Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is induced by microRNA-193a and its downregulation of WT1

CA Gebeshuber, C Kornauth, L Dong, R Sierig… - Nature medicine, 2013‏ - nature.com
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a frequent and severe glomerular disease
characterized by destabilization of podocyte foot processes. We report that transgenic …

Atoh8 in development and disease

SSK Divvela, D Saberi, B Brand-Saberi - Biology, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary bHLH transcription factors control a variety of functions during
development and disease. Atoh8 is one such bHLH factor with unique characteristics in the …

The role of atonal factors in mechanosensory cell specification and function

T Cai, AK Groves - Molecular neurobiology, 2015‏ - Springer
Atonal genes are basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors that were first identified as
regulating the formation of mechanoreceptors and photoreceptors in Drosophila. Isolation of …

Advances in the biology and genetics of the podocytopathies: implications for diagnosis and therapy

L Barisoni, HW Schnaper… - Archives of pathology & …, 2009‏ - meridian.allenpress.com
Context.—Etiologic factors and pathways leading to altered podocyte phenotype are clearly
numerous and involve the activity of different cellular function. Objective.—To focus on …

[HTML][HTML] APOL1 variants change C-terminal conformational dynamics and binding to SNARE protein VAMP8

SM Madhavan, JF O'toole, M Konieczkowski… - JCI insight, 2017‏ - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
APOL1 variants in African populations mediate resistance to trypanosomal infection but
increase risk for kidney diseases through unknown mechanisms. APOL1 is expressed in …

A novel isoform of ATOH8 promotes the metastasis of breast cancer by regulating RhoC

M Xu, S Huang, X Dong, Y Chen, M Li… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Metastases are the main cause of cancer-related mortality in breast cancer. Although
significant progress has been made in the field of tumor metastasis, the exact molecular …

The role of Hath6, a newly identified shear-stress-responsive transcription factor, in endothelial cell differentiation and function

F Fang, SM Wasserman… - Journal of cell …, 2014‏ - journals.biologists.com
The key regulators of endothelial differentiation that is induced by shear stress are mostly
unclear. Human atonal homolog 6 (Hath6 or ATOH8) is an endothelial-selective and shear …

Identification of the bHLH factor Math6 as a novel component of the embryonic pancreas transcriptional network

FC Lynn, L Sanchez, R Gomis, MS German, R Gasa - PloS one, 2008‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors play important roles in
differentiation processes during embryonic development of vertebrates. In the pancreas, the …

The transcription factor Atonal homolog 8 regulates Gata4 and Friend of Gata-2 during vertebrate development

DR Rawnsley, J **ao, JS Lee, X Liu… - Journal of Biological …, 2013‏ - ASBMB
GATA and Friend of GATA (FOG) form a transcriptional complex that plays a key role in
cardiovascular development in both fish and mammals. In the present study we demonstrate …

Zebrafish atoh8 mutants do not recapitulate morpholino phenotypes

ES Place, JC Smith - PloS one, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
Atoh8 is a bHLH transcription factor expressed in pancreas, skeletal muscle, the nervous
system, and cardiovascular tissues during embryological development. Although it has been …