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Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) modulates the early developmental rate in zebrafish independently of its proteolytic activity.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 5 Apr 2013
Kjaer-Sorensen Kasper, Engholm Ditte H, Kamei Hiroyasu, Morch Maria G, Kristensen Anisette O, Zhou Jianfeng, Conover Cheryl A, Duan Cunming, Oxvig Claus
Abstract excerpt
Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) is a large metalloproteinase specifically cleaving insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding proteins, causing increased IGF bioavailability and, hence, local regulation of IGF receptor activation. We have identified two highly conserved zebrafish homologs of the human PAPP-A gene. Expression of zebrafish Papp-a, one of the two paralogs, begins during gastrulation and...
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