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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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2009
2009
Coacervation of sequential polypeptide models of tropoelastin. Synthesis of H-(Val-Ala-Pro-Gly)n-Val-OMe and H-(Val-Pro-Gly-Gly)n-Val-OMe.
Syntheses of two sequential polytetrapeptide models, H-(Val-Ala-Pro-Gly)n-Val-OMe and H-(Val-Pro-Gly-Gly)n-Val-OMe via the p… 
2001
2001
Chemical synthesis of cross-linked poly(KGGVG), an elastin-like biopolymer.
Previous studies afforded on peptides and polypeptides containing repetitive sequences of elastin have largely demonstrated that… 
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… 
1996
1996
Glucocorticoid-induced tropoelastin expression is mediated via transforming growth factor-beta 3.
Glucocorticoids play a central role in fetal lung maturation. As fibroblasts have been shown to be an important target cell for… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Glucocorticoids upregulate tropoelastin expression during late stages of fetal lung development.
The production of elastin, an essential extracellular matrix protein of terminal airway interstitium, occurs mostly during early… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Pulmonary fibroblasts: an in vitro model of emphysema. Regulation of elastin gene expression.
Disruption and degradation of interstitial elastic fibers are significant characteristics of pulmonary emphysema. In order to… 
1985
1985
Blockage of tropoelastin secretion by monensin represses tropoelastin synthesis at a pretranslational level in rat smooth muscle cells
The blockage of protein secretion in the R22 cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cell strain with monensin repressed tropoelastin… 
1985
1985
Structure of the 3' portion of the bovine elastin gene.
A bovine genomic library constructed by partial Sau3A digestion and contained in lambda Charon 30 was screened by in situ… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Modulation of tropoelastin production and elastin messenger ribonucleic acid activity in developing sheep lung.
During fetal development of the sheep lung, elastin content continually increases. For examination of the processes controlling… 
1977
1977
Trypsin-like neutral protease associated with soluble elastin.
Isolation of tropoelastin is complicated by the presence of a neutral protease closely associated with tropoelastin that is… 
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