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Vasodilator-Stimulated Phosphoprotein
Vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (380 aa, ~40 kDa) is encoded by the human VASP gene. This protein is involved in both cell motility and cell adhesion. (NCI Thesaurus)
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