Klf15 Is Critical for the Development and Differentiation of Drosophila Nephrocytes.

Insect nephrocytes are highly endocytic scavenger cells that represent the only invertebrate model for the study of human kidney podocytes. Despite their importance, nephrocyte development is largely uncharacterised. This work tested whether the insect ortholog of mammalian Kidney Krüppel-Like Facto...

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Main Authors: Jessica R Ivy, Maik Drechsler, James H Catterson, Rolf Bodmer, Karen Ocorr, Achim Paululat, Paul S Hartley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4547745?pdf=render