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    • Existing immortalized mouse podocytes are limited to specific strains.

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    • To establish a versatile cell model for studying podocyte function and disease.

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    • Utilized retroviral, temperature-sensitive SV40 transfection.
    • Developed the cell line from wild-type mouse podocytes.

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    • Generated cells exhibit mature podocyte morphology.
    • Cells robustly express key slit diaphragm proteins.
    • Demonstrated functional similarity to human immortalized podocytes in motility and glucose uptake.

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    • This technique allows creation of podocyte cell lines from any mouse strain.
    • Facilitates cellular-level investigation of glomerular diseases.
    • Enhances laboratory resources for studying podocytopathies and kidney diseases.