Nonuniform Microtubular Polarity Established by CHO1/MKLP1 Motor Protein Is Necessary for Process Formation of Podocytes

Podocytes are unique cells that are decisively involved in glomerular filtration. They are equipped with a complex process system consisting of major processes and foot processes whose function is insufficiently understood (Mundel, P., and W. Kriz. 1995. Anat. Embryol. 192:385–397). The major proces...

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Main Authors: Kobayashi, Naoto, Reiser, Jochen, Kriz, Wilhelm, Kuriyama, Ryoko, Mundel, Peter
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1998
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2175224/