Structure and functional significance of mechanically unfolded fibronectin type III1 intermediates.
Fibronectin (FN) forms fibrillar networks coupling cells to the extracellular matrix. The formation of FN fibrils, fibrillogenesis, is a tightly regulated process involving the exposure of cryptic binding sites in individual FN type III (FN-III) repeats presumably exposed by mechanical tension. The...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2003
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