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Fibrillin Microfibrils

A filamentous extracellular structure that is rich in the glycoprotein, fibrillin-1, and found in connective tissues where it can act as a scaffold… 
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2013
2013
Gremlin-1 associates with fibrillin microfibrils in vivo and regulates mesothelioma cell survival through transcription factor slug
Malignant mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is highly resistant to conventional cancer therapy for which no major therapeutic… 
2011
2011
Electron diffraction and high-resolution imaging on highly-crystalline β-chitin microfibril.
2008
2008
Versican and fibrillin-1 form a major hyaluronan-binding complex in the ciliary body.
PURPOSE In this study, biochemistry, molecular biology, immunohistochemistry, and electron microscopy techniques were used to… 
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Honeycomb-like architecture produced by living bacteria, Gluconacetobacter xylinus
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Microfibril-associated MAGP-2 Stimulates Elastic Fiber Assembly*
Elastic fibers are complex structures composed of a tropoelastin inner core and microfibril outer mantle guiding tropoelastin… 
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
The modulus of elasticity of fibrillin-containing elastic fibres in the mesoglea of the hydromedusa Polyorchis penicillatus
SUMMARY Hydromedusan jellyfish swim by rhythmic pulsation of their mesogleal bells. A single swimming muscle contracts to create… 
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
The Supramolecular Organization of Fibrillin-Rich Microfibrils
We propose a new model for the alignment of fibrillin molecules within fibrillin microfibrils. Automated electron tomography was… 
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1979
Highly Cited
1979
Urinary matrix calculi consisting of microfibrillar protein in patients on maintenance hemodialysis.
In seven patients on maintenance hemodialysis, de novo recurrent renal stone formation was observed. In all patients, the… 
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1971
Highly Cited
1971
The fine structure of perinotochordal microfibrils in control and enzyme-treated chick embryos.
Microfibrils in the notochordal sheath of chick embryos of two to four days incubation age were analyzed electron microscopically… 
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1969
Highly Cited
1969
Muscle attachment related to cuticle architecture in Apterygota.
In Apterygota muscles are attached to the cuticle by a series of discrete structures. The junction of the muscle and epidermal… 
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