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ArticleSmall GTPases2022

Rho GTPases in kidney physiology and diseases.

Clara Steichen, Claude Hervé, Thierry Hauet, Nicolas Bourmeyster

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Article in Small GTPases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Clara SteichenInserm UMR-1082 Irtomit, Poitiers, France.
Claude HervéInserm UMR-1082 Irtomit, Poitiers, France.
Thierry HauetInserm UMR-1082 Irtomit, Poitiers, France.
Nicolas BourmeysterFaculté De Médecine Et De Pharmacie, Université De Poitiers, Poitiers, France.
Inserm · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rho family GTPases are molecular switches best known for their pivotal role in dynamic regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, but also of cellular morphology, motility, adhesion and proliferation. The prototypic members of this family (RhoA, Rac1 and Cdc42) also contribute to the normal kidney function and play important roles in the structure and function of various kidney cells including tubular epithelial cells, mesangial cells and podocytes. The kidney's vital filtration function depends on the structural integrity of the glomerulus, the proximal portion of the nephron. Within the glomerulus, the architecturally actin-based cytoskeleton podocyte forms the final cellular barrier to filtration. The glomerulus appears as a highly dynamic signalling hub that is capable of integrating intracellular cues from its individual structural components. Dynamic regulation of the podocyte cytoskeleton is required for efficient barrier function of the kidney. As master regulators of actin cytoskeletal dynamics, Rho GTPases are therefore of critical importance for sustained kidney barrier function. Dysregulated activities of the Rho GTPases and of their effectors are implicated in the pathogenesis of both hereditary and idiopathic forms of kidney diseases. Diabetic nephropathy is a progressive kidney disease that is caused by injury to kidney glomeruli. High glucose activates RhoA/Rho-kinase in mesangial cells, leading to excessive extracellular matrix production (glomerulosclerosis). This RhoA/Rho-kinase pathway also seems involved in the post-transplant hypertension frequently observed during treatment with calcineurin inhibitors, whereas Rac1 activation was observed in post-transplant ischaemic acute kidney injury.

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Podocytesrho GTP-Binding ProteinsActinsrac1 GTP-Binding Proteinrho-Associated KinasesActinsrac1 GTP-Binding Proteinrho-Associated Kinasesrho GTP-Binding Proteinscytoskeletal dynamicsdiabetesnephropathiespodocytesRho GTPases

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PMID34138686
PMCPMC9707548
OpenAlexW3167670070

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