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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Design and Evaluation of a Polypeptide that Mimics the Integrin Binding Site for EDA Fibronectin to Block Profibrotic Cell Activity.

Lin Zhang, Hongyu Yan, Yifan Tai, Yueming Xue, Yongzhen Wei, Kai Wang, Qiang Zhao, Shufang Wang, Deling Kong, Adam C Midgley

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lin ZhangKey Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Hongyu YanKey Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Yifan TaiKey Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Yueming XueKey Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Yongzhen WeiKey Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Kai WangKey Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Qiang ZhaoKey Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4656-6002
Shufang WangKey Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Deling KongKey Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
Adam C MidgleyKey Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7622-0275
Nankai University · CN

Funding

Fundamental Research Fund for Central Universities (Nankai University) 63191125National Natural Science Foundation of China 81772000National Natural Science Foundation of China 81830060National Natural Science Foundation of China 81850410552National Natural Science Foundation of China 91939112Tianjin Natural Science Foundation 16JCZDJC37600
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrosis is characterized by excessive production of disorganized collagen- and fibronectin-rich extracellular matrices (ECMs) and is driven by the persistence of myofibroblasts within tissues. A key protein contributing to myofibroblast differentiation is extra domain A fibronectin (EDA-FN). We sought to target and interfere with interactions between EDA-FN and its integrin receptors to effectively inhibit profibrotic activity and myofibroblast formation. Molecular docking was used to assist in the design of a blocking polypeptide (antifibrotic 38-amino-acid polypeptide, AF38Pep) for specific inhibition of EDA-FN associations with the fibroblast-expressed integrins α

Indexed as

Drug DesignBinding SitesCell DifferentiationExtracellular MatrixFibroblastsFibronectinsFibrosisHumansIntegrinsLungMolecular Docking SimulationMyofibroblastsPeptidesProtein BindingProtein DomainsSignal TransductionFibronectinsFN1 protein, humanIntegrinsPeptidesantifibroticblocking peptideEDA fibronectinfibroblastfibrosisintegrin α4β1molecular dockingmyofibroblast

Identifiers

PMID33557232
PMCPMC7913925
OpenAlexW3126718132

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