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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2023

Western Blot Protocols for Analysis of CCN Proteins and Fragments in Exosomes, Vesicle-Free Fractions, and Cells.

Kisho Ono, Yuka Okusha, Manh Tien Tran, Koki Umemori, Takanori Eguchi

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kisho OnoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Hospital/Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Yuka OkushaDivision of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Manh Tien TranDepartment of Dental Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Koki UmemoriDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Hospital/Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Takanori EguchiDepartment of Dental Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan. eguchi@okayama-u.ac.jp.
Okayama University · JPOkayama University Hospital · JPHarvard University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular Communication Network (CCN) proteins are growth factors that play key roles in many pathophysiological events, including bone formation, wound healing, and cancer. CCN factors and fragments generated by metalloproteinases-dependent cleavage are often associated with extracellular matrix (ECM) or small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) such as exosomes or matrix-coated vesicles. We provide reliable methods and protocols for Western blotting to analyze CCN factors and fragments in cells, sEVs, and vesicle-free fractions.

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ExosomesExtracellular VesiclesBlotting, WesternCCN Intercellular Signaling ProteinsCell CommunicationExtracellular MatrixCCN Intercellular Signaling ProteinsCCN family proteinsCCN fragmentsCell communication networkCTGFExosomesExtracellular matrixExtracellular vesiclesMatricellular proteinsMatrix vesiclesMetalloproteinases

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PMID36370343
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