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Defective CFTR leads to aberrant β-catenin activation and kidney fibrosis.
Scientific reports - 12 Jul 2017
Zhang Jie Ting, Wang Yan, Chen Jun Jiang, Zhang Xiao Hu, Dong Jian Da, Tsang Lai Ling, Huang Xiao Ru, Cai Zhiming, Lan Hui Yao, Jiang Xiao Hua, Chan Hsiao Chang
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), known as a cAMP-activated Cl- channel, is widely expressed at the apical membrane of epithelial cells in a wide variety of tissues. Of note, despite the abundant expression of CFTR in mammalian kidney, the role of CFTR in kidney disease development is unclear. Here, we report that CFTR expression is downregulated in the UUO (unilateral ureteral...
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