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Nephron-specific knockout of TMEM16A leads to reduced number of glomeruli and albuminuria.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 1 Dec 2018
Schenk Laura K, Buchholz Bjoern, Henke Sebastian F, Michgehl Ulf, Daniel Christoph, Amann Kerstin, Kunzelmann Karl, Pavenstädt Hermann
Abstract excerpt
TMEM16A is a transmembrane protein from a conserved family of calcium-activated proteins that is highly expressed in the kidney. TMEM16A confers calcium-activated chloride channel activity, which is of importance for various cellular functions in secretory epithelia and involved in secretion-dependent renal cyst growth. However, its specific function in renal physiology has remained elusive so far. Therefore, we...
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