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Acceleration of polycystic kidney disease progression in cpk mice carrying a deletion in the homeodomain protein Cux1.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Dec 2008
Alcalay Neal I, Sharma Madhulika, Vassmer Dianne, Chapman Brandon, Paul Binu, Zhou Jing, Brantley Jennifer G, Wallace Darren P, Maser Robin L, Vanden Heuvel Gregory B
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic kidney diseases (PKD) are inherited as autosomal dominant (ADPKD) or autosomal recessive (ARPKD) traits and are characterized by progressive enlargement of renal cysts. Aberrant cell proliferation is a key feature in the progression of PKD. Cux1 is a homeobox gene that is related to Drosophila cut and is the murine homolog of human CDP (CCAAT Displacement Protein). Cux1 represses the cyclin kinase...
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