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Thrombospondin-1, PECAM-1, and regulation of angiogenesis.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Jan 1999
Sheibani N, Frazier W A
Abstract excerpt
Thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) is a multidomain glycoprotein expressed by many cell types. It is a multifunctional protein with important roles in regulation of vascular cell functions. Mutation or loss of tumor suppressor genes results in down regulation of TSP1 expression during malignant transformation. Thus, suggesting that down regulation of TSP1 may contribute to development of the tumor angiogenic phenotype and...
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