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Odenthal, Johanna and Brinkkoetter, Paul Thomas (2019). Drosophila melanogaster and its nephrocytes: A versatile model for glomerular research. In: Methods in Cell Biology, S. 217 - 225. SAN DIEGO: ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS INC. ISBN 978-0-12-820336-1; 978-0-12-820335-4

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Abstract

Glomerular disorders are a predominant cause of chronic kidney diseases and end-stage renal failure. Especially podocytes, epithelial cells which represent the outermost part of the filtration barrier, are affected by disease and experience a gradual loss of function. Despite recent advances in identifying potential pathways underlying podocyte injury, treatment remains challenging. It is therefore desirable to employ suitable model organisms in order to study glomerular disease and elucidate affected pathways. Due to its diverse ways of genetic manipulation and high genomic conservation, Drosophila melanogaster is a powerful model organism for biomedical research. The fly was recently used to assess podocytopathies by exploiting the nephrocyte system. Nephrocytes are spherical cells within the body cavity of the fly responsible for detoxification and clearance of unwanted substances. More importantly, they share many characteristics with mammalian podocytes. Here, we summarize how to use Drosophila as a model organism for podocyte research. We discuss examples of techniques that can be used to genetically manipulate nephrocytes and provide protocols for nephrocyte isolation and for morphological as well as functional analysis.

Item Type:	Book Section, Proceedings Item or annotation in a legal commentary
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Odenthal, Johanna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Brinkkoetter, Paul Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-160260
DOI:	10.1016/bs.mcb.2019.03.011
Title of Book:	Methods in Cell Biology
Series Name:	Methods Cell Biol.
Volume:	154
Page Range:	S. 217 - 225
Date:	2019
Publisher:	ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS INC
Place of Publication:	SAN DIEGO
ISSN:	0091-679X
ISBN:	978-0-12-820336-1; 978-0-12-820335-4
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SLIT DIAPHRAGM; PERICARDIAL CELLS; HORSERADISH-PEROXIDASE; GENE-EXPRESSION; KIDNEY-DISEASE; PODOCYTE; PROTEIN; NEPHRIN; MUTATIONS; INSECT Multiple languages Cell Biology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/16026