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Nephrin strands contribute to a porous slit diaphragm scaffold as revealed by electron tomography.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Nov 2004
Wartiovaara Jorma, Ofverstedt Lars-Göran, Khoshnoodi Jamshid, Zhang Jingjing, Mäkelä Eetu, Sandin Sara, Ruotsalainen Vesa, Cheng R Holland, Jalanko Hannu, Skoglund Ulf, Tryggvason Karl
Abstract excerpt
Nephrin is a key functional component of the slit diaphragm, the structurally unresolved molecular filter in renal glomerular capillaries. Abnormal nephrin or its absence results in severe proteinuria and loss of the slit diaphragm. The diaphragm is a thin extracellular membrane spanning the appr...
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