Expression characteristics and regulatory mechanism of Apela gene in liver of chicken (Gallus gallus).

Apela, a novel endogenous peptide ligand for the G-protein-coupled apelin receptor, was first discovered and identified in human embryonic stem cells in 2013. Apela has showed some biological functions in promoting angiogenesis and inducing vasodilatation of mammals by binding apelin receptor, but l...

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Main Authors: Wenbo Tan, Hang Zheng, Dandan Wang, Fangyuan Tian, Hong Li, Xiaojun Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238784