Functional modulation of vascular adhesion protein-1 by a novel splice variant.

Vascular Adhesion Protein-1 (VAP-1) is an endothelial adhesion molecule belonging to the primary amine oxidases. Upon inflammation it takes part in the leukocyte extravasation cascade facilitating transmigration of leukocytes into the inflamed tissue. Screening of a human lung cDNA library revealed...

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Main Authors: Sam Kaitaniemi, Kirsi Grön, Heli Elovaara, Marko Salmi, Sirpa Jalkanen, Kati Elima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3548902?pdf=render