Basement membranes are a dense, sheet‐like form of extracellular matrix (ECM) that
underlie epithelia and endothelia, and surround muscle, fat and Schwann cells. Basement …

Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β is a multifunctional peptide growth factor that has a vital
role in the regulation of cell growth, differentiation, inflammation, and repair in a variety of …

Cardiac remodeling and subsequent heart failure remain critical issues after myocardial
infarction despite improved treatment and reperfusion strategies. Recently, complete cardiac …

Aims A robust inflammatory response to tissue injury is a necessary part of the repair
process but the deposition of scar tissue is a direct downstream consequence of this …

Basement membranes (BMs) are complex macromolecular networks underlying all
continuous layers of cells. Essential components include collagen IV and laminins, which …

The neural crest is a multipotent stem cell population that arises from the dorsal aspect of the
neural tube and generates both non-ectomesenchymal (melanocytes, peripheral neurons …

The development of paired appendages was a key innovation during evolution and
facilitated the aquatic to terrestrial transition of vertebrates. Largely derived from the lateral …

Spiders are a diverse order of chelicerates that diverged from other arthropods over 500
million years ago. Research on spider embryogenesis, particularly studies using the …

The extracellular matrix architecture is composed of supramolecular fibrillar networks that
define tissue specific cellular microenvironments. Hemicentins (Hmcn1 and Hmcn2) are …

Basement membrane (BM), a sheet-like form of extracellular matrix, surrounds most tissues.
During organogenesis, specific adhesions between adjoining tissues frequently occur; …