Intermolecular interactions of thrombospondins drive their accumulation in extracellular matrix
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Intermolecular interactions of thrombospondins drive their accumulation in extracellular matrix
Thrombospondins participate in many aspects of tissue organization in adult tissue homeostasis, and their dysregulation contributes to pathological processes such as fibrosis and tumor progression. The incorporation of thrombospondins into extracellular matrix (ECM) as discrete puncta has been documented in various tissue and cell biological contexts, yet the underlying mechanisms remain poorly...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Biology of the Cell
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1059-1524,1939-4586
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-05-0996