Lineage tracing is a sophisticated technique to track cellsin vivo. Here, Paola Romagnani and colleagues describe how lineage tracing can be used to track the fate of cells involved in renal development, pathophysiological changes and regeneration. The authors discuss considerations in selecting an appropriate reporter, promoter, and activating switch for lineage tracing experiments, and approaches to data interpretation.
- Paola Romagnani
- Yuval Rinkevich
- Benjamin Dekel