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Neuropilin-1 functions as a VEGFR2 co-receptor to guide developmental angiogenesis independent of ligand binding.
eLife - 22 Sept 2014
Gelfand Maria V, Hagan Nellwyn, Tata Aleksandra, Oh Won-Jong, Lacoste Baptiste, Kang Kyu-Tae, Kopycinska Justyna, Bischoff Joyce, Wang Jia-Huai, Gu Chenghua
Abstract excerpt
During development, tissue repair, and tumor growth, most blood vessel networks are generated through angiogenesis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key regulator of this process and currently both VEGF and its receptors, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, and Neuropilin1 (NRP1), are targeted in therapeutic strategies for vascular disease and cancer. NRP1 is essential for vascular morphogenesis, but how NRP1 functions...
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