Interferon-Induced Transmembrane Protein 1 Regulates Endothelial Lumen Formation During Angiogenesis.

CONCLUSIONS: IFITM1 is essential for the formation of functional blood vessels and stabilizes EC-EC interactions during endothelial lumen formation by regulating tight junction assembly. PMID: 24603679 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology - March 6, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Popson SA, Ziegler ME, Chen X, Holderfield MT, Shaaban CI, Fong AH, Welch-Reardon KM, Papkoff J, Hughes CC Tags: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Source Type: research