PUBLICATION
Principles of Zebrafish Nephron Segment Development
- Authors
- Nguyen, T.K., Petrikas, M., Chambers, B.E., Wingert, R.A.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-230329-48
- Date
- 2023
- Source
- Journal of developmental biology 11(1): (Review)
- Registered Authors
- Chambers, Brooke, Wingert, Rebecca
- Keywords
- Kctd15, Tfap2a, Tfap2b, development, distal tubule, nephron, segment, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
- none
- PubMed
- 36976103 Full text @ J Dev Biol
Citation
Nguyen, T.K., Petrikas, M., Chambers, B.E., Wingert, R.A. (2023) Principles of Zebrafish Nephron Segment Development. Journal of developmental biology. 11(1):.
Abstract
Nephrons are the functional units which comprise the kidney. Each nephron contains a number of physiologically unique populations of specialized epithelial cells that are organized into discrete domains known as segments. The principles of nephron segment development have been the subject of many studies in recent years. Understanding the mechanisms of nephrogenesis has enormous potential to expand our knowledge about the basis of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT), and to contribute to ongoing regenerative medicine efforts aimed at identifying renal repair mechanisms and generating replacement kidney tissue. The study of the zebrafish embryonic kidney, or pronephros, provides many opportunities to identify the genes and signaling pathways that control nephron segment development. Here, we describe recent advances of nephron segment patterning and differentiation in the zebrafish, with a focus on distal segment formation.
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