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Background
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Granulins have possible cytokine-like activity. They may play a role in inflammation, wound repair, and tissue remodeling. Granulin-4 promotes proliferation of the epithelial cell line A431 in culture while granulin-3 acts as an antagonist to granulin-4, inhibiting the growth.
Synonyms: GRN,Granulins, Granulins, Proepithelin, Acrogranin, Paragranulin, Granulin-1, Granulin-1, Granulin G, Granulin-2, Granulin-2, Granulin F, Granulin-3, Granulin-3, Granulin B, Granulin-4, Granulin-4, Granulin A, Granulin-5, Granulin-5, Granulin C, Granulin-6, Granulin-6, Granulin D, Granulin-7, Granulin-7, Granulin E
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