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Basement membrane distortions impair lung lobation and capillary organization in the mouse model for fraser syndrome.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 18 Mar 2005
Petrou Petros, Pavlakis Evangelos, Dalezios Yannis, Galanopoulos Vassilis K, Chalepakis Georges
Abstract excerpt
Fras1 is a putative extracellular matrix protein that has been implicated in the structural adhesion of embryonic epidermis to dermis. Moreover, mutations in Fras1/FRAS1 have been associated with the mouse blebbed phenotype and the human rare genetic disorder Fraser syndrome, respectively. Here we report the mapping of Fras1 within the extracellular space and evaluate the effects of Fras1 deficiency on lung...
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