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Heterozygous disruption of activin receptor-like kinase 1 is associated with increased arterial pressure in mice.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Nov 2015
González-Núñez María, Riolobos Adela S, Castellano Orlando, Fuentes-Calvo Isabel, de los Ángeles Sevilla María, Oujo Bárbara, Pericacho Miguel, Cruz-Gonzalez Ignacio, Pérez-Barriocanal Fernando, ten Dijke Peter, López-Novoa Jose M
Abstract excerpt
The activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK-1) is a type I cell-surface receptor for the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family of proteins. Hypertension is related to TGF-β1, because increased TGF-β1 expression is correlated with an elevation in arterial pressure (AP) and TGF-β expression is upregulated by the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of ALK-1 in...
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