Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome candidate 1-like 1 epigenetically regulates nephrin gene expression

In conclusion, our results demonstrate that WHSC1L1-L acts as a histone methyltransferase in podocytes and regulates nephrin gene expression, which may in turn contribute to the integrity of the slit diaphragm of the glomerular filtration barrier.

Source: AJP: Renal Physiology - June 4, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ito, Y., Katayama, K., Nishibori, Y., Akimoto, Y., Kudo, A., Kurayama, R., Hada, I., Takahashi, S., Kimura, T., Fukutomi, T., Katada, T., Suehiro, J., Beltcheva, O., Tryggvason, K., Yan, K. Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research