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VE-statin/egfl7 regulates vascular elastogenesis by interacting with lysyl oxidases.
The EMBO journal - 18 Jun 2008
Lelièvre Etienne, Hinek Aleksander, Lupu Florea, Buquet Christelle, Soncin Fabrice, Mattot Virginie
Abstract excerpt
We previously characterized VE-statin/egfl7, a protein that is exclusively secreted by endothelial cells and modulates smooth muscle cell migration. Here, we show that VE-statin/egfl7 is the first known natural negative regulator of vascular elastogenesis. Transgenic mice, expressing VE-statin/egfl7 under the control of keratin-14 promoter, showed an accumulation of VE-statin/egfl7 in arterial walls where its...
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