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ReviewAnnals of biomedical engineering

Molecular/cell engineering approach to autocrine ligand control of cell function.

D A Lauffenburger, K E Forsten, B Will, H S Wiley

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Review in Annals of biomedical engineering. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

D A LauffenburgerDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
K E Forsten
B Will
H S Wiley
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue engineering, along with other modern cell- and tissue-based health care technologies, depends on successful regulation of cell function by molecular means, including pharmacological agents, materials, and genetics. This regulation is generally mediated by cell receptor/ligand interactions providing primary targets for molecular intervention. While regulatory ligands may often be exogenous in nature, in the categories of endocrine and paracrine hormone systems, they are being increasingly appreciated as crucial in local control of cell and tissue function. Improvements in design of health care technologies involving autocrine ligand interactions with cell receptors should benefit from increased qualitative and quantitative understanding of the kinetic and transport processes governing these interactions. In this symposium paper we offer a concise overview of our recent efforts combining molecular cell biology and engineering approaches to increase the understanding of how molecular and cellular parameters may be manipulated for improved control of cell and tissue function regulated by autocrine ligands.

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Cell Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsGenetic EngineeringHumansLigandsReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearSignal TransductionLigandsReceptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear

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PMID7631977
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