The latest model has just arrived! A new experimental mouse model of PLA2R1-associated membranous nephropathy

Much akin to the explosion in number of known target antigens in membranous nephropathy, there has been a rapid expansion in the availability of animal models involving the first 2 antigens discovered in adult disease, phospholipase A2 receptor and thrombospondin type 1 domain-containing 7A. In this issue, Tomas et al. describe a novel mouse model of phospholipase A2 receptor-associated membranous nephropathy that shows great promise for investigating molecular mechanisms of disease and as an experimental system for testing existing and emerging therapies.