Tetraspan proteins: regulators of renal structure and function
Caplan MJ, Kamsteeg EJ, Duffield A. Tetraspan proteins: regulators of renal structure and function. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2007, 16: 353-358. PMID: 17565278, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0b013e328177b1fa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein partnersRenal ion transport proteinsIon transport proteinsModulates cell adhesionImportant physiological ramificationsNormal glomerular architecturePartner proteinsTissue morphogenesisMembrane proteinsEndocytic internalizationTransport proteinsPhysiological processesRegulatory rolePhysiological ramificationsTransporter functionCell adhesionIntegrin moleculesTetraspan familyProteinEpithelial cellsTetraspansGlomerular architectureNovel classFunctional propertiesCells