Klotho is regulated by transcription factor Sp1 in renal tubular epithelial cells.
Yan LiYong LiuKailong WangYinghui HuangWenhao HanJiachuan XiongKe YangMingying LiuTangli XiaoChi LiuTing HeXianjin BiJingbo ZhangBo ZhangJinghong ZhaoPublished in: BMC molecular and cell biology (2020)
These data demonstrate that KL is a transcriptional target of Sp1 and TGF-β1-induced fibrosis was alleviated by Sp1 in human RTECs by directly modulating Klotho expression, which help to further understand the transcriptional regulation of Klotho in renal disease models.