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Fibulin-2 is dispensable for mouse development and elastic fiber formation.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Feb 2008
Sicot Francois-Xavier, Tsuda Takeshi, Markova Dessislava, Klement John F, Arita Machiko, Zhang Rui-Zhu, Pan Te-Cheng, Mecham Robert P, Birk David E, Chu Mon-Li
Abstract excerpt
Fibulin-2 is an extracellular matrix protein belonging to the five-member fibulin family, of which two members have been shown to play essential roles in elastic fiber formation during development. Fibulin-2 interacts with two major constituents of elastic fibers, tropoelastin and fibrillin-1, in...
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