A thrombospondin in the anthozoan Nematostella vectensis is associated with the nervous system and upregulated during regeneration
Summary Thrombospondins are multimeric extracellular matrix glycoproteins that play important roles in development, synaptogenesis and wound healing in mammals. We previously identified four putative thrombospondins in the genome of the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. This study presents...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2012-12-01
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Series: | Biology Open |
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Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/2/2/217 |