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FBN1 gene

Known as: OCTD, Fibrillin 1 Gene, FIBRILLIN 1 
This gene is involved in the maintenance of connective tissue.
National Institutes of Health

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2010
2010
Elastomeric proteins: structures, biomechanical properties and biological roles. Papers of a discussion meeting. 16-17 May 2001.
1. The biology of elastic tissues R. McNeil Alexander 2. Elastic proteins: biological roles and mechanical properties J. Gosline… 
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
A fibrillin-1-fragment containing the elastin-binding-protein GxxPG consensus sequence upregulates matrix metalloproteinase-1: biochemical and computational analysis.
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Fibrillin and other matrix proteins in mitral valve prolapse syndrome.
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
N-terminal domains of fibrillin 1 and fibrillin 2 direct the formation of homodimers: a possible first step in microfibril assembly.
Aggregation of fibrillin molecules via disulphide bonds is postulated to be an early step in microfibril assembly. By expressing… 
1999
1999
Autoantibodies to the extracellular matrix microfibrillar protein, fibrillin 1, in patients with localized scleroderma.
OBJECTIVE Serum autoantibodies to fibrillin 1, the major component of microfibrils in the extracellular matrix, recently have… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
An extracellular matrix protein of jellyfish homologous to mammalian fibrillins forms different fibrils depending on the life stage of the animal.
A monoclonal antibody generated against the isolated extracellular matrix (ECM) of the medusa Podocoryne carnea M. Sars… 
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1995
Highly Cited
1995
Ciba Foundation Symposium 192 - The Molecular Biology and Pathology of Elastic Tissues
Partial table of contents: Molecular Biophysics of Elastin Structure, Function and Pathology (D. Urry, et al.). Ultrastructure of… 
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Immunochemical identification of abnormal constituents in the dermis of pseudoxanthoma elasticum patients.
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a connective tissue inherited disease characterized by dermal alterations and mineralization of… 
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Catabolism of intact fibrillin microfibrils by neutrophil elastase, chymotrypsin and trypsin
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1990
Highly Cited
1990
Fibrillin immunoreactive fibers constitute a unique network in the human dermis: immunohistochemical comparison of the distributions of fibrillin, vitronectin, amyloid P component, and orcein…
Fibrillin, a 350-kD glycoprotein, was recently localized to elastin-associated 10 nm microfibrils. Here, the distribution of… 
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