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Mechano-regulated tenascin-C orchestrates muscle repair.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 9 Sept 2008
Flück Martin, Mund Sonja I, Schittny Johannes C, Klossner Stephan, Durieux Anne-Cécile, Giraud Marie-Noëlle
Abstract excerpt
Tenascin-C (TNC) is a mechano-regulated, morphogenic, extracellular matrix protein that is associated with tissue remodeling. The physiological role of TNC remains unclear because transgenic mice engineered for a TNC deficiency, via a defect in TNC secretion, show no major pathologies. We hypothesized that TNC-deficient mice would demonstrate defects in the repair of damaged leg muscles, which would be of...
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