Lumican Binds ALK5 to Promote Epithelium Wound Healing

Osamu Yamanaka; Yong Yuan; Vivien Jane Coulson-Thomas; Tarsis Ferreira Gesteira; Mindy K. Call; Yujin Zhang; Jianhua Zhang; Shao-Hsuan Chang; Changchun Xie; Chia-Yang Liu; Shizuya Saika; James V. Jester; Winston W-Y Kao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082730

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Lumican Binds ALK5 to Promote Epithelium Wound Healing

Osamu Yamanaka ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Osamu Yamanaka, Yong Yuan, Vivien Jane Coulson-Thomas

Affiliation Deparment of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Yong Yuan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Osamu Yamanaka, Yong Yuan, Vivien Jane Coulson-Thomas

Affiliation Deparment of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Vivien Jane Coulson-Thomas ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Osamu Yamanaka, Yong Yuan, Vivien Jane Coulson-Thomas

Affiliation Deparment of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Tarsis Ferreira Gesteira,

Affiliation Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Mindy K. Call,

Affiliation Deparment of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Yujin Zhang,

Affiliation Deparment of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Jianhua Zhang,

Affiliation Deparment of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Shao-Hsuan Chang,

Affiliation Deparment of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Changchun Xie,

Affiliation Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Chia-Yang Liu,

Affiliation Deparment of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Shizuya Saika,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Wakayama Medical College, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, Japan
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James V. Jester,

Affiliation Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Ophthalmology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America
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Winston W-Y Kao

* E-mail: Winston.Kao@UC.Edu

Affiliation Deparment of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Lumican Binds ALK5 to Promote Epithelium Wound Healing

Osamu Yamanaka,
Yong Yuan,
Vivien Jane Coulson-Thomas,
Tarsis Ferreira Gesteira,
Mindy K. Call,
Yujin Zhang,
Jianhua Zhang,
Shao-Hsuan Chang,
Changchun Xie,
Chia-Yang Liu

Published: December 18, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082730

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