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Overexpression of gly56/gly80/gly81-mutant insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 in transgenic mice.
Endocrinology - 1 Mar 2005
Silha Josef V, Gui Yaoting, Mishra Suresh, Leckstrom Arnold, Cohen Pinchas, Murphy Liam J
Abstract excerpt
IGF-independent effects of IGF-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) have been demonstrated in vitro; however, the physiological significance of these effects in vivo is unclear. We generated two transgenic (Tg) mouse strains that overexpress a human Gly56/Gly80/Gly81-mutant IGFBP-3 cDNA. This mutant has a markedly reduced affinity for the IGFs, but retains the IGF-independent effects. Serum levels of mutant IGFBP-3 were...
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