Elastic fibers: building bridges between cells and their matrix.

Extracellular elastic fibers confer resilience and flexibility to tissues. Recent studies have identified a protein, fibulin-5, that connects these fibers to cells and regulates their assembly and organization.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Midwood, K, Schwarzbauer, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002
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