Throwing off the keratin chains: a potential therapy for hereditary podocytopathy.

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In the current issue, Kuzmuk et al. offer a therapeutic option for patients with NPHS2 R138Q-associated nephrotic syndrome. For the first time in hereditary podocytopathies, this is offered by restoring the membrane targeting of a pathogenic protein. The idea that it is enough to liberate podocin from the trap of keratin 8, a key member of endoplasmic-reticulum-associated protein degradation complex, was...

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