Milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein (Mfge8), also known as lactadherin, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MFGE8gene.[5][6]
Species distribution
Mfge8 is a secreted protein found in vertebrates, including mammals as well as birds.
Function
MFGE8 may function as a cell adhesion protein to connect smooth muscle to elastic fibers in arteries.[7] An amyloid fragment of MFGE8 known as medin accumulates in the aorta with aging.[8] MFGE8 in the vasculature of adults can induce recovery from ischemia by facilitating angiogenesis.[9] It has been suggested that antagonizing MFGE8-induced angiogenesis could be a way of fighting cancer.[10]
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Newburg DS, Peterson JA, Ruiz-Palacios GM, et al. (1998). "Role of human-milk lactadherin in protection against symptomatic rotavirus infection". Lancet. 351 (9110): 1160–4. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(97)10322-1. PMID9643686. S2CID25702042.
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