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Fibrillin-1 Regulates Arteriole Integrity in the Retina
Biomolecules, 2022 Fibrillin-1 is an extracellular matrix protein that assembles into microfibrils that provide critical functions in large blood vessels and other tissues.
Florian Alonso +4 more
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Microenvironmental regulation by fibrillin-1.
PLoS Genetics, 2012 Fibrillin-1 is a ubiquitous extracellular matrix molecule that sequesters latent growth factor complexes. A role for fibrillin-1 in specifying tissue microenvironments has not been elucidated, even though the concept that fibrillin-1 provides ...
Gerhard Sengle +14 more
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Macromolecular crowding enhances fibrillin-1 deposition in the extracellular matrix [PDF]
European Cells & Materials, 2022 Biochemical and biophysical factors need consideration when modelling in vivo cellular behaviour using in vitro cell culture systems. One underappreciated factor is the high concentration of macromolecules present in vivo, which is typically not ...
B Satz-Jacobowitz +3 more
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Proteolysis of fibrillin-2 microfibrils is essential for normal skeletal development
eLife, 2022 The embryonic extracellular matrix (ECM) undergoes transition to mature ECM as development progresses, yet few mechanisms ensuring ECM proteostasis during this period are known.
Timothy J Mead +10 more
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Fibrillin-1 and fibrillin-1-derived asprosin in adipose tissue function and metabolic disorders [PDF]
Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling, 2020 The extracellular matrix microenvironment of adipose tissue is of critical importance for the differentiation, remodeling and function of adipocytes. Fibrillin-1 is one of the main components of microfibrils and a key player in this process. Furin processing of profibrillin-1 results in mature fibrillin-1 and releases the C-terminal propeptide as a ...
Muthu L. Muthu, Dieter P. Reinhardt
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Circulating fibrillin fragment concentrations in patients with and without aortic pathology
JVS - Vascular Science, 2022 Objective: Fragments of fibrillin-1 and fibrillin-2 will be detectable in the plasma of patients with aortic dissections and aneurysms. We sought to determine whether the plasma fibrillin fragment levels (PFFLs) differ between patients with thoracic ...
Eric J. Carlson, PhD +11 more
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Is There a Relationship Between Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Tissue Fibrillin-1 Levels? [PDF]
International Neurourology Journal, 2015 Purpose: Pelvic organ prolapse is a multifactorial disorder in which extracellular matrix defects are implicated. Fibrillin-1 level is reduced in stress urinary incontinence.
Ayla Eser +8 more
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Role of fibrilins in human cancer: A narrative review
Health Science Reports, 2023 Background Fibrillin is one of the extracellular matrix glycoproteins and participates in forming microfibrils found in many connective tissues. The microfibrils enable the elasticity and stretching properties of the ligaments and support connective ...
Mahsa Mahdizadehi +3 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 Marfan syndrome, an autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue, is primarily caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene, which encodes the protein fibrillin-1.
Xin Liu +6 more
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Homotypic Fibrillin-1 Interactions in Microfibril Assembly [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2005 We have defined the homotypic interactions of fibrillin-1 to obtain new insights into microfibril assembly. Dose-dependent saturable high affinity binding was demonstrated between N-terminal fragments, between furin processed C-terminal fragments, and between these N- and C-terminal fragments.
Marson, Andrew +8 more
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