LRP5 is required for vascular development in deeper layers of the retina.

The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) plays an important role in the development of retinal vasculature. LRP5 loss-of-function mutations cause incomplete development of retinal vessel network in humans as well as in mice. To understand the underlying mechanism for how LRP5 mu...

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Main Authors: Chun-hong Xia, Zipora Yablonka-Reuveni, Xiaohua Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2907392?pdf=render