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Adhesion protein VSIG1 is required for the proper differentiation of glandular gastric epithelia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Oidovsambuu Odgerel, Nyamsuren Gunsmaa, Liu Shuai, Göring Wolfgang, Engel Wolfgang, Adham Ibrahim M
Abstract excerpt
VSIG1, a cell adhesion protein of the immunoglobulin superfamily, is preferentially expressed in stomach, testis, and certain gastric, esophageal and ovarian cancers. Here, we describe the expression patterns of three alternatively spliced isoforms of mouse Vsig1 during pre- and postnatal development of stomach and potential function of Vsig1 in differentiation of gastric epithelia. We show that isoforms Vsig1A...
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