Matricellular Proteins as Modulators of Cell–Matrix Interactions: Adhesive Defect in Thrombospondin 2-null Fibroblasts is a Consequence of Increased Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2
Yang Z, Kyriakides T, Bornstein P. Matricellular Proteins as Modulators of Cell–Matrix Interactions: Adhesive Defect in Thrombospondin 2-null Fibroblasts is a Consequence of Increased Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2000, 11: 3353-3364. PMID: 11029041, PMCID: PMC14997, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.10.3353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-matrix interactionsAbnormal cell-matrix interactionsWild-type cellsTSP2-null miceAdhesive defectsComplex phenotypesCell spreadingMolecular mechanismsMutant fibroblastsProtein resultsMatrix proteinsStable transfectionMatrix metalloproteinasesMetalloproteinase-2Matricellular proteinAltered expressionTHBS2 geneNull miceAffinity chromatographyGelatinolytic assaysThrombospondin-2TSP2Matrix metalloproteinase-2FibroblastsLevels of MMP2