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SUBMITTER: Fresquet M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5537237 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fresquet Maryline M Jowitt Thomas A TA McKenzie Edward A EA Ball Matthew D MD Randles Michael J MJ Lennon Rachel R Brenchley Paul E PE
Scientific reports 20170731 1
Phospholipase A<sub>2</sub> receptor (PLA<sub>2</sub>R) is a member of the mannose receptor family found in podocytes in human kidney. PLA<sub>2</sub>R is the target of the autoimmune disease, membranous nephropathy, characterised by production of anti-PLA<sub>2</sub>R autoantibodies which bind to the podocyte. However the function of PLA<sub>2</sub>R in health and in disease remains unclear. To gain insight into the molecular mechanisms of PLA<sub>2</sub>R function, we searched for its endogeno ...[more]