Estrogen-Dependent Proteolytic Cleavage of Semaphorin 4D and Plexin-B1 Enhances Semaphorin 4D-Induced Apoptosis during Postnatal Vaginal Remodeling in Pubescent Mice

• Takuji Ito ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Takuji Ito, Tao Bai, Tetsuji Tanaka

  Affiliation Department of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan

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• Tao Bai ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Takuji Ito, Tao Bai, Tetsuji Tanaka

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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• Tetsuji Tanaka ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Takuji Ito, Tao Bai, Tetsuji Tanaka

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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• Kenji Yoshida,

  Affiliation Department of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan

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• Takashi Ueyama,

  Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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• Masayasu Miyajima,

  Affiliation Laboratory Animal Center, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

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• Takayuki Negishi,

  Affiliation Department of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan

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• Takahiko Kawasaki,

  Affiliation Division of Brain Function, National Institute of Genetics, Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Mishima, Japan

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• Hyota Takamatsu,

  Affiliation Department of Immunopathology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Japan

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• Hitoshi Kikutani,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Japan

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• Atsushi Kumanogoh,

  Affiliation Department of Immunopathology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Japan

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• Kazunori Yukawa

  * E-mail: kyukawa@meijo-u.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan

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