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Microenvironmental regulation by fibrillin-1. [PDF]
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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The Diversity of Fibrillin Functions: Lessons from the Periodontal Ligament [PDF]
CellsMarfan syndrome is caused by a mutation in the FBN1 gene encoding fibrillin-1. This extracellular matrix glycoprotein, which assembles into microfibrils, is best known for its scaffolding role in the production of elastic fibers responsible for ...
Elisabeth Genot +4 more
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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2016 Tendons among connective tissue, mainly collagen, contain also elastic fibres made of fibrillin 1, fibrillin 2 and elastin that are broadly distributed in tendons and represent 1-2% of the dried mass of the tendon.
Betti Giusti, Guglielmina Pepe
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The evolution of extracellular fibrillins and their functional domains.
PLoS ONE, 2012 Fibrillins constitute the major backbone of multifunctional microfibrils in elastic and non-elastic extracellular matrices, and are known to interact with several binding partners including tropoelastin and integrins.
Adam Piha-Gossack +2 more
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The Biomechanics of Fibrillin Microfibrils: Lessons from the Ciliary Zonule [PDF]
CellsMarfan syndrome is an inherited connective tissue disorder that affects the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and ocular systems. It is caused by pathogenic variants in the fibrillin-1 gene (FBN1).
Pooja Rathaur +6 more
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Phosphate overload via the type III Na-dependent Pi transporter represses aortic wall elastic fiber formation [PDF]
Fujita Medical JournalObjectives: Phosphate (Pi) induces differentiation of arterial smooth muscle cells to the osteoblastic phenotype by inducing the type III Na-dependent Pi transporter Pit-1/solute carrier family member 1.
Yasumasa Yoshino +13 more
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ADAR1 Is Essential for Smooth Muscle Homeostasis and Vascular Integrity [PDF]
CellsVascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) play a critical role in maintaining vascular integrity. VSMC dysfunction leads to numerous vascular diseases. Adenosine deaminases acting on RNA 1 (ADAR1), an RNA editing enzyme, has shown both RNA editing and non ...
Dunpeng Cai, Shi-You Chen
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New insights into the structural role of EMILINs within the human skin microenvironment [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSupramolecular extracellular matrix (ECM) networks play an essential role in skin architecture and function. Elastin microfibril interface-located proteins (EMILINs) comprise a family of three extracellular glycoproteins that serve as essential ...
Alvise Schiavinato +15 more
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The Supramolecular Organization of Fibrillin-Rich Microfibrils [PDF]
The Journal of Cell Biology, 2001 We propose a new model for the alignment of fibrillin molecules within fibrillin microfibrils. Automated electron tomography was used to generate three-dimensional microfibril reconstructions to 18.6-Å resolution, which revealed many new organizational details of untensioned microfibrils, including heart-shaped beads from which two arms emerge, and ...
Clair Baldock +7 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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