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Stanniocalcin-2 inhibits mammalian growth by proteolytic inhibition of the insulin-like growth factor axis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 6 Feb 2015
Jepsen Malene R, Kløverpris Søren, Mikkelsen Jakob H, Pedersen Josefine H, Füchtbauer Ernst-Martin, Laursen Lisbeth S, Oxvig Claus
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Mammalian stanniocalcin-2 (STC2) is a secreted polypeptide widely expressed in developing and adult tissues. However, although transgenic expression in mice is known to cause severe dwarfism, and targeted deletion of STC2 causes increased postnatal growth, its precise biological role is still unk...
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