The extracellular matrix proteoglycan (ECM) perlecan, also known as heparan sulfate proteoglycan 2 or HSPG2, is one of the largest (> 200 nm) and oldest (> 550 M years) …
Global gene expression profiling is used to generate novel insight into a variety of disease states. Such studies yield a bewildering number of data points, making it a challenge to …
SV Dandapani, H Sugimoto, BD Matthews… - Journal of Biological …, 2007 - ASBMB
Mutations in the α-actinin-4 gene ACTN4 cause an autosomal dominant human kidney disease. Mice deficient in α-actinin-4 develop a recessive phenotype characterized by …
Tissue engineering of skeletal muscle has been proposed as a potential regenerative treatment for extensive muscle damage. In this regard, the highly organized structure of …
BL Farrugia, J Melrose - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review examines the roles of HS–proteoglycans (HS–PGs) in general, and, in particular, perlecan and syndecan as representative examples and their interactive ligands …
During tumor growth and angiogenesis there is a dynamic remodeling of tissue architecture often accompanied by the release of extracellular matrix constituents full of biological …
B Mishra, M Von Der Ohe, C Schulze… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Polysialic acid (PSA) is a large and highly negatively charged glycan that plays crucial roles in nervous system development and function in the adult. It has been suggested to facilitate …
Background As the resident stem cells of skeletal muscle, satellite cells are activated by extracellular cues associated with local damage. Once activated, satellite cells will re-enter …
Skeletal muscle formation during development and the adult mammal consists of a highly organised and regulated the sequence of cellular processes intending to form or repair …