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Autotaxin stabilizes blood vessels and is required for embryonic vasculature by producing lysophosphatidic acid.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Sept 2006
Tanaka Masayuki, Okudaira Shinichi, Kishi Yasuhiro, Ohkawa Ryunosuke, Iseki Sachiko, Ota Masato, Noji Sumihare, Yatomi Yutaka, Aoki Junken, Arai Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Autotaxin (ATX) is a cancer-associated motogen that has multiple biological activities in vitro through the production of bioactive small lipids, lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). ATX and LPA are abundantly present in circulating blood. However, their roles in circulation remain to be solved. To uncover the physiological role of ATX we analyzed ATX knock-out mice. In ATX-null embryos, early blood vessels appeared to...
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