... stimula-tion of VEGF gene expression by agents such as LPS and VEGF do not act through TNFa by an autocrinemechanism.Activation of VEGF gene expression in RAW-264.7cells with LPS and VEGF was ... activa-tors of macrophages, including LPS, lipoteichoic acid, and VEGF protein,stimulates expression of 3¢ UTR reporters. Finally, mapping studies of the3¢ UTR of VEGF mRNA show that deletion of the ... AURE. Analysis of the human genome estimatesthat 8% of human mRNAs contain AURE [42]. Threeclasses of AURE have been identified [26,27], and the 3¢ UTR of VEGF mRNA contains two of theseAURE...