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ReviewThe FEBS journal2013

The regulatory roles of small leucine-rich proteoglycans in extracellular matrix assembly.

Shoujun Chen, David E Birk

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Review in The FEBS journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 215 papers.

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215citing papers in PubMed
12.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

215 citing papers in PubMed, 363 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shoujun ChenDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612-4799, USA.
David E Birk
University of South Florida · US

Funding

COLLAGEN FIBRILLOGENESIS AND CORNEAL DEVELOPMENTR01EY005129 · NEI · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI BIRK, DAVID E · 1985 to 2013
$6.5M
Regulated Assembly of the Tendon Extracellular MatrixR01AR044745 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI BIRK, DAVID E · 1997 to 2016
$5.0M
NEI NIH HHS EY05129NEI NIH HHS R01 EY005129NIAMS NIH HHS AR44745NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR044745
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small leucine-rich proteoglycans (SLRPs) are involved in a variety of biological and pathological processes. This review focuses on their regulatory roles in matrix assembly. SLRPs have protein cores and hypervariable glycosylation with multivalent binding abilities. During development, differential interactions of SLRPs with other molecules result in tissue-specific spatial and temporal distributions. The changing expression patterns play a critical role in the regulation of tissue-specific matrix assembly and therefore tissue function. SLRPs play significant structural roles within extracellular matrices. In addition, they play regulatory roles in collagen fibril growth, fibril organization and extracellular matrix assembly. Moreover, they are involved in mediating cell-matrix interactions. Abnormal SLRP expression and/or structures result in dysfunctional extracellular matrices and pathophysiology. Altered expression of SLRPs has been found in many disease models, and structural deficiency also causes altered matrix assembly. SLRPs regulate assembly of the extracellular matrix, which defines the microenvironment, modulating both the extracellular matrix and cellular functions, with an impact on tissue function.

Indexed as

AnimalsChondroitin Sulfate ProteoglycansCollagenCorneaCorneal Dystrophies, HereditaryExtracellular MatrixHumansKeratan SulfateLeucineLumicanProtein BindingProtein Interaction MappingProtein TransportProteoglycansTendonsChondroitin Sulfate ProteoglycansCollagenKeratan SulfateLeucineLumicanLUM protein, humanProteoglycans

Identifiers

PMID23331954
PMCPMC3651807
OpenAlexW2009298572

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