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ReviewCell adhesion & migration2018

Mechanical signaling through the discoidin domain receptor 1 plays a central role in tissue fibrosis.

Nuno M Coelho, Christopher A McCulloch

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Review in Cell adhesion & migration, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nuno M Coelhoa Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
Christopher A McCullocha Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
University of Toronto · CA

Funding

CIHR MOP-36332
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The preservation of tissue and organ architecture and function depends on tightly regulated interactions of cells with the extracellular matrix (ECM). These interactions are maintained in a dynamic equilibrium that balances intracellular, myosin-generated tension with extracellular resistance conferred by the mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix. Disturbances of this equilibrium can lead to the development of fibrotic lesions that are associated with a wide repertoire of high prevalence diseases including obstructive cardiovascular diseases, muscular dystrophy and cancer. Mechanotransduction is the process by which mechanical cues are converted into biochemical signals. At the core of mechanotransduction are sensory systems, which are frequently located at sites of cell-ECM and cell-cell contacts. As integrins (cell-ECM junctions) and cadherins (cell-cell contacts) have been extensively studied, we focus here on the properties of the discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1), a tyrosine kinase that mediates cell adhesion to collagen. DDR1 expression is positively associated with fibrotic lesions of heart, kidney, liver, lung and perivascular tissues. As the most common end-point of all fibrotic disorders is dysregulated collagen remodeling, we consider here the mechanical signaling functions of DDR1 in processing of fibrillar collagen that lead to tissue fibrosis.

Indexed as

Mechanotransduction, CellularOrgan SpecificitySignal TransductionAnimalsDiscoidin Domain Receptor 1FibrosisHumansDiscoidin Domain Receptor 1cell adhesioncell adhesive proteinscell biologyCell signalingCollagencytoskeletonDDR1extracellular matrixFibrosiskinasesmechanic forcesmechanoreceptormechanotrasductionMyosin IIA

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PMID29513135
PMCPMC6363045
OpenAlexW2794316390

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