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Semaphorins in kidney development and disease: modulators of ureteric bud branching, vascular morphogenesis, and podocyte-endothelial crosstalk

Authors: Kimberly Reidy, Alda Tufro

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 9/2011

Abstract

Semaphorins are guidance proteins that play important roles in organogenesis and disease. Expression of class 3 semaphorins and their receptors is regulated during kidney development. Gain- and loss-of-function experiments demonstrated that tight semaphorin3a gene dosage is required for podocyte differentiation, and for the establishment of a normal glomerular filtration barrier. Sema3a modulates kidney vascular patterning acting as a negative regulator of endothelial cell migration and survival. Excess podocyte semaphorin3a expression causes glomerular disease in mice. In addition, Sema3a is a negative regulator of ureteric bud branching, whereas Sema3c is a positive regulator of ureteric bud and endothelial cell branching morphogenesis. In summary, secreted semaphorins modulate ureteric bud branching, vascular patterning, and podocyte-endothelial crosstalk, suggesting that they play a role in renal disease. Understanding the signaling pathways downstream from semaphorin receptors will provide insight into the mechanism of action of semaphorins in renal pathology.

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Title: Semaphorins in kidney development and disease: modulators of ureteric bud branching, vascular morphogenesis, and podocyte-endothelial crosstalk
Authors: Kimberly Reidy
Alda Tufro
Publication date: 01-09-2011
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 9/2011
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-011-1769-1

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