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MAGI-2 is critical for the formation and maintenance of the glomerular filtration barrier in mouse kidney.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Oct 2014
Ihara Kan-Ichiro, Asanuma Katsuhiko, Fukuda Tomokazu, Ohwada Shyuichi, Yoshida Midori, Nishimori Katsuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Membrane-associated guanylate kinase inverted 2 (MAGI-2) is a tight junction protein in epithelial tissues. We previously reported the detailed expression patterns of MAGI-2 in mouse tissues, including kidney podocytes, based on results obtained from Venus knock-in mice for Magi2 locus. In the present study, homozygous deletion of the Magi2 gene in mice caused neonatal lethality, which was explained by podocyte...
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