Arabidopsis thaliana plastoglobule‐associated fibrillin 1a interacts with fibrillin 1b in vivo [PDF]
FEBS Letters, 2014 Plant fibrillins are a well‐conserved protein family found in the plastids of all photosynthetic organisms, where they perform a wide range of functions. A number of these proteins have been suggested to be involved in the maintenance of thylakoids and the formation of plastoglobules, preventing their coalescence and favoring their clustering via an as‐
Gámez Arjona, Francisco M. +3 more
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Proteomic analysis of the bovine and human ciliary zonule [PDF]
, 2016 PURPOSE: The zonule of Zinn (ciliary zonule) is a system of fibers that centers the crystalline lens on the optical axis of the eye. Mutations in zonule components underlie syndromic conditions associated with a broad range of ocular pathologies ...
Bassnett, Steven +3 more
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The developmental roles of the extracellular matrix: Beyond structure to regulation [PDF]
, 2010 Cells in multicellular organisms are surrounded by a complex three-dimensional macromolecular extracellular matrix (ECM). This matrix, traditionally thought to serve a structural function providing support and strength to cells within tissues, is ...
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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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ENU mutagenesis reveals a novel phenotype of reduced limb strength in mice lacking fibrillin 2.
PLoS ONE, 2010 BackgroundFibrillins 1 (FBN1) and 2 (FBN2) are components of microfibrils, microfilaments that are present in many connective tissues, either alone or in association with elastin.
Gaynor Miller +13 more
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Unexpected homology between inducible cell wall protein QID74 of filamentous fungi and BR3 salivary protein of the insect Chironomus [PDF]
, 1998 A gene, qid74, of mycoparasitic filamentous fungus Trichoderma harzianum and its allies encodes a cell wall protein that is induced by replacing glucose in the culture medium with chitin (simulated mycoparasitism conditions).
Benítez Fernández, Concepción Tahía +3 more
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Fibulin-4 deposition requires EMILIN-1 in the extracellular matrix of osteoblasts
Scientific Reports, 2017 Tissue microenvironments formed by extracellular matrix networks play an important role in regulating tissue structure and function. Extracellular microfibrillar networks composed of fibrillins and their associated ligands such as LTBPs, fibulins, and ...
Alvise Schiavinato +5 more
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Pericellular colocalisation and interactive properties of type VI collagen and perlecan in the intervertebral disc [PDF]
, 2016 The aim of this study was to immunolocalise type VI collagen and perlecan and determine their interactive properties in the intervertebral disc (IVD).
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2016 A characteristic feature of liver cirrhosis is the accumulation of large amounts of connective tissue with the prevailing content of type I collagen. Elastin is a minor connective tissue component in normal liver but it is actively synthesized by hepatic
Jiri Kanta
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Elastic fiber assembly is disrupted by excessive accumulation of chondroitin sulfate in the human dermal fibrotic disease, keloid [PDF]
, 2009 Keloid is a fibrotic disease characterized by abnormal accumulation of extracellular matrix in the dermis. The keloid matrix contains excess collagen and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), but lacks elastic fiber. However, the roles of these matrix components in
Ikeda, Mika +10 more
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