简介:Objective:Polycystickidneydisease(PKD)isthemajorcauseofkidneyfailureandmortalityinhumans.Ithasalwaysbeensuspectedthatthedevelopmentofcystickidneydiseasesharesfeatureswithtumorigenesis,althoughtheevidenceisunclear.Methods:Wecrossedp53mutantmice(p53N236S,p53S)withWernersyndromemiceandanalyzedthepathologicalphenotypes.TheRNA-seq,ssGSEAanalysis,andreal-timePCRwereperformedtodissectthegenesignaturesinvolvedinthedevelopmentofdiseasephenotypes.Results:Wefoundenlargedkidneyswithfluid-filledcystsinoffspringmicewithagenotypeofG3mTerc-/-WRN-/-p53S/S(G3TM).PathologyanalysisconfirmedtheoccurrenceofPKD,anditwashighlycorrelatedwiththeincidenceoftumorigenesis.RNA-seqdatarevealedthegenesignaturesinvolvedinPKDdevelopment,anddemonstratedthatPKDandtumorigenesissharedcommonpathways,includingcomplementpathways,lipidmetabolism,mitochondriaenergyhomeostasisandothers.Interestingly,thisG3TMPKDandtheclassicalPKD1/2deficientPKDsharedcommonpathways,possiblybecausethemutantp53ScouldregulatetheexpressionlevelsofPKD1/2,Pkhd1,andHnf1b.Conclusions:WeestablishedadualmousemodelforPKDandtumorigenesisderivedfromabnormalcellularproliferationandtelomeredysfunction.TheinnovativepointofourstudyistoreportPKDoccurringinconjunctionwithtumorigenesis.ThegenesignaturesrevealedmightshednewlightonthepathogenesisofPKD,andprovidenewmolecularbiomarkersforclinicaldiagnosisandprognosis.