The urinary excretion of uromodulin is regulated by the potassium channel ROMK

G Schiano, B Glaudemans, E Olinger, N Goelz… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Uromodulin, the most abundant protein in normal urine, is produced by cells lining the thick
ascending limb (TAL) of the loop of Henle. Uromodulin regulates the activity of the …

[HTML][HTML] Uromodulin is expressed in the distal convoluted tubule, where it is critical for regulation of the sodium chloride cotransporter NCC

N Tokonami, T Takata, J Beyeler, I Ehrbar, A Yoshifuji… - Kidney international, 2018 - Elsevier
Uromodulin, the most abundant protein in normal urine, is essentially produced by the cells
lining the thick ascending limb. There it regulates the activity of the cotransporter NKCC2 …

Role of uromodulin in salt-sensitive hypertension

S Mary, P Boder, S Padmanabhan, MW McBride… - …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
The exclusive expression of uromodulin in the kidneys has made it an intriguing protein in
kidney and cardiovascular research. Genome-wide association studies discovered variants …

Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein interacts with renal outer medullary potassium channel ROMK2 and regulates its function

A Renigunta, V Renigunta, T Saritas, N Decher… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (THGP) or Uromodulin is a membrane protein exclusively
expressed along the thick ascending limb (TAL) and early distal convoluted tubule (DCT) of …

Defective intracellular trafficking of uromodulin mutant isoforms

I Bernascone, S Vavassori, A Di Pentima… - Traffic, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Medullary cystic kidney disease/familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy (MCKD/FJHN)
are autosomal dominant renal disorders characterized by tubulo‐interstitial fibrosis …

[HTML][HTML] The rediscovery of uromodulin (Tamm–Horsfall protein): from tubulointerstitial nephropathy to chronic kidney disease

L Rampoldi, F Scolari, A Amoroso, GM Ghiggeri… - Kidney international, 2011 - Elsevier
Uromodulin (Tamm–Horsfall protein) is the most abundant protein excreted in the urine
under physiological conditions. It is exclusively produced in the kidney and secreted into the …

Uromodulin: from physiology to rare and complex kidney disorders

O Devuyst, E Olinger, L Rampoldi - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2017 - nature.com
Uromodulin (also known as Tamm-Horsfall protein) is exclusively produced in the kidney
and is the most abundant protein in normal urine. The function of uromodulin remains …

Meta-GWAS reveals novel genetic variants associated with urinary excretion of uromodulin

CB Joseph, M Mariniello, A Yoshifuji… - Journal of the …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background Uromodulin, the most abundant protein excreted in normal urine, plays major
roles in kidney physiology and disease. The mechanisms regulating the urinary excretion of …

Uromodulin: old friend with new roles in health and disease

FM Iorember, VM Vehaskari - Pediatric nephrology, 2014 - Springer
The most abundant urinary protein, Tamm–Horsfall protein, later renamed uromodulin, is
expressed exclusively by the thick ascending limb cells of the kidney and released into urine …

Tamm-Horsfall protein/uromodulin deficiency elicits tubular compensatory responses leading to hypertension and hyperuricemia

Y Liu, DS Goldfarb, TM El-Achkar… - American Journal of …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Expression of Tamm-Horsfall protein (THP or uromodulin) is highly restricted to the kidney
thick ascending limb (TAL) of loop of Henle. Despite the unique location and recent …