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Conditional knockout of focal adhesion kinase in endothelial cells reveals its role in angiogenesis and vascular development in late embryogenesis.
The Journal of cell biology - 20 Jun 2005
Shen Tang-Long, Park Ann Y-J, Alcaraz Ana, Peng Xu, Jang Ihnkyung, Koni Pandelakis, Flavell Richard A, Gu Hua, Guan Jun-Lin
Abstract excerpt
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a critical mediator of signal transduction by integrins and growth factor receptors in a variety of cells including endothelial cells (ECs). Here, we describe EC-specific knockout of FAK using a Cre-loxP approach. In contrast to the total FAK knockout, deletion of FAK specifically in ECs did not affect early embryonic development including normal vasculogenesis. However, in late...
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