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CYR61 (CCN1) is essential for placental development and vascular integrity.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Dec 2002
Mo Fan-E, Muntean Andrew G, Chen Chih-Chiun, Stolz Donna B, Watkins Simon C, Lau Lester F
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CYR61 (CCN1) is a member of the CCN family of secreted matricellular proteins that includes connective tissue growth factor (CCN2), NOV (CCN3), WISP-1 (CCN4), WISP-2 (CCN5), and WISP-3 (CCN6). First identified as the product of a growth factor-inducible immediate-early gene, CYR61 is an extracellular matrix-associated angiogenic inducer that functions as a ligand of integrin receptors to promote cell adhesion,...
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