Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a key signaling and regulatory molecule involved
in different biological processes, such as cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and wound …

Spatial transcriptomics technologies enable researchers to accurately quantify and localize
messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) transcripts at a high resolution while preserving their …

The balance between detrimental, pro-aging, often stochastic processes and counteracting
homeostatic mechanisms largely determines the progression of aging. There is substantial …

The treatment of interstitial lung diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF),
remains challenging as current available antifibrotic agents are not effective in halting …

CCN family protein 2 (CCN2), also widely known as connective tissue growth factor (CTGF),
is one of the founding members of the CCN family of matricellular proteins. Extensive …

Neurogenic regions of mammalian brain produce many more neurons that will eventually
survive and reach a mature stage. Developmental cell death affects both embryonically …

Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), a multifunctional protein of the CCN family,
regulates cell proliferation, differentiation, adhesion, and a variety of other biological …

In mammals, new neurons in the adult olfactory bulb originate from a pool of neural stem
cells in the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricles. Adult-born cells play an important …

Severe infections during pregnancy are one of the major risk factors for cognitive impairment
in the offspring. It has been suggested that maternal inflammation leads to dysfunction of …

AMPA receptor (AMPAR) function is modulated by auxiliary subunits. Here, we report on
three AMPAR interacting proteins—namely CKAMP39, CKAMP52 and CKAMP59—that …