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Fibulin-7, a heparin binding matricellular protein, promotes renal tubular calcification in mice.
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology - 1 Dec 2018
Tsunezumi Jun, Sugiura Hidekazu, Oinam Lalhaba, Ali Aktar, Thang Bui Quoc, Sada Aiko, Yamashiro Yoshito, Kuro-O Makoto, Yanagisawa Hiromi
Abstract excerpt
Ectopic calcification occurs during development of chronic kidney disease and has a negative impact on long-term prognosis. The precise molecular mechanism and prevention strategies, however, are not established. Fibulin-7 (Fbln7) is a matricellular protein structurally similar to elastogenic short fibulins, shown to bind dental mesenchymal cells and heparin. Here, we report that Fbln7 is highly expressed in...
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