title: Developmental Programming of Branching Morphogenesis in the Kidney.
abstract: The kidney developmental program encodes the intricate branching and organization of approximately 1 million functional units (nephrons). Branching regulation is poorly understood, as is the source of a 10-fold variation in nephron number. Notably, low nephron count increases the risk for developing hypertension and renal failure. To better understand the source of this variation, we analyzed the complete gestational trajectory of mouse kidney development. We constructed a computerized architectural map of the branching process throughout fetal life and found that organogenesis is composed of two distinct developmental phases, each with stage-specific rate and morphologic parameters. The early phase is characterized by a rapid acceleration in branching rate and by branching divisions that repeat with relatively reproducible morphology. The latter phase, however, is notable for a significantly decreased yet constant branching rate and the presence of nonstereotyped branching events that generate progressive variability in tree morphology until birth. Our map identifies and quantitates the contribution of four developmental mechanisms that guide organogenesis: growth, patterning, branching rate, and nephron induction. When applied to organs that developed under conditions of malnutrition or in the setting of growth factor mutation, our normative map provided an essential link between kidney architecture and the fundamental morphogenetic mechanisms that guide development. This morphogenetic map is expected to find widespread applications and help identify modifiable targets to prevent developmental programming of common diseases.
authors: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York rvs2@columbia.edu.
authors: Rosemary V
authors: RV
authors: Sampogna
authors: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Schneider
authors: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
authors: Qais
authors: Q
authors: Al-Awqati
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007668:Kidney / Q000196:embryology*; D051379:Mice; D009399:Nephrons / Q000196:embryology; D038081:Organogenesis / Q000502:physiology
keywords: branching morphogenesis; kidney development; nephron number; variability
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