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Tenascins and the Importance of Adhesion Modulation

Tenascins are a family of extracellular matrix proteins that evolved in early chordates. There are four family members: tenascin-X, tenascin-R, tenascin-W, and tenascin-C. Tenascin-X associates with type I collagen, and its absence can cause Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. In contrast, tenascin-R is concent...

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Main Authors: Chiquet-Ehrismann, Ruth, Tucker, Richard P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3101840/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21441591
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a004960
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