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ArticleThe Journal of clinical investigation2025

Uromodulin modulates mitochondria and kidney tubule resilience.

Ronak Lakhia, Chunzi Song, Vishal Patel

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Article in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Ronak Lakhia
Chunzi Song
Vishal Patel

Funding

The impact of RNA chemical modifications on polycystic kidney disease progressionR01DK102572 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI PATEL, VISHAL · 2015 to 2024
$3.5M
PKD1 derepression as a potential therapy for Polycystic Kidney DiseaseR01DK133186 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Vishal Patel · 2022 to 2026
$2.7M
Investigating intracellular cholesterol biosynthesis as a regulator of polycystic kidney disease progressionR01DK139033 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Ronak Lakhia · 2025 to 2026
$1.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK102572NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK133186NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK139033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uromodulin is the most abundant protein in human urine, playing diverse roles, from providing frontline defense against uropathogens to regulating electrolyte balance via modulation of ion channels and cotransporters. In this issue of the JCI, Nanamatsu et al. unveil an alternatively spliced isoform of uromodulin that was dynamically induced in response to oxidative stress and tubular injury. Unlike the canonical secreted form, this isoform was retained in the cell, where it interacted with solute carrier proteins primarily localized to the mitochondrial membrane. Through these interactions, it modulated mitochondrial energetics and enhanced tubular cell resilience to injury. These findings broaden our understanding of uromodulin's multifaceted functions, uncover an adaptive mechanism by which the kidney responds to cellular stress, and open avenues for therapeutic strategies targeting kidney injury and repair.

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Kidney TubulesMitochondriaUromodulinAlternative SplicingAnimalsHumansOxidative StressProtein IsoformsProtein IsoformsUMOD protein, humanUromodulin

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PMID40519162
PMCPMC12165782

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