Knock-down of CD44 regulates endothelial cell differentiation via NFκB-mediated chemokine production.

A striking feature of microvascular endothelial cells is their capacity to fuse and differentiate into tubular structures when grown in three-dimensional (3D) extracellular matrices, in collagen or Matrigel, mimicking the in vivo blood vessel formation. In this study we demonstrate that human telome...

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Main Authors: Berit Olofsson, Helena Porsch, Paraskevi Heldin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948721?pdf=render