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Fibronectin extra domain A stabilises atherosclerotic plaques in apolipoprotein E and in LDL-receptor-deficient mice.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jul 2015
Pulakazhi Venu Vivek Krishna, Uboldi Patrizia, Dhyani Ashish, Patrini Alessandro, Baetta Roberta, Ferri Nicola, Corsini Alberto, Muro Andrés F, Catapano Alberico Luigi, Norata Giuseppe Danilo
Abstract excerpt
The primary transcript of fibronectin undergoes alternative splicing in the cassette-type EDA and EDB exons and in the IIICs segment to generate different protein isoforms. Human carotid atherosclerotic plaques with a more stable phenotype are enriched with EDA containing fibronectin (FN-EDA). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of EDA containing fibronectin during atherogenesis. Mice constitutively...
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