Fly studies contribute to understanding of novel monogenic cause of steroid-resistance nephrotic syndrome

Kampf LL, Schneider R, Gerstner L, Thünauer R, Chen M, Helmstädter M, Amar A, Onuchic-Whitford AC, Loza Munarriz R, Berdeli A, Müller D, Schrezenmeier E, Budde K, Mane S, Laricchia KM, Rehm HL, MacArthur DG, Lifton RP, Walz G, Römer W, Bergmann C, Hildebrandt F, Hermle T. TBC1D8B Mutations Implicate RAB11-Dependent Vesicular Trafficking in the Pathogenesis of Nephrotic Syndrome. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Nov 15. pii: ASN.2019040414. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019040414. PMID: 31732614.

From the abstract: "Mutations in about 50 genes have been identified as monogenic causes of nephrotic syndrome, a frequent cause of CKD. ... We used whole-exome sequencing to identify novel monogenic causes of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). We analyzed the functional significance of an SRNS-associated gene in vitro and in podocyte-like Drosophila nephrocytes ..."