2019
Early B Cell Factor 1 (EBF1) Regulates Glomerular Development by Controlling Mesangial Maturation and Consequently COX-2 Expression
Nelson T, Velazquez H, Troiano N, Fretz JA. Early B Cell Factor 1 (EBF1) Regulates Glomerular Development by Controlling Mesangial Maturation and Consequently COX-2 Expression. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 30: 1559-1572. PMID: 31405952, PMCID: PMC6727263, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2018070699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOX-2 expressionEarly B-cell factor 1COX-2Peripheral glomeruliProximal tubular massLineage cellsB cell factor 1Cell factor 1Factor 1Transcription factor early B cell factor 1Glomerular developmentCalcineurin/NFATRenal insufficiencyCell typesGlomerular cell typesGlomerular mesangiumHypoplastic kidneyTubular massFl/Knockout miceMetanephric developmentNFATc1 activationImpaired maturationMiceGlomeruli
2013
Early B-cell factor 1 is an essential transcription factor for postnatal glomerular maturation
Fretz JA, Nelson T, Velazquez H, Xi Y, Moeckel GW, Horowitz MC. Early B-cell factor 1 is an essential transcription factor for postnatal glomerular maturation. Kidney International 2013, 85: 1091-1102. PMID: 24172684, PMCID: PMC4006322, DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAlbuminuriaAnimalsBlood Urea NitrogenCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenotypeGlomerular Filtration RateKidney GlomerulusMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOrganogenesisPhenotypePodocytesSignal TransductionTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsEarly B-cell factor 1B cell factor 1Transcription factorsNovel roleTranscription factor early B cell factor 1Expression of Ebf1Essential transcription factorFactor 1Podocyte maturationMesenchymal progenitorsB cell maturationProper maturationBlood urea nitrogen levelsElevated blood urea nitrogen levelsWild-type control miceGlomerular filtration rateVascular endothelial growth factor AGlomerular maturationUrea nitrogen levelsGrowth factor ARenal developmentEBF1Factor AGlomerular developmentNephron maturation