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Cortactin deficiency is associated with reduced neutrophil recruitment but increased vascular permeability in vivo.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Aug 2011
Schnoor Michael, Lai Frank P L, Zarbock Alexander, Kläver Ruth, Polaschegg Christian, Schulte Dörte, Weich Herbert A, Oelkers J Margit, Rottner Klemens, Vestweber Dietmar
Abstract excerpt
Neutrophil extravasation and the regulation of vascular permeability require dynamic actin rearrangements in the endothelium. In this study, we analyzed in vivo whether these processes require the function of the actin nucleation-promoting factor cortactin. Basal vascular permeability for high molecular weight substances was enhanced in cortactin-deficient mice. Despite this leakiness, neutrophil extravasation in...
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