List of orginal articles

This thesis is based on the following articles, which are referred to in the text by their Roman numerals:

I Mäki JM & Kivirikko KI (2001) Cloning and characterization of a fourth human lysyl oxidase isoenzyme. Biochem J 355: 381-387.

II Mäki JM, Tikkanen H & Kivirikko KI (2001) Cloning and characterization of a fifth human lysyl oxidase isoenzyme: the third member of the lysyl oxidase-related subfamily with four scavenger receptor cysteine-rich domains. Matrix Biol 20: 493-496.

III Mäki JM, Räsänen J, Tikkanen H, Sormunen R, Mäkikallio K, Kivirikko KI & Soininen R (2002) Inactivation of the lysyl oxidase gene leads to aortic aneurysms, cardiovascular dysfunction and perinatal death in mice. Submitted for publication.