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A novel domain regulating degradation of the glomerular slit diaphragm protein podocin in cell culture systems.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Gödel Markus, Ostendorf Benjamin N, Baumer Jessica, Weber Katrin, Huber Tobias B
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the gene NPHS2 are the most common cause of hereditary steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome. Its gene product, the stomatin family member protein podocin represents a core component of the slit diaphragm, a unique structure that bridges the space between adjacent podocyte foot processes in the kidney glomerulus. Dislocation and misexpression of slit diaphragm components have been described in the...
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