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Loss of heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycan assembly in podocytes does not lead to proteinuria.
Kidney international - 1 Aug 2008
Chen Shoujun, Wassenhove-McCarthy Deborah J, Yamaguchi Yu, Holzman Lawrence B, van Kuppevelt Toin H, Jenniskens Guido J, Wijnhoven Tessa J, Woods Ann C, McCarthy Kevin J
Abstract excerpt
Podocytes synthesize the majority of the glomerular basement membrane components with some contribution from the glomerular capillary endothelial cells. The anionic charge of heparan sulfate proteoglycans is conferred by covalently attached heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycans and these are thought...
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