse C, Coulibaly JM, Yu AS, Khalili K, Pei Y, Somlo S, Le Meur Y, Torres VE, Group G, Group T, Disease T, Harris PC. Monoallelic Mutations to DNAJB11 Cause Atypical Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2018, 102: 832-844. PMID: 29706351, PMCID: PMC5986722, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.03.013.
- Gulati A, Bae KT, Somlo S, Watnick T. Genomic Analysis to Avoid Misdiagnosis of Adults With Bilateral Renal Cysts. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2018, 169: 130-131. PMID: 29582070, PMCID: PMC7196958, DOI: 10.7326/l17-0644.
- Criollo A, Altamirano F, Pedrozo Z, Schiattarella GG, Li DL, Rivera-Mejías P, Sotomayor-Flores C, Parra V, Villalobos E, Battiprolu PK, Jiang N, May HI, Morselli E, Somlo S, de Smedt H, Gillette TG, Lavandero S, Hill JA. Polycystin-2-dependent control of cardiomyocyte autophagy. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2018, 118: 110-121. PMID: 29518398, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2018.03.002.
- Soomro I, Sun Y, Li Z, Diggs L, Hatzivassiliou G, Thomas AG, Rais R, Parker SJ, Slusher BS, Kimmelman AC, Somlo S, Skolnik EY. Glutamine metabolism via glutaminase 1 in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2018, 33: 1343-1353. PMID: 29420817, PMCID: PMC6070111, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfx349.
- Besse W, Choi J, Ahram D, Mane S, Sanna‐Cherchi S, Torres V, Somlo S. A noncoding variant in GANAB explains isolated polycystic liver disease (PCLD) in a large family. Human Mutation 2018, 39: 378-382. PMID: 29243290, PMCID: PMC5805583, DOI: 10.1002/humu.23383.
- Ganetespib limits ciliation and cystogenesis in autosomal‐dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)Nikonova AS, Deneka AY, Kiseleva AA, Korobeynikov V, Gaponova A, Serebriiskii IG, Kopp MC, Hensley HH, Seeger‐Nukpezah T, Somlo S, Proia DA, Golemis EA. Ganetespib limits ciliation and cystogenesis in autosomal‐dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The FASEB Journal 2018, 32: 2735-2746. PMID: 29401581, PMCID: PMC5901382, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700909r.
- Wang Q, Cobo-Stark P, Patel V, Somlo S, Han PL, Igarashi P. Adenylyl cyclase 5 deficiency reduces renal cyclic AMP and cyst growth in an orthologous mouse model of polycystic kidney disease. Kidney International 2017, 93: 403-415. PMID: 29042084, PMCID: PMC5794572, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.08.005.
- Besse W, Dong K, Choi J, Punia S, Fedeles SV, Choi M, Gallagher AR, Huang EB, Gulati A, Knight J, Mane S, Tahvanainen E, Tahvanainen P, Sanna-Cherchi S, Lifton RP, Watnick T, Pei YP, Torres VE, Somlo S. Isolated polycystic liver disease genes define effectors of polycystin-1 function. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2017, 127: 3558-3558. PMID: 28862642, PMCID: PMC5669574, DOI: 10.1172/jci96729.
- Gulati A, Somlo S. Whole exome sequencing: a state-of-the-art approach for defining (and exploring!) genetic landscapes in pediatric nephrology. Pediatric Nephrology 2017, 33: 745-761. PMID: 28660367, DOI: 10.1007/s00467-017-3698-0.
- Besse W, Dong K, Choi J, Punia S, Fedeles SV, Choi M, Gallagher AR, Huang EB, Gulati A, Knight J, Mane S, Tahvanainen E, Tahvanainen P, Sanna-Cherchi S, Lifton RP, Watnick T, Pei YP, Torres VE, Somlo S. Isolated polycystic liver disease genes define effectors of polycystin-1 function. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2017, 127: 1772-1785. PMID: 28375157, PMCID: PMC5409105, DOI: 10.1172/jci90129.
- Ma M, Gallagher AR, Somlo S. Ciliary Mechanisms of Cyst Formation in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 2017, 9: a028209. PMID: 28320755, PMCID: PMC5666631, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a028209.
- Padovano V, Kuo IY, Stavola LK, Aerni HR, Flaherty BJ, Chapin HC, Ma M, Somlo S, Boletta A, Ehrlich BE, Rinehart J, Caplan MJ. The polycystins are modulated by cellular oxygen-sensing pathways and regulate mitochondrial function. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2016, 28: 261-269. PMID: 27881662, PMCID: PMC5231895, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-08-0597.
- de Stephanis L, Bonon A, Varani K, Lanza G, Gafà R, Pinton P, Pema M, Somlo S, Boletta A, Aguiari G. Double inhibition of cAMP and mTOR signalling may potentiate the reduction of cell growth in ADPKD cells. Clinical And Experimental Nephrology 2016, 21: 203-211. PMID: 27278932, PMCID: PMC5496448, DOI: 10.1007/s10157-016-1289-1.
- Li Y, Tian X, Ma M, Jerman S, Kong S, Somlo S, Sun Z. Deletion of ADP Ribosylation Factor-Like GTPase 13B Leads to Kidney Cysts. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2016, 27: 3628-3638. PMID: 27153923, PMCID: PMC5118478, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015091004.
- Pema M, Drusian L, Chiaravalli M, Castelli M, Yao Q, Ricciardi S, Somlo S, Qian F, Biffo S, Boletta A. mTORC1-mediated inhibition of polycystin-1 expression drives renal cyst formation in tuberous sclerosis complex. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 10786. PMID: 26931735, PMCID: PMC4778067, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10786.
- Li A, Tian X, Zhang X, Huang S, Ma Y, Wu D, Moeckel G, Somlo S, Wu G. Human Polycystin-2 Transgene Dose-Dependently Rescues ADPKD Phenotypes in Pkd2 Mutant Mice. American Journal Of Pathology 2015, 185: 2843-2860. PMID: 26435415, PMCID: PMC4607765, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.06.014.
- Hassan H, Tian X, Inoue K, Chai N, Liu C, Soda K, Moeckel G, Tufro A, Lee AH, Somlo S, Fedeles S, Ishibe S. Essential Role of X-Box Binding Protein-1 during Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Podocytes. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 27: 1055-1065. PMID: 26303067, PMCID: PMC4814187, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2015020191.
- Franco I, Margaria JP, De Santis MC, Ranghino A, Monteyne D, Chiaravalli M, Pema M, Campa CC, Ratto E, Gulluni F, Perez-Morga D, Somlo S, Merlo GR, Boletta A, Hirsch E. Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase-C2α Regulates Polycystin-2 Ciliary Entry and Protects against Kidney Cyst Formation. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 27: 1135-1144. PMID: 26271513, PMCID: PMC4814170, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014100967.
- Antignac C, Calvet JP, Germino GG, Grantham JJ, Guay-Woodford LM, Harris PC, Hildebrandt F, Peters DJ, Somlo S, Torres VE, Walz G, Zhou J, Yu AS. The Future of Polycystic Kidney Disease Research—As Seen By the 12 Kaplan Awardees. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2015, 26: 2081-2095. PMID: 25952256, PMCID: PMC4552123, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2014121192.
- Pedrozo Z, Criollo A, Battiprolu PK, Morales CR, Contreras-Ferrat A, Fernández C, Jiang N, Luo X, Caplan MJ, Somlo S, Rothermel BA, Gillette TG, Lavandero S, Hill JA. Polycystin-1 Is a Cardiomyocyte Mechanosensor That Governs L-Type Ca2+ Channel Protein Stability. Circulation 2015, 131: 2131-2142. PMID: 25888683, PMCID: PMC4470854, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.013537.
- Fedeles SV, So JS, Shrikhande A, Lee SH, Gallagher AR, Barkauskas CE, Somlo S, Lee AH. Sec63 and Xbp1 regulate IRE1α activity and polycystic disease severity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 125: 1955-1967. PMID: 25844898, PMCID: PMC4463201, DOI: 10.1172/jci78863.
- Carethers J, Coughlin S, Diamond B, Erzurum S, Fried L, Jameson J, Kaushansky K, Klotman M, Lemon S, Mitchell B, Rothman P, Sawyers C, Seidman C, Somlo S. The imperative to invest in science has never been greater. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 5085-5085. PMCID: PMC4347232, DOI: 10.1172/jci79469.
- Cai Y, Fedeles SV, Dong K, Anyatonwu G, Onoe T, Mitobe M, Gao JD, Okuhara D, Tian X, Gallagher AR, Tang Z, Xie X, Lalioti MD, Lee AH, Ehrlich BE, Somlo S. Altered trafficking and stability of polycystins underlie polycystic kidney disease. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 5129-5144. PMID: 25365220, PMCID: PMC4348948, DOI: 10.1172/jci67273.
- Bonventre JV, Boulware LE, Dember LM, Freedman BI, Furth SL, Holzman LB, Ketchum CJ, Little MH, Mehrotra R, Moe SM, Sands JM, Sedor JR, Somlo S, Star RA, Rys-Sikora KE. The Kidney Research National Dialogue: Gearing Up to Move Forward. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 9: 1806-1811. PMID: 25225184, PMCID: PMC4186514, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.07310714.
- Carethers JM, Coughlin S, Diamond B, Erzurum S, Fried LP, Jameson JL, Kaushansky K, Klotman ME, Lemon S, Mitchell B, Rothman P, Sawyers C, Seidman C, Somlo S. The imperative to invest in science has never been greater. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 3680-3681. PMID: 25180532, PMCID: PMC4151225, DOI: 10.1172/jci77894.
- Lee SH, Somlo S. Cyst growth, polycystins, and primary cilia in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Kidney Research And Clinical Practice 2014, 33: 73-78. PMID: 26877954, PMCID: PMC4714135, DOI: 10.1016/j.krcp.2014.05.002.
- Guay-Woodford LM, Henske E, Igarashi P, Perrone RD, Reed-Gitomer B, Somlo S, Torres VE, Ketchum CJ, Star RA, Flessner MF, Rasooly RS. Filling the Holes in Cystic Kidney Disease Research. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 9: 1799-1801. PMID: 24903391, PMCID: PMC4186512, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03410414.
- Hofherr A, Wagner C, Fedeles S, Somlo S, Köttgen M. N-Glycosylation Determines the Abundance of the Transient Receptor Potential Channel TRPP2*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 14854-14867. PMID: 24719335, PMCID: PMC4031537, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.562264.
- Chatsudthipong V, Yuajit C, Muanprasat C, Kittayaruksakul S, Fedeles S, Gallagher A, Somlo S. Steviol retards renal cyst growth through reduction of CFTR expression and inhibition of epithelial cell proliferation in a mouse model of polycystic kidney disease (690.2). The FASEB Journal 2014, 28 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.690.2.
- Yuajit C, Muanprasat C, Gallagher AR, Fedeles SV, Kittayaruksakul S, Homvisasevongsa S, Somlo S, Chatsudthipong V. Steviol retards renal cyst growth through reduction of CFTR expression and inhibition of epithelial cell proliferation in a mouse model of polycystic kidney disease. Biochemical Pharmacology 2014, 88: 412-421. PMID: 24518257, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2014.01.038.
- Fedeles SV, Gallagher AR, Somlo S. Polycystin-1: a master regulator of intersecting cystic pathways. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2014, 20: 251-260. PMID: 24491980, PMCID: PMC4008641, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2014.01.004.
- Ma M, Tian X, Igarashi P, Pazour GJ, Somlo S. Loss of cilia suppresses cyst growth in genetic models of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Nature Genetics 2013, 45: 1004-1012. PMID: 23892607, PMCID: PMC3758452, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2715.
- Patel V, Williams D, Hajarnis S, Hunter R, Pontoglio M, Somlo S, Igarashi P. miR-17∼92 miRNA cluster promotes kidney cyst growth in polycystic kidney disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 10765-10770. PMID: 23759744, PMCID: PMC3696812, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1301693110.
- Duprat F, Peyronnet R, Sharif‐Naeini R, Folgering J, Arhatte M, Jodar M, Boustany C, Gallian C, Tauc M, Duranton C, Rubera I, Lesage F, Pei Y, Peters D, Somlo S, Sachs F, Patel A, Honoré E. Mechanoprotection by Polycystins Against Apoptosis is Mediated Through the Opening of Stretch‐Activated K2P Channels. The FASEB Journal 2013, 27: 912.2-912.2. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.912.2.
- Somlo S, Torres V, Caplan M. Chapter 80 Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. 2013, 2645-2688. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-381462-3.00080-x.
- Aguiari G, Bizzarri F, Bonon A, Mangolini A, Magri E, Pedriali M, Querzoli P, Somlo S, Harris PC, Catizone L, del Senno L. Polycystin-1 regulates amphiregulin expression through CREB and AP1 signalling: implications in ADPKD cell proliferation. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2012, 90: 1267-1282. PMID: 22570239, PMCID: PMC4028691, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-012-0902-3.
- Peyronnet R, Sharif-Naeini R, Folgering JH, Arhatte M, Jodar M, Boustany C, Gallian C, Tauc M, Duranton C, Rubera I, Lesage F, Pei Y, Peters DJ, Somlo S, Sachs F, Patel A, Honoré E, Duprat F. Mechanoprotection by Polycystins against Apoptosis Is Mediated through the Opening of Stretch-Activated K2P Channels. Cell Reports 2012, 1: 241-250. PMID: 22832196, PMCID: PMC3437542, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.01.006.
- Parikh CR, Dahl NK, Chapman AB, Bost JE, Edelstein CL, Comer DM, Zeltner R, Tian X, Grantham JJ, Somlo S. Evaluation of urine biomarkers of kidney injury in polycystic kidney disease. Kidney International 2012, 81: 784-790. PMID: 22258321, PMCID: PMC3319327, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.465.
- Lang S, Benedix J, Fedeles SV, Schorr S, Schirra C, Schäuble N, Jalal C, Greiner M, Haßdenteufel S, Tatzelt J, Kreutzer B, Edelmann L, Krause E, Rettig J, Somlo S, Zimmermann R, Dudek J. Different effects of Sec61α, Sec62 and Sec63 depletion on transport of polypeptides into the endoplasmic reticulum of mammalian cells. Journal Of Cell Science 2012, 125: 1958-1969. PMID: 22375059, PMCID: PMC4074215, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.096727.
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