Integrin-linked kinase controls retinal angiogenesis and is linked to Wnt signaling and exudative vitreoretinopathy

Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is an important mediator of integrin signaling. Here Park et al. show that mice with endothelial-specific deletion of Ilk develop vascular defects that resemble familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, and identify mutations in ILK in patients with exudative vitreoretinopat...

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Main Authors: Hongryeol Park, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Lucas Mohn, Lea Ambühl, Kenichi Kanai, Inga Schmidt, Kee-Pyo Kim, Alessia Fraccaroli, Silke Feil, Harald J. Junge, Eloi Montanez, Wolfgang Berger, Ralf H. Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13220-3
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Summary:Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is an important mediator of integrin signaling. Here Park et al. show that mice with endothelial-specific deletion of Ilk develop vascular defects that resemble familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, and identify mutations in ILK in patients with exudative vitreoretinopathy suggesting a potential role in human pathogenesis.
ISSN:2041-1723