Prenatal lung epithelial cell-specific abrogation of Alk3-bone morphogenetic protein signaling causes neonatal respiratory distress by disrupting distal airway formation
Sun J;Chen H;Chen C;Whitsett JA;Mishina Y;Bringas P;Ma JC;Warburton D;Shi W;;
the american journal of pathology2008Vol. 172pp. -
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j2008theprenatal
Abstract
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) play important roles in regulating lung development and function although the endogenous regulatory effects of BMP signaling are still controversial. We found that BMP type I receptor Alk3 is expressed predominantly in airway epithelial cells during development. Th …