The matrilins: a novel family of oligomeric extracellular matrix proteins

F Deák, R Wagener, I Kiss, M Paulsson - Matrix Biology, 1999 - Elsevier
The matrilin family at present has four members that all share a structure made up of von
Willebrand factor A domains, epidermal growth factor-like domains and a coiled coil α …

Mammalian skeletogenesis and extracellular matrix: what can we learn from knockout mice?

A Aszódi, JF Bateman, E Gustafsson… - Cell structure and …, 2000 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Formation of the vertebrate skeleton and the proper functions of bony and cartilaginous
elements are determined by extracellular, cell surface and intracellular molecules. Genetic …

The comparison of equine articular cartilage progenitor cells and bone marrow-derived stromal cells as potential cell sources for cartilage repair in the horse

HE McCarthy, JJ Bara, K Brakspear, SK Singhrao… - The Veterinary …, 2012 - Elsevier
A chondrocyte progenitor population isolated from the surface zone of articular cartilage
presents a promising cell source for cell-based cartilage repair. In this study, equine articular …

Quantitative proteomic analysis of eight cartilaginous tissues reveals characteristic differences as well as similarities between subgroups

P Önnerfjord, A Khabut, FP Reinholt… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Human synovial joints display a characteristic anatomic distribution of arthritis, eg
rheumatoid arthritis primarily affects the metacarpophalangeal and proximal finger joints, but …

The vitamin D receptor is not required for fetal mineral homeostasis or for the regulation of placental calcium transfer in mice

CS Kovacs, ML Woodland… - American Journal of …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
We utilized a vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene knockout model to study the effects of maternal
and fetal absence of VDR on maternal fertility, fetal-placental calcium transfer, and fetal …

Molecular structure and tissue distribution of matrilin-3, a filament-forming extracellular matrix protein expressed during skeletal development

AR Klatt, DP Nitsche, B Kobbe, M Mörgelin… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
Matrilin-3 is a recently identified member of the superfamily of proteins containing von
Willebrand factor A-like domains and is able to form hetero-oligomers with matrilin-1 …

[HTML][HTML] The matrilins–adaptor proteins in the extracellular matrix

R Wagener, HWA Ehlen, YP Ko, B Kobbe, HH Mann… - FEBS letters, 2005 - Elsevier
The matrilins form a four-member family of modular, multisubunit matrix proteins, which are
expressed in cartilage but also in many other forms of extracellular matrix. They participate …

The occurrence of autoantibodies to matrilin 1 reflects a tissue‐specific response to cartilage of the respiratory tract in patients with relapsing polychondritis

AS Hansson, D Heinegård, JC Piette… - Arthritis & …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an inflammatory disease that mainly affects
cartilage tissue in the auricle, nose, and lower respiratory tract. When tracheolaryngeal …

Interaction of cartilage matrix protein with aggrecan: increased covalent cross-linking with tissue maturation

N Hauser, M Paulsson, D Heinegård… - Journal of Biological …, 1996 - ASBMB
Cartilage matrix protein (CMP) is a trimeric protein present in many types of cartilage
extracellular matrix. It has recently been purified under native conditions that allowed the …

Mice lacking the matrilin family of extracellular matrix proteins develop mild skeletal abnormalities and are susceptible to age-associated osteoarthritis

P Li, L Fleischhauer, C Nicolae, C Prein… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Matrilins (MATN1, MATN2, MATN3 and MATN4) are adaptor proteins of the cartilage
extracellular matrix (ECM), which bridge the collagen II and proteoglycan networks. In …