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Homodimerization and Heterodimerization of the Glomerular Podocyte Proteins Nephrin and NEPH1
1 Apr 2003
Abstract excerpt
Nephrin and NEPH1, the gene products of NPHS1 and NEPH1, are podocyte membrane proteins of the Ig superfamily. Similar to the nephrin knockout, mice lacking NEPH1 show severe proteinuria leading to perinatal death. To identify the ligand of NEPH1, the extracellular domain of NEPH1 was fused to human IgG. This NEPH1-Ig fusion protein labeled the glomerular capillary wall of mouse kidneys in a staining pattern...
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