Constitutive Yap activation in distal nephron segments disrupts epithelial identity and nephron patterning
Zeinab Dehghani‐Ghobadi, Eunah Chung, Mohammed E. Sayed, Christopher Ahn, Hyojin Alex Choi, Annissa Aamoum, Benjamin R. Thomson, Yueh‐Chiang Hu, Hee‐Woong Lim, Joo‐Seop Park
This study shows that constitutive Yap activation in distal nephron segments disrupts epithelial identity and nephron patterning by altering cell proliferation, lineage boundaries, and gene expression.
JCI Insight · Jun 30, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology