title: The functions of thrombospondin-1 and-2.
abstract: Considerable progress has been made towards understanding the function of thrombospondin-1 and-2. The description of the phenotype of mice with thrombospondin-1 and-2 knocked-out supports in vitro biochemical and cell-biological data and has opened new avenues of research. Recently, our understanding of the roles of thrombospondins in the activation of TGFbeta, inhibition of angiogenesis and the initiation of signal transduction has advanced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. lawler@mbcrr.harvard.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lawler
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015398:Signal Transduction; D019700:Thrombospondin 1 / Q000502:physiology*; D019699:Thrombospondins / Q000502:physiology*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism; D000099262:Thrombospondin 2
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D019700:Thrombospondin 1; D019699:Thrombospondins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D000099262:Thrombospondin 2