Par3A is dispensable for the function of the glomerular filtration barrier of the kidney
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Par3A is dispensable for the function of the glomerular filtration barrier of the kidney. / Koehler, Sybille; Tellkamp, Frederik; Niessen, Carien M; Bloch, Wilhelm; Kerjaschki, Dontscho; Schermer, Bernhard; Benzing, Thomas; Brinkkoetter, Paul T.
In: AM J PHYSIOL-RENAL, Vol. 311, No. 1, 01.07.2016, p. F112-9.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Par3A is dispensable for the function of the glomerular filtration barrier of the kidney
AU - Koehler, Sybille
AU - Tellkamp, Frederik
AU - Niessen, Carien M
AU - Bloch, Wilhelm
AU - Kerjaschki, Dontscho
AU - Schermer, Bernhard
AU - Benzing, Thomas
AU - Brinkkoetter, Paul T
N1 - Copyright © 2016 the American Physiological Society.
PY - 2016/7/1
Y1 - 2016/7/1
N2 - Polarity signaling through the atypical PKC (aPKC)-Par polarity complex is essential for the development and maintenance of the podocyte architecture and the function of the glomerular filtration barrier of the kidney. To study the contribution of Par3A in this complex, we generated a novel Pard3 podocyte-specific knockout mouse model by targeting exon 6 of the Pard3 gene. Genetic deletion of Pard3a did not impair renal function, neither at birth nor later in life. Even challenging the animals did not result in glomerular disease. Despite its well-established role in aPKC-mediated signaling, Par3A appears to be dispensable for the function of the glomerular filtration barrier. Moreover, its homolog Pard3b, and not Pard3a, is the dominant Par3 gene expressed in podocytes and found at the basis of the slit diaphragm, where it partially colocalizes with podocin. In conclusion, Par3A function is either dispensable for slit diaphragm integrity, or compensatory mechanisms and a high redundancy of the different polarity proteins, including Par3B, Lgl, or PALS1, maintain the function of the glomerular filtration barrier, even in the absence of Par3A.
AB - Polarity signaling through the atypical PKC (aPKC)-Par polarity complex is essential for the development and maintenance of the podocyte architecture and the function of the glomerular filtration barrier of the kidney. To study the contribution of Par3A in this complex, we generated a novel Pard3 podocyte-specific knockout mouse model by targeting exon 6 of the Pard3 gene. Genetic deletion of Pard3a did not impair renal function, neither at birth nor later in life. Even challenging the animals did not result in glomerular disease. Despite its well-established role in aPKC-mediated signaling, Par3A appears to be dispensable for the function of the glomerular filtration barrier. Moreover, its homolog Pard3b, and not Pard3a, is the dominant Par3 gene expressed in podocytes and found at the basis of the slit diaphragm, where it partially colocalizes with podocin. In conclusion, Par3A function is either dispensable for slit diaphragm integrity, or compensatory mechanisms and a high redundancy of the different polarity proteins, including Par3B, Lgl, or PALS1, maintain the function of the glomerular filtration barrier, even in the absence of Par3A.
KW - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
KW - Animals
KW - Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics
KW - Cell Cycle Proteins
KW - Cells, Cultured
KW - Female
KW - Glomerular Filtration Barrier/physiology
KW - Kidney/pathology
KW - Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity
KW - Male
KW - Membrane Proteins/genetics
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL
KW - Mice, Knockout
KW - Mice, Transgenic
KW - Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase/genetics
KW - Podocytes/drug effects
KW - Primary Cell Culture
KW - Serum Albumin, Bovine/toxicity
U2 - 10.1152/ajprenal.00171.2016
DO - 10.1152/ajprenal.00171.2016
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 27122542
VL - 311
SP - F112-9
JO - AM J PHYSIOL-RENAL
JF - AM J PHYSIOL-RENAL
SN - 1931-857X
IS - 1
ER -