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Endothelial PDGF-B retention is required for proper investment of pericytes in the microvessel wall.
Genes & development - 1 Aug 2003
Lindblom Per, Gerhardt Holger, Liebner Stefan, Abramsson Alexandra, Enge Maria, Hellstrom Mats, Backstrom Gudrun, Fredriksson Simon, Landegren Ulf, Nystrom Henrik C, Bergstrom Goran, Dejana Elisabetta, Ostman Arne, Lindahl Per, Betsholtz Christer
Abstract excerpt
Several platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family members display C-terminal protein motifs that confer retention of the secreted factors within the pericellular space. To address the role of PDGF-B retention in vivo, we deleted the retention motif by gene targeting in mice. This resulted in defective investment of pericytes in the microvessel wall and delayed...
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