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Tenascin-C is induced by mutated BMP type II receptors in familial forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology - 1 Oct 2006
Ihida-Stansbury Kaori, McKean David M, Lane Kirk B, Loyd James E, Wheeler Lisa A, Morrell Nicholas W, Jones Peter Lloyd
Abstract excerpt
Familial forms of human pulmonary arterial hypertension (FPAH) have been linked to mutations in bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) type II receptors (BMPR2s), yet the downstream targets of these receptors remain obscure. Here we show that pulmonary vascular lesions from patients harboring BMPR2 mutations express high levels of tenascin-C (TN-C), an extracellular matrix glycoprotein that promotes pulmonary artery...
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