Apical Secretion of FSTL1 in the Respiratory Epithelium for Normal Lung Development.

Apical Secretion of FSTL1 in the Respiratory Epithelium for Normal Lung Development.

Follistatin-like 1 (FSTL1) is a secreted bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) antagonist, and it plays a crucial role in normal lung development. Deletion of Fstl1 leads to postnatal death in mice due to respiratory failure. To further explore the role of FSTL1 in mouse lung development, we created a tr...

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Main Authors: Xiaohe Li, Yinshan Fang, Xue Li, Jiurong Liang, Dianhua Jiang, Yan Geng, Wen Ning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4927184?pdf=render

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