A mammalian mirtron miR-1224 promotes tube-formation of human primary endothelial cells by targeting anti-angiogenic factor epsin2

Abstract Angiogenesis, new vessel formation from pre-existing vessels, is a highly conserved event through vertebrates. However, the system for tuning angiogenesis by species-intrinsic factors is totally unknown. miR-1224 is a member of mammal-specific mirtrons, which were identified as non-canonica...

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Main Authors: Eiko Sakai, Yusuke Miura, Emi Suzuki-Kouyama, Kengo Oka, Masashi Tachibana, Kenji Kawabata, Fuminori Sakurai, Hiroyuki Mizuguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05782-3