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HMCN1 gene

Known as: FIBL6, FIBULIN 6, hemicentin 1 
National Institutes of Health

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2020
2020
Planarian EGF repeat-containing genes megf6 and hemicentin are required to restrict the stem cell compartment
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is important for maintaining the boundaries between tissues. This role is particularly critical in… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
B-LINK: a hemicentin, plakin, and integrin-dependent adhesion system that links tissues by connecting adjacent basement membranes.
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Hemicentin 2 and Fibulin 1 are required for epidermal-dermal junction formation and fin mesenchymal cell migration during zebrafish development.
2012
2012
Specific structure and unique function define the hemicentin
Hemicentin has come a long way from when it was first identified in C. elegans as him-4 (High incidence of males). The protein is… 
2010
2010
Examination of association with candidate genes for diabetic nephropathy in a Mexican American population.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a multifactorial complication characterized by persistent proteinuria in… 
2007
2007
Case–control genetic association study of fibulin‐6 (FBLN6 or HMCN1) variants in age‐related macular degeneration (AMD)
This article reports a well‐powered age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) case–control association study in the HMCN1 gene… 
2006
2006
Hemicentin Assembly in the Extracellular Matrix Is Mediated by Distinct Structural Modules*
Hemicentins are conserved extracellular matrix proteins characterized by a single von Willebrand A (VWA) domain at the amino… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Hemicentins: What have we learned from worms?
Hemicentins are conserved extracellular matrix proteins discovered in Caenorhabditis elegans, with orthologs in all vertebrate… 
2005
2005
Fibulin-1C and Fibulin-1D splice variants have distinct functions and assemble in a hemicentin-dependent manner
Fibulins are a family of extracellular glycoproteins associated with basement membranes and elastic fibers in vertebrates… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Hemicentin, a conserved extracellular member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, organizes epithelial and other cell attachments into oriented line-shaped junctions.
him-4 mutations cause a novel syndrome of tissue fragility, defective cell migration and chromosome instability in Caenorhabditis… 
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