Acute kidney injury: Mitsugumin 53 mediates repair of the damaged proximal tubular epithelium (Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology)

New research has identified mitsugumin 53 (MG53; also known as TRIM72) as a mediator of cell membrane repair in the proximal tubular epithelium (PTE). This study by Jianjie Ma and colleagues is the first to describe a role for MG53 in renoprotection. The researchers suggest