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ArticleScientific reports2020

Distinct effects of different matrix proteoglycans on collagen fibrillogenesis and cell-mediated collagen reorganization.

Dongning Chen, Lucas R Smith, Gauri Khandekar, Pavan Patel, Christopher K Yu, Kehan Zhang, Christopher S Chen, Lin Han, Rebecca G Wells

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Dongning ChenBioengineering Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Lucas R SmithDepartment of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Gauri KhandekarDepartment of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Pavan PatelSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Christopher K YuBioengineering Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Kehan ZhangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Christopher S ChenNational Science Foundation Center for Engineering MechanoBiology, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Lin HanSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
Rebecca G WellsBioengineering Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. rgwells@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
University of Pennsylvania · USBoston University · USDrexel University · USU.S. National Science Foundation · US

Funding

TRANSGENIC AND CHIMERIC MOUSE COREP30DK050306 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Ken Hashigiwa Cadwell · 1997 to 2026
$32.5M
Pathological consequences of altered tissue mechanics in fibrosisR01EB017753 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI JANMEY, PAUL A, SHENOY, VIVEK · 2014 to 2025
$6.3M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB017753NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK050306NIH HHS EB017753
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex mixture composed of fibrillar collagens as well as additional protein and carbohydrate components. Proteoglycans (PGs) contribute to the heterogeneity of the ECM and play an important role in its structure and function. While the small leucine rich proteoglycans (SLRPs), including decorin and lumican, have been studied extensively as mediators of collagen fibrillogenesis and organization, the function of large matrix PGs in collagen matrices is less well known. In this study, we showed that different matrix PGs have distinct roles in regulating collagen behaviors. We found that versican, a large chondroitin sulfate PG, promotes collagen fibrillogenesis in a turbidity assay and upregulates cell-mediated collagen compaction and reorganization, whereas aggrecan, a structurally-similar large PG, has different and often opposing effects on collagen. Compared to versican, decorin and lumican also have distinct functions in regulating collagen behaviors. The different ways in which matrix PGs interact with collagen have important implications for understanding the role of the ECM in diseases such as fibrosis and cancer, and suggest that matrix PGs are potential therapeutic targets.

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AnimalsCell LineCollagenExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibrillar CollagensFibrosisMiceProteoglycansRatsCollagenExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibrillar CollagensProteoglycans

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PMID33149218
PMCPMC7642422
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