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Deletion of β1-integrin in collecting duct principal cells leads to tubular injury and renal medullary fibrosis.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Oct 2017
Mamuya Fahmy A, Xie Dongping, Lei Lei, Huang Ming, Tsuji Kenji, Capen Diane E, Yang BaoXue, Weissleder Ralph, Păunescu Teodor G, Lu Hua A Jenny
Abstract excerpt
The renal collecting duct (CD) contains two major cell types, intercalated (ICs) and principal cells (PCs). A previous report showed that deletion of β1-integrin in the entire renal CD causes defective CD morphogenesis resulting in kidney dysfunction. However, subsequent deletion of β1-integrin specifically in ICs and PCs, respectively, did not cause any morphological defects in the CDs. The discrepancy between...
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