The Mouse-Specific Splice Variant mRAGE_v4 Encodes a Membrane-Bound RAGE That Is Resistant to Shedding and Does Not Contribute to the Production of Soluble RAGE

• Stefania Di Maggio ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Stefania Di Maggio, Elena Gatti

  Affiliation Experimental Cardio-Oncology and Cardiovascular Aging Unit, Centro Cardiologico Monzino-IRCCS, Milan, Italy

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• Elena Gatti ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Stefania Di Maggio, Elena Gatti

  Affiliation Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy

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• Jaron Liu,

  Current address: A*STAR Institute of Medical Biology, 8A Biomedical Grove, Immunos #06-18A, Singapore, 138648, Singapore

  Affiliation Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy

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• Matteo Bertolotti,

  Affiliation Experimental Cardio-Oncology and Cardiovascular Aging Unit, Centro Cardiologico Monzino-IRCCS, Milan, Italy

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• Günter Fritz,

  Affiliation Institute for Neuropathology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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• Marco E. Bianchi ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy, Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy

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• Angela Raucci

  * E-mail: araucci@ccfm.it

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Experimental Cardio-Oncology and Cardiovascular Aging Unit, Centro Cardiologico Monzino-IRCCS, Milan, Italy

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