Monitoring of Rho GTPase Activity in Podocytes.
Cdc42
Podocyte
Pull-down
Rac1
Rho GTPase
RhoA
Journal
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
ISSN: 1940-6029
Titre abrégé: Methods Mol Biol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9214969
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
medline:
11
7
2023
pubmed:
10
7
2023
entrez:
9
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The glomerulus is the filtration unit of the kidney, where the first step of urine formation occurs. Podocytes are characterized by their actin-based projections called foot processes. Podocyte foot processes play a critical role in the permselective filtration barrier, along with fenestrated endothelial cells and the glomerular basement membrane. The Rho family of small GTPases (Rho GTPases) is the master regulators of the actin cytoskeleton and functions as molecular switches. Recent studies have shown that disruption of Rho GTPase activity and subsequent changes in foot process structure cause proteinuria. Here, we describe an effector pull-down assay using GST-fusion proteins to monitor the activity of RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42, which are prototypical Rho GTPases in podocytes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37423999
doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3179-9_22
doi:
Substances chimiques
rho GTP-Binding Proteins
EC 3.6.5.2
rac1 GTP-Binding Protein
EC 3.6.5.2
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
343-349Subventions
Organisme : CIHR
ID : PJT-159678
Pays : Canada
Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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