Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Chromatin accessibility dynamics dictate renal tubular epithelial cell response to injury

  • Xinyi Cao,
  • Jiuchen Wang,
  • Tianye Zhang,
  • Zhiheng Liu,
  • Lijun Liu,
  • Ying Chen,
  • Zehua Li,
  • Youlu Zhao,
  • Qi Yu,
  • Tong Liu,
  • Jing Nie,
  • Yuanjie Niu,
  • Yupeng Chen,
  • Li Yang,
  • Lirong Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34854-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Renal tubular epithelial cells (TECs) can initiate an adaptive or maladaptive response after injuries of different severity. Here, the authors elucidate a chromatin-mediated mechanism underlying the responses of TECs to varying kidney injuries.