Estrogen-dependent proteolytic cleavage of semaphorin 4D and plexin-B1 enhances semaphorin 4D-induced apoptosis during postnatal vaginal remodeling in pubescent mice.

Estrogen-dependent proteolytic cleavage of semaphorin 4D and plexin-B1 enhances semaphorin 4D-induced apoptosis during postnatal vaginal remodeling in pubescent mice.

Around the fifth week after birth, the vaginal cavity in female mouse pups opens to the overlaying skin. This postnatal tissue remodeling of the genital tract occurs during puberty, and it largely depends upon hormonally induced apoptosis that mainly occurs in the epithelium at the lower part of the...

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Main Authors: Takuji Ito, Tao Bai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Kenji Yoshida, Takashi Ueyama, Masayasu Miyajima, Takayuki Negishi, Takahiko Kawasaki, Hyota Takamatsu, Hitoshi Kikutani, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Kazunori Yukawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4026538?pdf=render

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