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Mouse models of polycystic kidney disease induced by defects of ciliary proteins.
BMB reports - 1 Feb 2013
Ko Je Yeong, Park Jong Hoon
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common hereditary disorder which is characterized by fluid-filled cysts in the kidney. Mutation in either PKD1, encoding polycystin-1 (PC1), or PKD2, encoding polycystin-2 (PC2), are causative genes of PKD. Recent studies indicate that renal cilia, known as mechanosensors, detecting flow stimulation through renal tubules, have a critical function in maintaining homeostasis of...
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