Type VI collagen promotes lung epithelial cell spreading and wound-closure.

Basement membrane (BM) is an essential part of the extracellular matrix (ECM) that plays a crucial role in mechanical support and signaling to epithelial cells during lung development, homeostasis and repair. Abnormal composition and remodeling of the lung ECM have been associated with developmental...

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Main Authors: Jared A Mereness, Soumyaroop Bhattacharya, Qian Wang, Yue Ren, Gloria S Pryhuber, Thomas J Mariani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209095