Glycosaminoglycans in the human cornea: age-related changes [PDF]
, 2015 AIM: To investigate possible age-related changes in glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in the human cornea. The substances today called GAGs were previously referred to as mucopolysaccharides.
Anello, Giulia +6 more
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Alterations of Extracellular Matrix Components in the Course of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Metabolites, 2021 Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common group of chronic connective tissue diseases in children that is accompanied by joint structure and function disorders.
Magdalena Wojdas +2 more
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Cell Reports, 2016 The basement membrane is crucial for cell polarity, adhesion, and motility, but how it is assembled on the cell surface remains unclear. Here, we find that ablation of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) side chains of proteoglycans in the neuroretina disrupts the ...
Chenqi Tao, Xin Zhang
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Synovial joint lubrication – does nature teach more effective engineering lubrication strategies? [PDF]
, 2007 Nature shows numerous examples of systems which show energy efficiency, elegance in their design and optimum use of materials. Biomimetics is an emerging field of research in engineering and successes have been documented in the diverse fields of ...
Liskiewicz, T. +3 more
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Increased expression of aggrecan and biglycan mRNA in Achilles tendinopathy [PDF]
, 2006 To determine the expression of mRNA encoding the proteoglycans aggrecan, versican, biglycan and decorin in mid-tendon samples of chronic painful Achilles tendinopathy and ruptured Achilles tendons, compared with normal tendons.
Corps, AN +5 more
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Charge Characteristics of Agouti-Related Protein Implicate Potent Involvement of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans in Metabolic Function. [PDF]
, 2019 The endogenous melanocortin peptide agouti-related protein (AgRP) plays a well-known role in foraging, but its contribution to metabolic regulation is less understood.
Chen, Jihuan +9 more
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Syndecan-4 knockout leads to reduced extracellular transglutaminase-2 and protects against tubulointerstitial fibrosis [PDF]
, 2013 Transglutaminase type 2 (TG2) is an extracellular matrix crosslinking enzyme with a pivotal role in kidney fibrosis. The interaction of TG2 with the heparan sulfate proteoglycan syndecan-4 (Sdc4) regulates the cell surface trafficking, localization, and ...
Burhan, I +6 more
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Global impact of proteoglycan science on human diseases
iScience, 2023 Summary: In this comprehensive review, we will dissect the impact of research on proteoglycans focusing on recent developments involved in their synthesis, degradation, and interactions, while critically assessing their usefulness in various biological ...
Christopher Xie +2 more
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RNA-Seq identifies SPGs as a ventral skeletal patterning cue in sea urchins [PDF]
, 2016 The sea urchin larval skeleton offers a simple model for formation of developmental patterns. The calcium carbonate skeleton is secreted by primary mesenchyme cells (PMCs) in response to largely unknown patterning cues expressed by the ectoderm.
Bardot, Evan +26 more
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Proteoglycan desulfation: a critical step in oncogenesis?
Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2020 Proteoglycans are essential constituents of tissue- and organ microenvironments, modulating both the structural scaffolds that surround cells as well as signaling cues that determine cellular phenotype.
Vishal Singh, Ramray Bhat
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