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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Lixue Dong
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-40060 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20130416 4
Acidic tissue microenvironment commonly exists in inflammatory diseases, tumors, ischemic organs, sickle cell disease, and many other pathological conditions due to hypoxia, glycolytic cell metabolism and deficient blood perfusion. However, the molecular mechanisms by which cells sense and respond to the acidic microenvironment are not well understood. GPR4 is a proton-sensing receptor expressed in endothelial cells and other cell types. The receptor is fully activated by acidic extracellular pH ...[more]