Coiled-coiled domains as a mechanism to stop haemorrhage after renal biopsies
Authors
- B. Pilz
- R. Kettritz
- M. Bieringer
- F.C. Luft
Journal
- Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Citation
- Nephrol Dial Transplant 23 (8): 2688-2689
Abstract
Nephrocystin (NPHP1), the gene for nephronophthisis type 1, is a protein featuring a coiled-coil domain. The coiled coil is a common structural motif formed by 3–5% of all amino acids in proteins. Nowadays, it is vital that busy nephrologists know such things. We recently were faced with a nephrological process that also relied ...