Choreographing Metastasis to the Tune of LTBP

Microfibrils and fibrillin-1 induce integrin-mediated signaling, proliferation and migration in human endothelial cells

(2010) Boubacar Mariko et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

TB domain proteins: evolutionary insights into the multifaceted roles of fibrillins and LTBPs

(2010) Ian Robertson et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Two Distinct Regions of Latency-associated Peptide Coordinate Stability of the Latent Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Complex

(2010) Kelly L. Walton et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Expression of αvβ8 integrin on dendritic cells regulates Th17 cell development and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice

(2010) Andrew C. Melton et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

The Combined Expression Pattern of BMP2, LTBP4, and DERL1 Discriminates Malignant From Benign Canine Mammary Tumors

(2010) R. Klopfleisch et al.   VETERINARY PATHOLOGY

Oligodontia Is Caused by Mutation in LTBP3, the Gene Encoding Latent TGF-β Binding Protein 3

(2009) Abdul Noor et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Mutations in LTBP4 Cause a Syndrome of Impaired Pulmonary, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Musculoskeletal, and Dermal Development

(2009) Zsolt Urban et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Null Mutations in LTBP2 Cause Primary Congenital Glaucoma

(2009) Manir Ali et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

Biogenesis and function of fibrillin assemblies

(2009) Francesco Ramirez et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

Extracellular microfibrils: contextual platforms for TGFβ and BMP signaling

(2009) Francesco Ramirez et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Mice that lack activity of  v 6- and  v 8-integrins reproduce the abnormalities of Tgfb1- and Tgfb3-null mice

(2009) P. Aluwihare et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Genes that mediate breast cancer metastasis to the brain

(2009) Paula D. Bos et al.   NATURE

The Extracellular Matrix: Not Just Pretty Fibrils

(2009) R. O. Hynes   SCIENCE

Downregulation of transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) and latent TGFβ binding protein (LTBP)-4 expression in late stage canine mammary tumours

(2009) R. Klopfleisch et al.   VETERINARY JOURNAL

Fibrillin–integrin interactions in health and disease

(2008) Jelena Jovanović et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

The Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Generates Cells with Properties of Stem Cells

(2008) Sendurai A. Mani et al.   CELL

Integrins and the activation of latent transforming growth factor β1 – An intimate relationship

(2008) P WIPFF et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Fibronectin and heparin binding domains of latent TGF-β binding protein (LTBP)-4 mediate matrix targeting and cell adhesion

(2008) A KANTOLA et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Fibrillin-1 microfibril deposition is dependent on fibronectin assembly

(2008) R. Kinsey et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Dual functions for LTBP in lung development: LTBP-4 independently modulates elastogenesis and TGF-β activity

(2008) Branka Dabovic et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Perturbation of transforming growth factor (TGF)-ss1 association with latent TGF-  binding protein yields inflammation and tumors

(2008) K. Yoshinaga et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA