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KLF4-dependent epigenetic remodeling modulates podocyte phenotypes and attenuates proteinuria.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jun 2014
Hayashi Kaori, Sasamura Hiroyuki, Nakamura Mari, Azegami Tatsuhiko, Oguchi Hideyo, Sakamaki Yusuke, Itoh Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
The transcription factor Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) has the ability, along with other factors, to reprogram somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Here, we determined that KLF4 is expressed in kidney glomerular podocytes and is decreased in both animal models and humans exhibiting a proteinuric. Transient restoration of KLF4 expression in podocytes of diseased glomeruli in vivo, either by gene...
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