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ArticleScience advances2026

α-Parvin regulation of cell rearrangement is critical for ureteric bud branching morphogenesis.

Xinyu Dong, Fabian Bock, Ali Hashmi, Nada Bulus, Glenda Mernaugh, Gema Bolas, Shensen Li, Wanying Zhu, Meiling Melzer, Kyle Brown and 6 more

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16 authors.

Xinyu DongDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3017-2634
Fabian BockDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0788-2945
Ali HashmiStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Nada BulusDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-8783-7856
Glenda MernaughDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-4701-2735
Gema BolasDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-9975-9277
Shensen LiDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1592-3011
Wanying ZhuDivision of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Meiling MelzerDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-3935-3159
Kyle BrownDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7671-1912
Colton MillerDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Olga ViquézDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Eloi MontañezDepartment of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona and Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4059-5056
Ambra PozziDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8502-1481
Sara A WickströmStem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-6383-6292
Roy ZentDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2983-8133

Funding

Tumor Immunology and Microenvironment Research ProgramP30CA068485 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Ben Ho Park · 1995 to 2026
$172.8M
Translational Analysis CoreP30DK058404 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MARY Kay WASHINGTON · 2002 to 2026
$29.9M
Vanderbilt Diabetes Research CenterP30DK020593 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI OWEN P MCGUINNESS · 2012 to 2026
$29.3M
Shop Module CoreP30EY008126 · NEI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI David J. Calkins · 1989 to 2026
$19.6M
Vanderbilt Mouse Metabolic Physiology CenterU24DK059637 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI WASSERMAN, DAVID H · 2001 to 2015
$14.9M
The Laminin Receptors in Kidney FibrosisR01DK069921 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI ROY ZENT · 2005 to 2026
$9.5M
Structure and Function of Integrins in the KidneyR01DK088327 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ARNAOUT, M. AMIN · 2010 to 2025
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Prune Belly Syndrome: Mechanisms of Filamin A MutationsR01DK127589 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI BAKER, LINDA A., QIN, JUN · 2020 to 2024
$2.5M
Matrix receptors in chronic kidney diseaseR01DK119212 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BORZA, CORINA MARILENA, POZZI, AMBRA · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
Rac1 and the actin cytoskeleton in renal tubular repairK08DK134879 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Fabian Maximilian Bock · 2023 to 2026
$636k
LSM880-Airyscan Confocal Microscope for Large Shared ResourceS10OD021630 · OD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI WELLS, K. SAM · 2016 to 2016
$560k
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Abstract

All branched tubular structures, including the kidney collecting system, are formed by branching morphogenesis, a process that includes tip branching and trunk narrowing. Tight control of cell movement and rearrangement is a prerequisite for branching morphogenesis. The role of integrin-associated adhesion proteins in coordinating actin dynamics and cell rearrangement during branching morphogenesis is poorly understood. Here, we used three-dimensional live imaging of mouse ureteric bud branching to show that α-parvin, a component of the integrin binding ILK-PINCH-parvin complex, regulates tip branching and tubule thinning by inhibiting excessive cell adhesion and actin polymerization. Mechanistically, α-parvin promotes actin turnover by inhibiting activation of the small guanosine triphosphatases RhoA and Cdc42, which in turn enhances the severing function of the actin regulatory protein, cofilin. These results underscore the importance of adhesion protein-regulated actin dynamics in the critical process of cell rearrangement, which is required for branching morphogenesis.

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Microfilament ProteinsMorphogenesisUreterActinsAnimalscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell AdhesionCell MovementEmbryonic StructuresKidneyMicerhoA GTP-Binding ProteinActinscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinMicrofilament ProteinsrhoA GTP-Binding Protein

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PMID42758829
PMCPMC13588170

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