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World J Biol Chem. Nov 26, 2011; 2(11): 246-251
Published online Nov 26, 2011. doi: 10.4331/wjbc.v2.i11.246
Inhibitory role of TACE/ADAM17 cytotail in protein ectodomain shedding
Xiaojin Li, Liliana Pérez, Huizhou Fan
Xiaojin Li, Liliana Pérez, Huizhou Fan, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States
Author contributions: Fan H conceived the study; all authors were involved in experimental design; Li X and Pérez L performed the experiments; Fan H, Li X and Pérez L analyzed the data; Fan H wrote the manuscript.
Supported by Grants from the National Institutes of Health, No. AG029859; the National Center of the American Heart Association, No. 0330335N; the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research (NJCCR 703010) to Fan H
Correspondence to: Huizhou Fan, MD, PhD, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States. fanhu@umdnj.edu
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Received: August 22, 2011
Revised: October 12, 2011
Accepted: October 19, 2011
Published online: November 26, 2011
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