The channel-activating protease CAP1/Prss8 is required for placental labyrinth maturation.

The serine protease CAP1/Prss8 is crucial for skin barrier function, lung alveolar fluid clearance and has been unveiled as diagnostic marker for specific cancer types. Here, we show that a constitutive knockout of CAP1/Prss8 leads to embryonic lethality. These embryos presented no specific defects,...

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Main Authors: Edith Hummler, Aline Dousse, Audrey Rieder, Jean-Christophe Stehle, Isabelle Rubera, Maria-Chiara Osterheld, Friedrich Beermann, Simona Frateschi, Roch-Philippe Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23405214/pdf/?tool=EBI