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Structural and mechanistic insights into VEGF receptor 3 ligand binding and activation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 6 Aug 2013
Leppänen Veli-Matti, Tvorogov Denis, Kisko Kaisa, Prota Andrea E, Jeltsch Michael, Anisimov Andrey, Markovic-Mueller Sandra, Stuttfeld Edward, Goldie Kenneth N, Ballmer-Hofer Kurt, Alitalo Kari
Abstract excerpt
Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) and their receptors (VEGFRs) are key drivers of blood and lymph vessel formation in development, but also in several pathological processes. VEGF-C signaling through VEGFR-3 promotes lymphangiogenesis, which is a clinically relevant target for treating lymphatic insufficiency and for blocking tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. The extracellular domain of VEGFRs consists...
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