ESM1

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Endothelial cell-specific molecule 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ESM1 gene.[1][2] This gene encodes a secreted protein which is mainly expressed in the endothelial cells in human lung and kidney tissues. The expression of this gene is regulated by cytokines, suggesting that it may play a role in endothelium-dependent pathological disorders. The transcript contains multiple polyadenylation and mRNA instability signals.[2] The ESM-1 gene product is also called endocan since 2001, when it was characterized as a dermatan sulfate proteoglycan by Bechard et al. Recently, endocan / ESM-1 has been described as a specific biomarker of tip cells during neoangiogenesis by independent teams. Endocan expression has been shown to be increase in presence of pro-angiogenic growth factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2). In hypervascularized cancers, overexpression of endocan has been detected by immunohistochemistry using monoclonal antibodies against endocan / ESM-1.

References

  1. Lassalle P, Molet S, Janin A, Heyden JV, Tavernier J, Fiers W, Devos R, Tonnel AB (Oct 1996). "ESM-1 is a novel human endothelial cell-specific molecule expressed in lung and regulated by cytokines". J Biol Chem. 271 (34): 20458–64. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.34.20458. PMID 8702785.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: ESM1 endothelial cell-specific molecule 1".

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