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TGFBI functions similar to periostin but is uniquely dispensable during cardiac injury.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Schwanekamp Jennifer A, Lorts Angela, Sargent Michelle A, York Allen J, Grimes Kelly M, Fischesser Demetria M, Gokey Jason J, Whitsett Jeffrey A, Conway Simon J, Molkentin Jeffery D
Abstract excerpt
Extracellular matrix production and accumulation stabilize the heart under normal conditions as well as form a protective scar after myocardial infarction injury, although excessive extracellular matrix accumulation with long-standing heart disease is pathological. In the current study we investigate the role of the matricellular protein, transforming growth factor beta-induced (TGFBI), which is induced in...
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