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The fibronectin domain ED-A is crucial for myofibroblastic phenotype induction by transforming growth factor-beta1.
The Journal of cell biology - 10 Aug 1998
Serini G, Bochaton-Piallat M L, Ropraz P, Geinoz A, Borsi L, Zardi L, Gabbiani G
Abstract excerpt
Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFbeta1), a major promoter of myofibroblast differentiation, induces alpha-smooth muscle (sn) actin, modulates the expression of adhesive receptors, and enhances the synthesis of extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules including ED-A fibronectin (FN), an isoform de novo expressed during wound healing and fibrotic changes. We report here that ED-A FN deposition precedes alpha-SM...
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