The extracellular matrix protein fibronectin forms fibrils when in association with cells that exert tension. Cells apply enough force to stretch fibrils in vivo. Stretching of individual ...
Fibrosis is the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the tissue as ... polypeptides can be analyzed in a single run. The proteins can be separated in pure form from the resultant ...
It is likely that other inhibitors function to prevent ECM calcification in tissues in which Mgp and Opg are not expressed. Examples include fetuin, for example, a mineral-binding protein that is ...