vasohibin-2 (Vasohibin-like protein, VASH2, VASHL)

Function

• angiogenesis inhibitor
• inhibits network formation by endothelial cells

Structure

belongs to the vasohibin family

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=5

Expression

• expressed in various embryonic organs at 6 to 12 embryonic weeks
• detected in vessels from 20-week embryonic organs as well as in endothelial cells from large vessels in neonate
• induced by VEGF

More general terms

• other protein
• endogenous angiogenesis inhibitor

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q86V25.html