Article
Papp-a2 modulates development of cranial cartilage and angiogenesis in zebrafish embryos.
Journal of cell science - 1 Dec 2014
Kjaer-Sorensen Kasper, Engholm Ditte H, Jepsen Malene R, Morch Maria G, Weyer Kathrin, Hefting Louise L, Skov Louise L, Laursen Lisbeth S, Oxvig Claus
Abstract excerpt
Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A2 (PAPP-A2, also known as pappalysin-2) is a large metalloproteinase that is known to be required for normal postnatal growth and bone development in mice. We here report the detection of zebrafish papp-a2 mRNA in the chordamesoderm, notochord and lower jaw of zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos, and that papp-a2-knockdown embryos display broadened axial mesoderm, notochord bends...
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