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Crim1 maintains retinal vascular stability during development by regulating endothelial cell Vegfa autocrine signaling.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jan 2014
Fan Jieqing, Ponferrada Virgilio G, Sato Tomohito, Vemaraju Shruti, Fruttiger Marcus, Gerhardt Holger, Ferrara Napoleone, Lang Richard A
Abstract excerpt
Angiogenesis defines the process in which new vessels grow from existing vessels. Using the mouse retina as a model system, we show that cysteine-rich motor neuron 1 (Crim1), a type I transmembrane protein, is highly expressed in angiogenic endothelial cells. Conditional deletion of the Crim1 gene in vascular endothelial cells (VECs) causes delayed vessel expansion and reduced vessel density. Based on known Vegfa...
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