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Olfactomedin-like 3

Olfactomedin-like protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OLFML3 gene.[1] It has been shown to act as a proangiongenic factor in the tumor microenvironment, being released by endothelial cells and pericytes.[2]

References

  1. “Entrez Gene: OLFML3 olfactomedin-like 3”.
  2. Miljkovic-Licina, M.; Hammel, P.; Garrido-Urbani, S.; Lee, B. P.- L.; Meguenani, M.; Chaabane, C.; Bochaton-Piallat, M.-L.; Imhof, B. A. (20 September 2012). “Targeting Olfactomedin-like 3 Inhibits Tumor Growth by Impairing Angiogenesis and Pericyte Coverage”. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 11 (12): 2588–2599. doi:10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-12-0245.

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