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Disease-causing mutations of RhoGDIα induce Rac1 hyperactivation in podocytes.
Small GTPases - 2 Apr 2016
Auguste David, Maier Mirela, Baldwin Cindy, Aoudjit Lamine, Robins Richard, Gupta Indra R, Takano Tomoko
Abstract excerpt
Nephrotic syndrome (NS) describes a group of kidney disorders in which there is injury to podocyte cells, specialized cells within the kidney's glomerular filtration barrier, allowing proteins to leak into the urine. Three mutations in ARHGDIA, which encodes Rho GDP dissociation inhibitor α (GDIα), have been reported in patients with heritable NS and encode the following amino acid changes: ΔD185, R120X, and...
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