ArticleClinical science (London, England : 1979)2020
Ctcf is required for renin expression and maintenance of the structural integrity of the kidney.
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- Krüppel-like factor 2 regulates renin expression in mature juxtaglomerular cells.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2026Article
- A guide to studying 3D genome structure and dynamics in the kidney.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2025Review
- Renin-angiotensin blockade ameliorates the progression of glomerular injury in podocyte-specific Ctcf knockout mice.Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2024Article
- Hnrnpk is essential for embryonic limb bud development as a transcription activator and a collaborator of insulator protein Ctcf.Cell death and differentiation · 2023Article
- The role of Gata3 in renin cell identity.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2023Article
- Flexible and multifaceted: the plasticity of renin-expressing cells.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2022Review
- Inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system causes concentric hypertrophy of renal arterioles in mice and humans.JCI insight · 2021Article
- Premature differentiation of nephron progenitor cell and dysregulation of gene pathways critical to kidney development in a model of preterm birth.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Renin Cells, the Kidney, and Hypertension.Circulation research · 2021Review
- Deciphering the Identity of Renin Cells in Health and Disease.Trends in molecular medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
Renin cells are crucial for the regulation of blood pressure and fluid electrolyte homeostasis. We have recently shown that renin cells possess unique chromatin features at regulatory regions throughout the genome that may determine the identity and memory of the renin phenotype. The 3-D structure of chromatin may be equally important in the determination of cell identity and fate. CCCTC-binding factor (Ctcf) is a highly conserved chromatin organizer that may regulate the renin phenotype by controlling chromatin structure. We found that Ctcf binds at several conserved DNA sites surrounding and within the renin locus, suggesting that Ctcf may regulate the transcriptional activity of renin cells. In fact, deletion of Ctcf in cells of the renin lineage led to decreased endowment of renin-expressing cells accompanied by decreased circulating renin, hypotension, and severe morphological abnormalities of the kidney, including defects in arteriolar branching, and ultimately renal failure. We conclude that control of chromatin architecture by Ctcf is necessary for the appropriate expression of renin, control of renin cell number and structural integrity of the kidney.
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