期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
卷 217, 期 2, 页码 278-289出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9546
关键词
laminin; basement membrane; development; kidney glomerulus; urogenital abnormalities
资金
- NIDDK NIH HHS [P50 DK45181] Funding Source: Medline
Laminins are major components of all basement membranes. They are a diverse group of alpha/beta/gamma heterotrimers formed from five alpha, three beta, and three gamma chains. Laminin alpha 5 is a widely expressed chain found in many embryonic and adult basement membranes. During embryogenesis, alpha 5 has a role in disparate developmental processes, including neural tube closure, digit septation, and placentation. Here, we analyzed kidney development in Lama5 mutant embryos and found a striking defect in glomerulogenesis associated with an abnormal glomerular basement membrane (GBM). This correlates with failure of the developmental switch in laminin alpha chain deposition in which alpha 5 replaces alpha 1 in the GBM at the capillary loop stage of glomerulogenesis. In the absence of a normal GBM, glomerular epithelial cells were in disarray, and endothelial and mesangial cells were extruded from within the constricting glomerulus, leading to a complete absence of vascularized glomeruli. In addition, a minority of Lama5 mutant mice lacked one or both kidneys, indicating that laminin alpha 5 is also important in earlier kidney development. Our results demonstrate a dual role for laminin alpha 5 in kidney development, illustrate a novel defect in glomerulogenesis, and indicate a heretofore unappreciated developmental role for the GBM in influencing the behavior of epithelial and endothelial cells. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
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