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Deletion of integrin-linked kinase from neural crest cells in mice results in aortic aneurysms and embryonic lethality.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Sept 2013
Arnold Thomas D, Zang Keling, Vallejo-Illarramendi Ainara
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Neural crest cells (NCCs) participate in the remodeling of the cardiac outflow tract and pharyngeal arch arteries during cardiovascular development. Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is a serine/threonine kinase and a major regulator of integrin signaling. It links integrins to the actin cytoskeleton and recruits other adaptor molecules into a large complex to regulate actin dynamics and integrin function. Using the...
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