ReviewThe international journal of biochemistry & cell biology2009
Functions and mechanisms of action of CCN matricellular proteins.
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- Species-specific roles of cellular communication network proteins in cartilage development: A comparative study using in vitro chondrogenic models.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2026Article
- A modified bacterial nanocellulose-based advanced therapy product accelerates third-degree burn healing in murine models.NPJ Regenerative medicine · 2026Article
- The matricellular protein CCN5 (WISP2) inhibits cellular senescence in cardiac myoblasts and fibroblasts.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- WISP1 drives a mechanically active immune modulatory and proliferative cardiac myofibroblast state.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Oxaliplatin upregulates Cyr61 expression by inhibiting the Hippo-YAP pathway which contributes to drug resistance of colorectal cancer cells.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- Computational analysis of CCN1 as a druggable target predicts interactions with bioactive compounds.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Pretreatment of Mice with 830 nm Light Enhances Endurance During Acute Exercise.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Ligand-Receptor Interactions Between Squamous and Endothelial Cells Induce Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Cancer science · 2025Article
- Single nuclei RNA-sequencing unveils alveolar macrophages as drivers of endothelial damage in obese HFpEF-related pulmonary hypertension.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2025Article
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- CCN1 is a therapeutic target upregulated in EML4-ALK mutant lung adenocarcinoma reversibly resistant to alectinib.Cell death & disease · 2025Article
- Exploring melatonin's signalling pathways in the protection against age-related skin deterioration.Pharmacological reports : PR · 2025Review
- C-terminal binding protein-2 triggers CYR61-induced metastatic dissemination of osteosarcoma in a non-hypoxic microenvironment.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2025Article
- Knockdown of WISP1/DKK1 restrains phenotypic plasticity in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by suppressing epithelial-mesenchymal transition and stemness.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Article
- Role and mechanism of Integrin α5β1 in bone formation and disease.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Members of the CCN (CYR61/CTGF/NOV) family have emerged as dynamically expressed, extracellular matrix-associated proteins that play critical roles in cardiovascular and skeletal development, injury repair, fibrotic diseases and cancer. The synthesis of CCN proteins is highly inducible by serum growth factors, cytokines, and environmental stresses such as hypoxia, UV exposure, and mechanical stretch. Consisting of six secreted proteins in vertebrate species, CCNs are typically comprised of four conserved cysteine-rich modular domains. They function primarily through direct binding to specific integrin receptors and heparan sulfate proteoglycans, thereby triggering signal transduction events that culminate in the regulation of cell adhesion, migration, proliferation, gene expression, differentiation, and survival. CCN proteins can also modulate the activities of several growth factors and cytokines, including TGF-beta, TNFalpha, VEGF, BMPs, and Wnt proteins, and may thereby regulate a broad array of biological processes. Recent studies have uncovered novel CCN activities unexpected for matricellular proteins, including their ability to induce apoptosis as cell adhesion substrates, to dictate the cytotoxicity of inflammatory cytokines such as TNFalpha, and to promote hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal. As potent regulators of angiogenesis and chondrogenesis, CCNs are essential for successful cardiovascular and skeletal development during embryogenesis. In the adult, the expression of CCN proteins is associated with injury repair and inflammation, and has been proposed as diagnostic or prognostic markers for diabetic nephropathy, hepatic fibrosis, systemic sclerosis, and several types of cancer. Targeting CCN signaling pathways may hold promise as a strategy of rational therapeutic design.
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