کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2174950 1093825 2008 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR) is required for renal epithelial differentiation within the zebrafish pronephros
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی بیولوژی سلول
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The coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR) is required for renal epithelial differentiation within the zebrafish pronephros
چکیده انگلیسی
The coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and a component of vertebrate tight junctions. CAR protein is widely expressed in fish and mammals in organs of epithelial origin suggesting possible functions in epithelial biology. In order to gain insight into its function, we knocked the CAR gene down in zebrafish using antisense morpholinos. We identified a requirement for CAR in the terminal differentiation of glomerular podocytes and pronephric tubular epithelia. Podocytes differentiate in CAR morphants but are not able to elaborate a regularly patterned architecture of foot processes. In the tubules, CAR was required for the apposition of plasma membranes from adjacent epithelial cells but did not appear to be necessary for the formation of tight junctions. Additionally, tubular epithelia lacking CAR were not able to elaborate apical brush border microvilli. These results establish a requirement for CAR in the terminal differentiation of renal glomerular and tubular cell types.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Developmental Biology - Volume 313, Issue 1, 1 January 2008, Pages 455-464
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