CRB2 depletion induces YAP signaling and disrupts mechanosensing in podocytes
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We identified a rare compound heterozygous CRB2 mutation as the cause of familial SRNS/FSGS in a two-generation East Asian kindred. Modeling the effect of the mutation, we show that CRB2 knockdown in podocytes induces YAP transcriptional activity and upregulates YAP-mediated mechanosignaling. Using elastic resonator interference stress microscopy (ERISM), we demonstrate that CRB2 knockdown enhances podocyte contractility in a substrate stiffness-dependent manner. The knockdown effect decreases with increasing substrate stiffness, indicating impaired mechanosensing in CRB2 -deficient podocytes.
