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MFGE8 gene

Known as: MFGE8, BA46, MILK FAT GLOBULE-EGF FACTOR 8 
This gene plays a regulatory role in the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells.
National Institutes of Health

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MFGE8 protein, humanMFGE8 wt AllelePhagocytosis

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Quantitative analysis of tissue distribution of the B16BL6-derived exosomes using a streptavidin-lactadherin fusion protein and iodine-125-labeled biotin derivative after intravenous injection in…
We previously succeeded in the visualization of tissue distribution of B16BL6 cells-derived exosomes by labeling with Gaussia… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Milk fat globule-EGF factor 8/lactadherin plays a crucial role in maintenance and repair of murine intestinal epithelium.
Milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 (MFG-E8)/lactadherin participates in several cell surface-mediated regulatory events. Although its… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
MFG-E8-mediated uptake of apoptotic cells by APCs links the pro- and antiinflammatory activities of GM-CSF.
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) enhances protection against tumors and infections, but GM-CSF-deficient… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Mature dendritic cells secrete exosomes with strong ability to induce antigen-specific effector immune responses.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Lactadherin binds selectively to membranes containing phosphatidyl-L-serine and increased curvature.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Functional analyses of two cellular binding domains of bovine lactadherin.
The glycoprotein bovine lactadherin (formerly known as PAS-6/7) comprises two EGF-like domains and two C-like domains found in… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Structural characterization of the molten globule and native states of apomyoglobin by solution X-ray scattering.
Compactness and shape are two of the critical properties that describe the degree of protein folding. Solution X-ray scattering… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A protein dissection study of a molten globule.
Proteins have many distinct tertiary folds (Richardson, J. S. (1981) Adv. Prot. Chem. 34, 167-339). The term tertiary fold refers… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Combining exemplar-based category representations and connectionist learning rules.
Adaptive network and exemplar-similarity models were compared on their ability to predict category learning and transfer data. An… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Preservation of Specific Experiences in the Representation of General Knowledge
Dissociations between tests of memory have prompted both dual-memory accounts, suggesting independent representation of episodic… 
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