An inducible mouse model for PAX2-dependent glomerular disease: insights into a complex pathogenesis

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Kay-Dietrich WagnerA Schedl

Abstract

Pax2 is a transcription factor with important functions during kidney development . Ectopic expression of Pax2 in podocytes has been reported in various glomerular diseases , but the functional relevance remains unknown. We developed an inducible mouse model that allows activation of Pax2 specifically in podocytes. Persistent expression of Pax2 did not interfere with the initial differentiation of podocytes, but mice ectopically expressing PAX2 developed end-stage renal failure soon after birth. Similarly, activation of PAX2 in healthy adult animals resulted in renal disease within 3 weeks after podocyte-specific induction of a deleter Cre. PAX2 activation caused repression of the podocyte key regulator molecule Wt1 and consequently a dramatic reduction of nephrin expression. Recruitment of the groucho-related protein TLE4 may be involved in converting Pax2 into a transcriptional repressor of Wt1. Finally, treatment of mice with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor normalized renal function and induced upregulation of the important structural molecule nephrin via a Wt1-independent pathway. Our data demonstrate the functional significance of PAX2 reexpression in mature podocytes for the development of glomerular dise...Continue Reading

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