Achilles and tail tendons of perlecan exon 3 null heparan sulphate deficient mice display surprising improvement in tendon tensile properties and altered collagen fibril organisation compared to C57BL/6 wild type mice

Cell surface chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan 4 (CSPG4) binds to the basement membrane heparan sulphate proteoglycan, perlecan, and is involved in cell adhesion

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Three dimensional microstructural network of elastin, collagen, and cells in Achilles tendons

(2017) Xin Pang et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Wnt/β-catenin signaling suppresses expressions of Scx, Mkx, and Tnmd in tendon-derived cells

(2017) Yasuzumi Kishimoto et al.   PLoS One

Roles of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 in fibrogenic/adipogenic differentiation in skeletal muscle tissues

(2016) Shiho Takeuchi et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Chondroitin sulphate glycosaminoglycans contribute to widespread inferior biomechanics in tendon after focal injury

(2016) Rachel K. Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

The heparan sulphate deficient Hspg2 exon 3 null mouse displays reduced deposition of TGF-β1 in skin compared to C57BL/6 wild type mice

(2016) Cindy Shu et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR HISTOLOGY

Proteomic Analysis of Human Tendon and Ligament: Solubilization and Analysis of Insoluble Extracellular Matrix in Connective Tissues

(2016) Nori Sato et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

Collagen VI–NG2 axis in human tendon fibroblasts under conditions mimicking injury response

(2016) Francesca Sardone et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Agrin mediates chondrocyte homeostasis and requires both LRP4 and α-dystroglycan to enhance cartilage formation in vitro and in vivo

(2015) Suzanne Eldridge et al.   ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES

Fell-Muir Lecture: Heparan sulphate and the art of cell regulation: a polymer chain conducts the protein orchestra

(2015) John Gallagher   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY

A Quantitative Interpretation of the Response of Articular Cartilage to Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Dynamic Nanoindentation Tests

(2015) Matteo Taffetani et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Biomechanical properties of murine meniscus surface via AFM-based nanoindentation

(2015) Qing Li et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Mechanobiology of the meniscus

(2015) Amy L. McNulty et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Tendon Functional Extracellular Matrix

(2015) Hazel R. C. Screen et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Proteoglycan form and function: A comprehensive nomenclature of proteoglycans

(2015) Renato V. Iozzo et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Type VI Collagen Regulates Pericellular Matrix Properties, Chondrocyte Swelling, and Mechanotransduction in Mouse Articular Cartilage

(2015) Nicole A. Zelenski et al.   Arthritis & Rheumatology

Crucial transcription factors in tendon development and differentiation: their potential for tendon regeneration

(2014) Huanhuan Liu et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

The structure and function of the pericellular matrix of articular cartilage

(2014) Rebecca E. Wilusz et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Elastic fibres are broadly distributed in tendon and highly localized around tenocytes

(2013) Tyler M. Grant et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

The Concave Face of Decorin Mediates Reversible Dimerization and Collagen Binding

(2013) Mehwaesh Islam et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Atomic force microscopy reveals regional variations in the micromechanical properties of the pericellular and extracellular matrices of the meniscus

(2013) Johannah Sanchez-Adams et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Collagen V localizes to pericellular sites during tendon collagen fibrillogenesis

(2013) Simone M. Smith et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Arthroscopic Rotator Interval Closure by Purse String Suture for Symptomatic Inferior Shoulder Instability

(2013) Young Lae Moon et al.   ORTHOPEDICS

A Role for Hedgehog Signaling in the Differentiation of the Insertion Site of the Patellar Tendon in the Mouse

(2013) Chia-Feng Liu et al.   PLoS One

Multivalent proteoglycan modulation of FGF mitogenic responses in perivascular cells

(2012) Sabrina Cattaruzza et al.   ANGIOGENESIS

Chondroitin sulphate and heparan sulphate sulphation motifs and their proteoglycans are involved in articular cartilage formation during human foetal knee joint development

(2012) James Melrose et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Depth-dependent anisotropy of the micromechanical properties of the extracellular and pericellular matrices of articular cartilage evaluated via atomic force microscopy

(2012) Morgan A. McLeod et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Measurement of in vivo tendon function

(2012) Michael J. Bey et al.   JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY

A biomechanical role for perlecan in the pericellular matrix of articular cartilage

(2012) Rebecca E. Wilusz et al.   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Nanoscale study of cartilage surfaces using atomic force microscopy

(2012) Meiling Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART H-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE

Dissecting the Fibrillin Microfibril: Structural Insights into Organization and Function

(2012) Sacha A. Jensen et al.   STRUCTURE

Altered stress induced by partial transection of the infraspinatus tendon leads to perlecan (HSPG2) accumulation in an ovine model of tendinopathy

(2012) James Melrose et al.   TISSUE & CELL

Wnt signaling in cartilage development and degeneration

(2011) Jang-Soo Chun et al.   BMB Reports

Pericellular Proteins of the Developing Mouse Tendon: A Proteomic Analysis

(2011) Simone M. Smith et al.   CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH

Colocalization in vivo and association in vitro of perlecan and elastin

(2011) Anthony J. Hayes et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Regulation of Collagen Fibril Nucleation and Initial Fibril Assembly Involves Coordinate Interactions with Collagens V and XI in Developing Tendon

(2011) Richard J. Wenstrup et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Tendon Biomechanics and Mechanobiology—A Minireview of Basic Concepts and Recent Advancements

(2011) James H-C. Wang et al.   Journal of Hand Therapy

Osteoarthritis year 2010 in review: pathomechanisms

(2011) W.B. van den Berg   OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE

Comparative Immunolocalization of the Elastin Fiber–Associated Proteins Fibrillin-1, LTBP-2, and MAGP-1 With Components of the Collagenous and Proteoglycan Matrix of the Fetal Human Intervertebral Disc

(2011) Anthony J. Hayes et al.   SPINE

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans in healthy and diseased systems

(2011) John Whitelock et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Systems Biology and Medicine

The elastic network of articular cartilage: an immunohistochemical study of elastin fibres and microfibrils

(2010) Jing Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

The Atypical Homeodomain Transcription Factor Mohawk Controls Tendon Morphogenesis

(2010) W. Liu et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Developmental and osteoarthritic changes inCol6a1-knockout mice: Biomechanics of type VI collagen in the cartilage pericellular matrix

(2009) Leonidas G. Alexopoulos et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

Syndecan-4 regulates ADAMTS-5 activation and cartilage breakdown in osteoarthritis

(2009) Frank Echtermeyer et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Diverse Cell Signaling Events Modulated by Perlecan†

(2008) John M. Whitelock et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Structure-function relationships in tendons: a review

(2008) M. Benjamin et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY