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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2013

Microfibril-associated glycoprotein 2 (MAGP2) loss of function has pleiotropic effects in vivo.

Michelle D Combs, Russell H Knutsen, Thomas J Broekelmann, Holly M Toennies, Thomas J Brett, Chantel A Miller, Daniel L Kober, Clarissa S Craft, Jeffrey J Atkinson, J Michael Shipley and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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46citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michelle D CombsFrom the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology.
Russell H Knutsen
Thomas J Broekelmann
Holly M Toennies
Thomas J Brett
Chantel A Miller
Daniel L Kober
Clarissa S Craft
Jeffrey J Atkinson
J Michael Shipley
Barbara C Trask
Robert P Mecham
Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates · USWashington University in St. Louis · USWeber State University · US

Funding

TRAINING PROGRAM IN CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGYT32GM007067 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI TRUE-KROB, HEATHER L · 1985 to 2020
$20.4M
The Role of the Osteoblast Secretome in Bone FormationP30AR057235 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SILVA, MATTHEW J · 2009 to 2018
$5.7M
ASSEMBLY OF LUNG ELASTINR37HL053325 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MECHAM, ROBERT P. · 2000 to 2009
$4.1M
ASSEMBLY OF LUNG ELASTINR01HL053325 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MECHAM, ROBERT P. · 1995 to 2019
$3.6M
DEVELOPMENTAL CARDIOLOGY AND PULMONARY TRAINING PROGRAMT32HL007873 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MECHAM, ROBERT P. · 1998 to 2012
$3.6M
VESSEL STIFFENING, HYPERTENSION, AND VASCULAR EXTRACELLULAR MATRIXR01HL105314 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MECHAM, ROBERT P., WAGENSEIL, JESSICA · 2010 to 2018
$3.2M
ELASTIN IN VESSEL DEVELOPMENT & VASCULAR DISEASESR01HL074138 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MECHAM, ROBERT P. · 2004 to 2012
$3.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL105314NHLBI NIH HHS HL53325NHLBI NIH HHS HL74138NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL053325NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL074138NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL105314NHLBI NIH HHS R37 HL053325NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007873NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR057235NIAMS NIH HHS P30AR057235NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microfibril-associated glycoprotein (MAGP) 1 and 2 are evolutionarily related but structurally divergent proteins that are components of microfibrils of the extracellular matrix. Using mice with a targeted inactivation of Mfap5, the gene for MAGP2 protein, we demonstrate that MAGPs have shared as well as unique functions in vivo. Mfap5(-/-) mice appear grossly normal, are fertile, and have no reduction in life span. Cardiopulmonary development is typical. The animals are normotensive and have vascular compliance comparable with age-matched wild-type mice, which is indicative of normal, functional elastic fibers. Loss of MAGP2 alone does not significantly alter bone mass or architecture, and loss of MAGP2 in tandem with loss of MAGP1 does not exacerbate MAGP1-dependent osteopenia. MAGP2-deficient mice are neutropenic, which contrasts with monocytopenia described in MAGP1-deficient animals. This suggests that MAGP1 and MAGP2 have discrete functions in hematopoiesis. In the cardiovascular system, MAGP1;MAGP2 double knockout mice (Mfap2(-/-);Mfap5(-/-)) show age-dependent aortic dilation. These findings indicate that MAGPs have shared primary functions in maintaining large vessel integrity. In solid phase binding assays, MAGP2 binds active TGFβ1, TGFβ2, and BMP2. Together, these data demonstrate that loss of MAGP2 expression in vivo has pleiotropic effects potentially related to the ability of MAGP2 to regulate growth factors or participate in cell signaling.

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Genetic PleiotropyAllelesAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBone and BonesBone DensityBone Morphogenetic ProteinsCell MovementContractile ProteinsExonsExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGene TargetingLeukocyte CountMaleMiceBone Morphogenetic ProteinsContractile ProteinsExtracellular Matrix Proteinsmicrofibrillar proteinMutant ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA Splicing FactorsTransforming Growth Factor betaBone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP)ElastinExtracellular MatrixHematopoiesisMAGPMicrofibrilTransforming Growth Factor β (TGFβ)

Identifiers

PMID23963447
PMCPMC3789982
OpenAlexW2012315214

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