Mutational analysis of genes with ureteric progenitor cell‐specific expression in branching morphogenesis of the mouse kidney

Background Ureteric progenitor cells (UPCs) within the branch tips of the arborizing ureteric epithelium of the kidney's developing collecting system establish the shape and cellular organization of the collecting network, and drive the nephrogenic program through their interactions with nephron progenitor cells. In a previous study, expression screening identified a cohort of genes showing UPC‐enriched expression including D17H6S56E‐5 ,...