Biomaterials have had an increasingly important role in recent decades, in biomedical
device design and the development of tissue engineering solutions for cell delivery, drug …

Extracellular matrices (ECM s) are highly specialized and dynamic three‐dimensional (3D)
scaffolds into which cells reside in tissues. ECM is composed of a variety of fibrillar …

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor, has
a high mortality rate despite extensive efforts to develop new treatments. GBM exhibits both …

Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a non-cellular three-dimensional macromolecular network
composed of collagens, proteoglycans/glycosaminoglycans, elastin, fibronectin, laminins …

The mammary gland is a compound, branched tubuloalveolar structure and a major
characteristic of mammals. The mammary gland has evolved from epidermal apocrine …

We provide a comprehensive classification of the proteoglycan gene families and respective
protein cores. This updated nomenclature is based on three criteria: Cellular and subcellular …

The extracellular matrix (ECM) constitutes a highly dynamic three-dimensional structural
network comprised of macromolecules, such as proteoglycans/glycosaminoglycans …

Introduction• Perlecan: a pro‐angiogenic proteoglycan• Endorepellin, a C‐terminal fragment
of perlecan with anti‐angiogenic activity• Syndecans in cancer biology• Glypicans and the …

Small leucine‐rich proteoglycans (SLRP s) are involved in a variety of biological and
pathological processes. This review focuses on their regulatory roles in matrix assembly …

Extracellular matrix is a highly dynamic macromolecular network. Proteoglycans are major
components of extracellular matrix playing key roles in its structural organization and cell …