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SUBMITTER: Jung JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9079798 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

JACC. Basic to translational science 20220323 4
Expression of a neuropilin-like protein, DCBLD2, is reduced in human calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD). DCBLD2-deficient mice develop bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and CAVD, which is more severe in BAV mice compared with tricuspid littermates. In vivo and in vitro studies link this observation to up-regulated bone morphogenic protein (BMP)2 expression in the presence of DCBLD2 down-regulation, and enhanced BMP2 signaling in BAV, indicating that a combination of genetics and BAV promotes aortic ...[more]