Prevention of growth arrest-induced cell death of vascular smooth muscle cells by a product of growth arrest-specific gene, gas6.
Nakano T, Kawamoto K, Higashino K, Arita H.
Nakano T, et al.
FEBS Lett. 1996 May 27;387(1):78-80. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00395-x.
FEBS Lett. 1996.
PMID: 8654572
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We have purified Gas6 as a growth-potentiating factor for vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) [Nakano, T. et al. (1995) J. Biol. Chem. 270, 5702-5705]. However, specific production of Gas6 in growth-arrested cells raises an intriguing question as to the physiologic …
We have purified Gas6 as a growth-potentiating factor for vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) [Nakano, T. et al. (1995) J. Bi …