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Deletion of claudin-10 rescues claudin-16-deficient mice from hypomagnesemia and hypercalciuria.
Kidney international - 1 Mar 2018
Breiderhoff Tilman, Himmerkus Nina, Drewell Hoora, Plain Allein, Günzel Dorothee, Mutig Kerim, Willnow Thomas E, Müller Dominik, Bleich Markus
Abstract excerpt
The tight junction proteins claudin-10 and -16 are crucial for the paracellular reabsorption of cations along the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop in the kidney. In patients, mutations in CLDN16 cause familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis, while mutations in CLDN10 impair kidney function. Mice lacking claudin-16 display magnesium and calcium wasting, whereas absence of claudin-10...
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