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Elastin
Known as:
Tropoelastin
, Elastin [Chemical/Ingredient]
, ELN
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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-1222
ELPEC20
matriderm
proelastin
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Cell Adhesion
Cell Movement
ELN gene
Elastic Fibers
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Broader (3)
Connective Tissue
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Scleroproteins
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2009
2009
Non-elastomeric polypeptide models of elastin. Synthesis of polyhexapeptides and a cross-linked polyhexapeptide.
R. Rapaka
,
Kouji Okamoto
,
Dan W. Urry
International journal of peptide & protein…
2009
Corpus ID: 27108352
The synthesis of two polyhexapeptides is reported. The polyhexapeptides are H-(Val6-Ala1-Pro2-Gly3-θ4-Gly5)n -Val-OMe where…
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Review
1997
Review
1997
Elastin receptor and cell-matrix interactions in heart transplant-associated arteriosclerosis.
A. Hinek
Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis
1997
Corpus ID: 3056092
Vascular cells, as well as monocytes, neutrophils, and lymphocytes which may infiltrate vascular walls and tissues express a…
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1986
1986
Tropoelastin production and tropoelastin messenger RNA activity. Relationship to copper and elastin cross-linking in chick aorta.
D. Tinker
,
J. Geller
,
N. Romero
,
C. Cross
,
R. Rucker
Biochemical Journal
1986
Corpus ID: 26242577
The elastin content of the chick thoracic aorta increases 2--3-fold during the first 3 weeks post-hatching. The deposition of…
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1985
1985
On the influence of the substrate (elastin) in elastase-alpha 1 antitrypsin interactions.
W. Hornebeck
,
J. Soleilhac
,
V. Velebný
,
L. Robert
Pathologie et biologie
1985
Corpus ID: 23455847
Evidence is presented showing that elastin(s) influences the interactions between porcine pancreatic elastase and its main plasma…
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Modulation of tropoelastin production and elastin messenger ribonucleic acid activity in developing sheep lung.
Shigeki Shibahara
,
Jeffrey M. Davidson
,
Kent Smith
,
Ronald G. Crystal
Biochemistry
1981
Corpus ID: 43677933
During fetal development of the sheep lung, elastin content continually increases. For examination of the processes controlling…
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1981
1981
Identification of elastin in developing aortic tissue by immunological methods.
F. Keeley
Connective Tissue Research
1981
Corpus ID: 35428098
Antibodies raised in rabbits to tropoelastin isolated from lathyritic chick aorta were conjugated with ferritin and used to…
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1977
1977
Evidence that tropoelastin exists as a random coil.
Jay Schein
,
Agamemnon J. Carpousis
,
J. Rosenbloom
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
1977
Corpus ID: 36727541
Cells isolated from the aortae of 17-day old embryonic chicks were incubated with [3H]valine in Krebs-Ringer medium and the…
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1976
1976
Proton magnetic resonance and conformational energy calculations of repeat peptides of tropoelastin: the tetrapeptide.
M. Khaled
,
V. Renugopalakrishnan
,
D. Urry
Journal of the American Chemical Society
1976
Corpus ID: 31719777
1976
1976
Radioimmunological identification of tropoelastin.
P. Christner
,
Mary Dixon
,
Anita Cywinski
,
J. Rosenbloom
Biochemical Journal
1976
Corpus ID: 38780377
Antiserum was prepared in sheep against insoluble elastin isolated from embryonic-chick aortae. In an indirect…
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1949
1949
The amino acid composition of gelatins, collagens and elastins from different sources.
N. Re
1949
Corpus ID: 88874492