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Elastin

Known as: Tropoelastin, Elastin [Chemical/Ingredient], ELN 
Elastin (786 aa, ~68 kDa) is encoded by the human ELN gene. This protein is involved in the elasticity of the extracellular matrix.
National Institutes of Health

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31 relations

Narrower (5)

CL-1222ELPEC20matridermproelastin
Cell AdhesionCell MovementELN geneElastic Fibers

Broader (3)

Connective TissueExtracellular Matrix ProteinsScleroproteins

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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
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Interactions of human tenascin-X domains with dermal extracellular matrix molecules
Tenascin-X (TNX) is a large 450 kDa extracellular matrix protein expressed in a variety of tissues including skin, joints and… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Fibrillin-1 Interactions with Heparin
Fibrillin-1 assembly into microfibrils and elastic fiber formation involves interactions with glycosaminoglycans. We have used… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Specificity in the coacervation of tropoelastin: solvent exposed lysines.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Demonstration of in vitro interaction between tumor suppressor lysyl oxidase and histones H1 and H2: definition of the regions involved.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Functional domains on elastin and microfibril-associated glycoprotein involved in elastic fibre assembly.
Studies in vitro suggest that the C-terminus of tropoelastin mediates elastin polymerization through an interaction with… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Oxidation, cross-linking, and insolubilization of recombinant tropoelastin by purified lysyl oxidase.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Origin and propagation of elastogenesis in the developing cardiovascular system
Ectomesenchyme derived from cardiac neural crest is critical to aorticopulmonary septation in the heart. However, any unique… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Elastin: relation of protein and gene structure to disease.
  • J. Rosenbloom
  • Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical…
  • 1984
  • Corpus ID: 8857885
The elastic properties of many tissues such as the lung, dermis, and large blood vessels are due to the presence of elastic… 
1971
1971
Tropoelastin purification from copper-deficient swine: a simplified method.
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