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Immunolocalization and\n in situ<\/jats:italic>\n hybridization studies in kidneys of adult mice revealed that nephronectin is produced by podocytes and deposited into the GBM. Conditional deletion of\n Npnt<\/jats:italic>\n from nephron progenitors caused a pronounced increase in mesangial cell number and mesangial sclerosis. Nephronectin colocalized with\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 8\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n 1 integrin to novel, specialized adhesion structures that occurred at sites of mesangial cell protrusion at the base of the capillary loops. Absence of nephronectin disrupted these adhesion structures, leading to mislocalization of\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 8\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n 1. Podocyte-specific deletion of\n Npnt<\/jats:italic>\n also led to mesangial sclerosis in mice. 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