TIMAP is a positive regulator of pulmonary endothelial barrier function
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TIMAP is a positive regulator of pulmonary endothelial barrier function.
TGF-beta-inhibited membrane-associated protein, TIMAP, is expressed at high levels in endothelial cells (EC). It is regarded as a member of the MYPT (myosin phosphatase target subunit) family of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) regulatory subunits; however, its function in EC is not clear. In our pull-down experiments, recombinant TIMAP binds preferentially the beta-isoform of the catalytic subunit ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1040-0605,1522-1504
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00325.2007