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POSTN gene

Known as: OSF-2, POSTN, OSF2 
This gene plays a role in both heparin binding and cell adhesion.
National Institutes of Health

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Cell AdhesionLigand BindingPOSTN protein, humanheparin binding

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
MicroRNA-155 is essential for T(H)2-mediated allergen-induced eosinophilic inflammation in the lung.
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Periostin promotes fibrosis and predicts progression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic lung disease without effective therapeutics. Periostin has been… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Roles of epithelial cell-derived periostin in TGF-β activation, collagen production, and collagen gel elasticity in asthma
Periostin is considered to be a matricellular protein with expression typically confined to cells of mesenchymal origin. Here, by… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Metastatic outgrowth encompasses COL-I, FN1, and POSTN up-regulation and assembly to fibrillar networks regulating cell adhesion, migration, and growth.
Although the outgrowth of micrometastases into macrometastases is the rate-limiting step in metastatic progression and the main… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
The multifaceted role of periostin in tumorigenesis
Periostin, also called osteoblast-specific factor 2 (OSF-2), is a member of the fasciclin family and a disulfide-linked cell… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Prognostic Significance of Epithelial-Mesenchymal and Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition Protein Expression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Purpose: In carcinomas, invasive tumor growth is accompanied by desmoplastic stroma reaction and facilitated by epithelial… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Twist1 dimer selection regulates cranial suture patterning and fusion
Saethre‐Chotzen syndrome is associated with haploinsufficiency of the basic‐helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factor TWIST1… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
periostin Null Mice Exhibit Dwarfism, Incisor Enamel Defects, and an Early-Onset Periodontal Disease-Like Phenotype
ABSTRACT Periostin was originally identified as an osteoblast-specific factor and is highly expressed in the embryonic periosteum… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Periostin (an osteoblast-specific factor) is expressed within the embryonic mouse heart during valve formation
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Establishment of an Osteocyte‐like Cell Line, MLO‐Y4
Although osteocytes are the most abundant cells in bone, their functional role remains unclear. In part, this is due to lack of… 
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