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ELN gene

Known as: ELASTIN, ELN, WBS 
This gene is involved in the structure of the extracellular matrix.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Inhibition of MicroRNA-29 Enhances Elastin Levels in Cells Haploinsufficient for Elastin and in Bioengineered Vessels—Brief Report
Objective—The goal of this study was to determine whether antagonizing microRNA (miR)-29 enhances elastin (ELN) levels in cells… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Cartilage Engineering from Ovine Umbilical Cord Blood Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells
We aimed to determine whether three‐dimensional (3D) cartilage could be engineered from umbilical cord blood (CB) cells and… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Influence of elastin on rat small artery mechanical properties
We have previously developed a method for estimating elastin content and organization in resistance arteries, where it is a minor… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Supravalvular aortic stenosis: a splice site mutation within the elastin gene results in reduced expression of two aberrantly spliced transcripts
We have screened the elastin gene for mutations responsible for supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) in two large, independently… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Identification of the WBSCR9 gene, encoding a novel transcriptional regulator, in the Williams-Beuren syndrome deletion at 7q11.23
We have identified a novel gene (WBSCR9) within the common Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS) deletion by interspecies sequence… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Perinatal accumulation of arterial wall constituents: relation to hemodynamic changes at birth.
We compared arterial growth to hemodynamic changes in the perinatal period in lambs. Blood pressure did not change significantly… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Peptide sequences selected by BA4, a tropoelastin-specific monoclonal antibody, are ligands for the 67-kilodalton bovine elastin receptor.
A 67-kDa cell-surface elastin/laminin receptor is expressed by fetal bovine ligamentum nuchae fibroblasts and neutrophils. Two… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Structure of the elastin gene and alternative splicing of elastin mRNA: implications for human disease.
The protein elastin is largely responsible for the elastic properties of vertebrate lungs, large blood vessels, and skin. The… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Extracellular matrix-specific induction of elastogenic differentiation and maintenance of phenotypic stability in bovine ligament fibroblasts
We studied the process of elastogenic differentiation in the bovine ligamentum nuchae to assess the mechanisms that regulate… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
A new method for purification of mature elastin.
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