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Versican splice variant messenger RNA expression in normal human Achilles tendon and tendinopathies [PDF]

, 2004
Versican is the principal large proteoglycan expressed in mid-tendon, but its role in tendon pathology is unknown. Our objective was to define the expression of versican isoform splice variant messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in normal Achilles tendons,
Corps, AN, Costa, ML, Hazleman, BL, Ireland, DC, Movin, T, Riley, GP, Robinson, AHN   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

An investigation of genetic polymorphisms in heparan sulfate proteoglycan core proteins and key modification enzymes in an Australian Caucasian multiple sclerosis population

Human Genomics, 2020
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease affecting the central nervous system in young adults. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) are ubiquitous to the cell surface and the extracellular matrix.
Rachel K. Okolicsanyi, Julia Bluhm, Cassandra Miller, Lyn R. Griffiths, Larisa M. Haupt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endothelial Cell Behavior Is Determined by Receptor Clustering Induced by Thrombospondin-1

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021
The thrombospondins (TSPs) are a family of multimeric extracellular matrix proteins that dynamically regulate cellular behavior and response to stimuli.
Verônica Morandi, Jim Petrik, Jack Lawler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Studying the Endothelial Glycocalyx in vitro: What Is Missing?

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
All human cells are coated by a surface layer of proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and plasma proteins, called the glycocalyx. The glycocalyx transmits shear stress to the cytoskeleton of endothelial cells, maintains a selective permeability ...
Andrew B. Haymet, Andrew B. Haymet, Nicole Bartnikowski, Nicole Bartnikowski, Emily S. Wood, Emily S. Wood, Michael P. Vallely, Angela McBride, Angela McBride, Sophie Yacoub, Sophie Yacoub, Scott B. Biering, Eva Harris, Jacky Y. Suen, Jacky Y. Suen, John F. Fraser, John F. Fraser   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Osteoprotegerin Contributes to the Metastatic Potential of Cells with a Dysfunctional TSC2 Tumor-Suppressor Gene [PDF]

, 1974
In addition to its effects on bone metabolism, osteoprotegerin (OPG), a soluble member of the tumor necrosis factor family of receptors, promotes smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration and may act as a survival factor for tumor cells.
Steagall, Wendy K., Pacheco-Rodriguez, Gustavo, Glasgow, Connie G., Ikeda, Yoshihiko, Lin, Jing-Ping, Zheng, Gang, Moss, Joel   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Towards definition of an ECM parts list: An advance on GO categories [PDF]

, 2012
Those of us interested in the extracellular matrix (ECM) are faced with significant challenges of definition. ECM proteins are large, complex and assembled into crosslinked insoluble matrices.
Hoersch, Sebastian, Hynes, Richard O., Hynes, Richard O., Naba, Alexandra   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Matrix Tropism Influences Endometriotic Cell Attachment Patterns

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The influence of substrate stiffness and multicellular coculture on endometriotic cell attachment to extracellular matrix‐laden microarrayed islands is reported. This model investigates early endometriotic cell attachment, aiming to capture “lesion initiation events”.
Hannah S. Theriault, Hannah R.C. Kimmel, Alison C. Nunes, Allison L. Paxhia, Sarah Hashim, Kathryn B.H. Clancy, Gregory H. Underhill, Brendan A.C. Harley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Syndecan-4 negatively regulates antiviral signalling by mediating RIG-I deubiquitination via CYLD

Nature Communications, 2016
Syndecans are transmembrane proteoglycans implicated in diverse cellular activities. Here the authors show that Syndecan-4 via its cytosolic domain negatively regulates antiviral immunity by enhancing RIG-I interaction with a deubiquitinating enzyme CYLD,
Wei Lin, Jing Zhang, Haiyan Lin, Zexing Li, Xiaofeng Sun, Di Xin, Meng Yang, Liwei Sun, Lin Li, Hongmei Wang, Dahua Chen, Qinmiao Sun   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of Heparan Sulfate in Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Integrated Bioinformatics Analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
ObjectivesHeparan sulfate (HS) forms heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs), such as syndecans (SDCs) and glypicans (GPCs), to perform biological processes in the mammals.
Wenyu Song, Fujian Lu, Zequan Ding, Liqi Huang, Kui Hu, Jinmiao Chen, Lai Wei   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perfusable Brain Microvascular Network‐On‐Chip Model to Study Flavivirus NS1‐Induced Endothelial Dysfunction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a microfluidic brain microvascular network‐on‐chip (BMVasChip) to investigate endothelial barrier dysfunction caused by flavivirus non‐structural protein 1 (NS1), including virus‐ and time‐dependent vascular damage, leakiness, and dysfunction.
Monika Rajput, Yen‐Ting Tung, Yu‐Chi Chen, Min Jae Song, Marc Ferrer, Emily M. Lee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source