Matricellular proteins: extracellular modulators of cell function.
The term 'matricellular' has been applied to a group of extracellular proteins that do not contribute directly to the formation of structural elements in vertebrates but serve to modulate cell-matrix interactions and cell function. Our understanding of the mode of action of matricellular proteins has been advanced considerably by the recent elucidation of the phenotypes of mice that are deficient in these proteins. In many cases, aspects of these phenotypes have illuminated previously unsuspected consequences of the lack of appropriate interactions of cells with their environment.
Bornstein
Paul
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Department of Biochemistry, Box 357350, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. bornsten@u.washington.edu
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D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002455:Cell Division; D002465:Cell Movement; D002633:Chemotaxis; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D010641:Phenotype; D011485:Protein Binding; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism
D006133:Growth Substances; D016023:Integrins; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D003094:Collagen