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How to roll an endothelial cigar: the biogenesis of Weibel-Palade bodies.
Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) - 1 Feb 2004
Michaux Grégoire, Cutler Daniel F
Abstract excerpt
Weibel-Palade bodies (WPB) are the regulated secretory organelles of endothelial cells. These cigar-shaped membrane-bound structures function in both hemostasis and inflammation but their biogenesis is poorly understood. Here, we review what is currently known about their formation. The content of WPBs is dominated by the hemostatic factor von Willebrand factor (VWF), whose complex biogenesis ends in the...
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