A thrombospondin in the anthozoan Nematostella vectensis is associated with the nervous system and upregulated during regeneration

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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Main Authors: Richard P. Tucker, John F. Hess, Qizhi Gong, Katrina Garvey, Bradley Shibata, Josephine C. Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2012-12-01
Series:Biology Open
Subjects:
Cnidaria
Mesoglea
Extracellular matrix
Glycocalyx
Regeneration
Nervous system
Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/2/2/217

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