Characterization of novel VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor)-C splicing isoforms from mouse

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 428, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-354

  Wang, Zhen Guo ^a   Puri, Tipu S ^a   Quigg, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; DNA cloning; Vascular endo thelial growth factor C isoform 184 (VEGF C184); Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF C); Vascular endothelial growth factor C isoform 129 (VEGF C129); Vascular endothelial growth factor C isoform 62 (VEGF C62)

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; DNA CLONING; GROWTH FACTOR; ISOFORMS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ADHESION; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLONING; DNA; GENES; PHOSPHORYLATION; SELF ASSEMBLY;

PEPTIDES;

FOCAL ADHESION KINASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; NUCLEOLIN; VASCULOTROPIN C; ISOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; KIDNEY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RNA SPLICING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA SPLICING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C;

EID: 77954911005     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20100379     Document Type: Article

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