Mating has profound physiological and behavioural consequences for female insects.
During copulation, female insects typically receive not only sperm, but a complex ejaculate …

Renal diseases are a growing health burden, and innovative models to study their
pathomechanisms are greatly needed. Here, we highlight how the fruit fly Drosophila …

Drosophila nephrocytes have been an object of study for more than a century. They were
named by Bruntz, based on observations of cells around the heart, the central nervous …

It is estimated that animals pollinate 87.5% of flowering plants worldwide and that managed
honey bees (Apis mellifera) account for 30–50% of this ecosystem service to agriculture. In …

Nephrocytes are similar in structure to podocytes and play a role in the isolation of toxic
substances from hemolymph in insects. Drosophila melanogaster nephrocytes have recently …

Drosophila nephrocytes share functional, structural and molecular similarities with human
podocytes. It is known that podocytes express the rabphilin 3A (RPH3A)-RAB3A complex …

Introduction Podocyte slit diaphragms are an important component of the glomerular
filtration barrier. Podocyte injury frequently includes defects in slit diaphragms, and various …

Drosophila nephrocytes are an emerging model system for mammalian podocytes and
proximal tubules as well as for the investigation of kidney diseases. Like podocytes …

OBJECTIVE: Kidney stone formers have a high rate of stone recurrence after kidney stone
removal surgery and there is no effective medication for treatment. Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) …

Cubilin (CUBN), the intrinsic factor-vitamin B12 receptor is a large endocytic protein involved
in various physiological functions: vitamin B12 uptake in the gut; reabsorption of albumin …