Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on February 01, 1980
Biochemical and ultrastructural studies of proteoheparan sulfates synthesized by PYS-2, a basement membrane-producing cell line. J Cell Biol (1982) 1.41
Human collagen genes encoding basement membrane alpha 1 (IV) and alpha 2 (IV) chains map to the distal long arm of chromosome 13. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1987) 1.41
Production and characterization of a monoclonal antibody to human Type IV collagen. Am J Pathol (1982) 1.38
Interaction of human thrombospondin with types I-V collagen: direct binding and electron microscopy. J Cell Biol (1987) 1.36
Shape and assembly of type IV procollagen obtained from cell culture. EMBO J (1982) 1.22
Chromosomal assignments of the genes coding for human types II, III, and IV collagen: a dispersed gene family. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1985) 1.19
Biosynthesis of type IV collagen by cultured rat Schwann cells. J Cell Biol (1983) 1.15
Degradation of the epidermal-dermal junction by proteolytic enzymes from human skin and human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. J Exp Med (1984) 1.14
Restricted homology between human alpha 1 type IV and other procollagen chains. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1985) 1.07
Characterization of a myoepithelial cell line derived from a neonatal rat mammary gland. J Cell Biol (1981) 1.01
The role of the main noncollagenous domain (NC1) in type IV collagen self-assembly. J Cell Biol (1986) 0.99
Preservation of mesangium and immunohistochemically defined antigens in glomerular basement membrane isolated by detergent extraction. J Clin Invest (1982) 0.99
Cultured human amniotic fluid cells characterized with antibodies against intermediate filaments in indirect immunofluorescence microscopy. J Clin Invest (1981) 0.92
Characterization of collagenous and non-collagenous peptides of a glycoprotein isolated from alveoli of patients with alveolar proteinosis. Biochem J (1981) 0.87
Immunochemical distinction between two different chains of type IV collagen. Biochem J (1980) 0.83
Cytochemical localisation and characterisation of proteoglycans (glycosaminoglycans) in the epithelial-stromal interface of the seminal vesicle of the guinea pig. J Anat (1992) 0.77
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Preparation and partial characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific for the nascent non-triple helical form of the type IV collagen alpha 1 chain. Biochem Biophys Rep (2016) 0.75
A murine tumor producing a matrix of basement membrane. J Exp Med (1977) 2.89
Fetal membrane collagens: identification of two new collagen alpha chains. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1976) 2.71
Nature of the collagenous protein in a tumor basement membrane. Eur J Biochem (1978) 2.35
Isolation of a collagen from basement membranes containing three identical - chains. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1971) 2.17
Isolation of three collagenous components of probable basement membrane origin from several tissues. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (1976) 2.15
Structural studies on human type IV collagen. J Biol Chem (1979) 1.77
Isolation and characterization of a native placental basement-membrane collagen and its component alpha chains. Eur J Biochem (1979) 1.74
Isolation and characterization of basement membrane collagen from human placental tissue. Evidence for the presence of two genetically distinct collagen chains. Biochemistry (1979) 1.65
Characterization of pepsin fragments of basement membrane collagen obtained from a mouse tumor. Eur J Biochem (1979) 1.55
Basement membrane procollagen is not converted to collagen in organ cultures of parietal yolk sac endoderm. J Biol Chem (1976) 1.30
Characterization of a novel collagen chain in human placenta and its relation to AB collagen. Biochemistry (1979) 1.28
Basement membrane collagen of renal glomerulus. J Biol Chem (1975) 1.26
Characterization of a type IV procollagen synthesized by human amniotic fluid cells in culture. J Biol Chem (1979) 1.23
The collagenous component of lens basement membrane. The isolation and characterization of an alpha chain size collagenous peptide and its relationship to newly synthesized lens components. J Biol Chem (1978) 1.18
Partial characterization of a second basement membrane collagen in human placenta. Evidence for the existence of two type IV collagen molecules. FEBS Lett (1979) 1.15
Amniotic fluid fibronectin. Characterization and synthesis by cells in culture. J Cell Biol (1978) 1.12
Basement membranes: structural and biosynthetic considerations. J Invest Dermatol (1975) 1.11
Collagen synthesis by human amniotic fluid cells in culture: characterization of a procollagen with three identical proalpha1(I) chains. Biochemistry (1978) 1.09
Studies on the native and reduced alkylated renal glomerular basement membrane. Solubility, subunit size, and reaction with cyanogen bromide. J Biol Chem (1972) 1.08
Studies on the subunit composition of the renal glomerular basement membrane. J Biol Chem (1976) 1.07
Studies on the assembly of the rat lens capsule. Biosynthesis and partial characterization of the collagenous components. Biochem J (1978) 1.06
Isolation and characterization of two collagenous components from anterior lens capsule. FEBS Lett (1978) 1.06
Characterization of basement membrane collagen of bovine anterior lens capsule via segment-long-spacing crystallites and the specific cleavage of the collagen by pepsin. FEBS Lett (1978) 1.03
Heterogeneity of pepsin-solubilized human glomerular basement membrane collagen. Nephron (1978) 0.90
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The nature of the intramolecular cross-links in collagen. The separation and characterization of peptides from the cross-link region of rat skin collagen. Biochemistry (1966) 4.04
Mice that lack thrombospondin 2 display connective tissue abnormalities that are associated with disordered collagen fibrillogenesis, an increased vascular density, and a bleeding diathesis. J Cell Biol (1998) 3.27
An immunohistochemical study of architectural remodeling and connective tissue synthesis in pulmonary fibrosis. Am Rev Respir Dis (1989) 3.12
Evidence for procollagen, a biosynthetic precursors of collagen. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1971) 2.96
Correlation of procollagen mRNA levels in normal and transformed chick embryo fibroblasts with different rates of procollagen synthesis. Biochemistry (1978) 2.85
Cleavage at Asn-Gly bonds with hydroxylamine. Methods Enzymol (1977) 2.80
Transforming growth factor beta increases mRNA for matrix proteins both in the presence and in the absence of changes in mRNA stability. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1988) 2.73
The biosynthesis of collagen. Annu Rev Biochem (1974) 2.50
Extracellular proteins that modulate cell-matrix interactions. SPARC, tenascin, and thrombospondin. J Biol Chem (1991) 2.47
Thrombospondin: synthesis and secretion by cells in culture. J Cell Biol (1982) 2.33
Isolation and characterization of a glycoprotein secreted by aortic endothelial cells in culture. Apparent identity with platelet thrombospondin. J Biol Chem (1981) 2.25
Light microscopic immunolocation of thrombospondin in human tissues. J Histochem Cytochem (1985) 2.20
Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase 2 levels are regulated by the low density lipoprotein-related scavenger receptor and thrombospondin 2. J Biol Chem (2000) 2.18
Evidence from molecular cloning that SPARC, a major product of mouse embryo parietal endoderm, is related to an endothelial cell 'culture shock' glycoprotein of Mr 43,000. EMBO J (1986) 2.18
Control of smooth muscle cell growth by components of the extracellular matrix: autocrine role for thrombospondin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1986) 2.10
Interdependence of cortical thymic epithelial cell differentiation and T-lineage commitment. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1998) 2.10
Trisomy eight in ES cells is a common potential problem in gene targeting and interferes with germ line transmission. Dev Dyn (1997) 2.05
Platelet-derived growth factor and heparin-like glycosaminoglycans regulate thrombospondin synthesis and deposition in the matrix by smooth muscle cells. J Cell Biol (1985) 2.05
Interactions of surfactant protein D with bacterial lipopolysaccharides. Surfactant protein D is an Escherichia coli-binding protein in bronchoalveolar lavage. J Clin Invest (1992) 2.04
Characterization of a novel serum albumin-binding glycoprotein secreted by endothelial cells in culture. J Biol Chem (1984) 2.01
Thrombospondin-2: a potent endogenous inhibitor of tumor growth and angiogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1999) 2.01
Cell surface-associated structural proteins in connective tissue cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1977) 1.99
Phosphotyrosyl-protein phosphatase. Specific inhibition by Zn. J Biol Chem (1981) 1.95
Thrombospondin exerts an antiangiogenic effect on cord formation by endothelial cells in vitro. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1991) 1.94
Effects of antimicrotubular agents on the secretion of collagen. A biochemical and morphological study. J Cell Biol (1974) 1.93
Differential expression of thrombospondin 1, 2, and 3 during murine development. Dev Dyn (1993) 1.92
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. Mol Biol Cell (2000) 1.85
Interactions of thrombospondin with extracellular matrix proteins: selective binding to type V collagen. J Cell Biol (1984) 1.85
Isolation of a collagen-binding fragment from fibronectin and cold-insoluble globulin. J Biol Chem (1979) 1.80
Accelerated wound healing in mice with a disruption of the thrombospondin 2 gene. J Invest Dermatol (1999) 1.79
Characterization of the pro- 1 chain of procollagen. J Biol Chem (1972) 1.78
Structural studies on human type IV collagen. J Biol Chem (1979) 1.77
Isolation and characterization of the cyanogen bromide peptides from the alpha-1 chain of rat skin collagen. Biochemistry (1967) 1.77
Regulation of collagen gene expression. Prog Nucleic Acid Res Mol Biol (1989) 1.75
The low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein modulates levels of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) by mediating its cellular catabolism. J Biol Chem (2001) 1.72
Coordinate transcriptional regulation of type I procollagen genes by Rous sarcoma virus. J Biol Chem (1981) 1.68
Pulmonary surfactant proteins A and D enhance neutrophil uptake of bacteria. Am J Physiol (1998) 1.62
X-linked cutis laxa: defective cross-link formation in collagen due to decreased lysyl oxidase activity. N Engl J Med (1980) 1.62
The nature and location of intramolecular cross-links in collagen. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1966) 1.60
Differential expression of SPARC and thrombospondin 1 in wound repair: immunolocalization and in situ hybridization. J Histochem Cytochem (1993) 1.56
Purification and biochemical characterization of CP4 (SP-D), a collagenous surfactant-associated protein. Biochemistry (1989) 1.55
Sulfated proteoglycans synthesized by vascular endothelial cells in culture. J Biol Chem (1983) 1.55
The amino acid sequence of peptides from the cross-linking region of rat skin collagen. Biochemistry (1967) 1.54
A monoclonal antibody to the carboxyterminal domain of procollagen type I visualizes collagen-synthesizing fibroblasts. Detection of an altered fibroblast phenotype in lungs of patients with pulmonary fibrosis. J Clin Invest (1986) 1.54
Microtubules in transcellular movement of procollagen. Nat New Biol (1972) 1.53
Surfactant protein D is a divalent cation-dependent carbohydrate-binding protein. J Biol Chem (1990) 1.51
Thrombospondin-2 plays a protective role in multistep carcinogenesis: a novel host anti-tumor defense mechanism. EMBO J (2001) 1.51
Interspecies comparison of carcionogenic potency. J Toxicol Environ Health (1979) 1.50
Secretory phenotypes of endothelial cells in culture: comparison of aortic, venous, capillary, and corneal endothelium. Arteriosclerosis (1982) 1.49
Interactions of recombinant human pulmonary surfactant protein D and SP-D multimers with influenza A. Am J Physiol (1996) 1.49
Granular pneumocytes in primary culture secrete several major components of the extracellular matrix. Biochemistry (1983) 1.47
TOM22, a core component of the mitochondria outer membrane protein translocation pore, is a mitochondrial receptor for the proapoptotic protein Bax. Cell Death Differ (2006) 1.47
Altered secretion of type III procollagen in a form of type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Biochemical studies in cultured fibroblasts. Lab Invest (1981) 1.46
Comparative sequence studies of rat skin and tendon collagen. I. Evidence for incomplete hydroxylation of individual prolyl residues in the normal proteins. Biochemistry (1967) 1.46
Altered extracellular matrix remodeling and angiogenesis in sponge granulomas of thrombospondin 2-null mice. Am J Pathol (2001) 1.45
Synthesis of types I and III procollagen and collagen by monkey aortic smooth muscle cells in vitro. Biochemistry (1977) 1.44
The compact conformation of fibronectin is determined by intramolecular ionic interactions. J Biol Chem (1999) 1.44
Mice that lack the angiogenesis inhibitor, thrombospondin 2, mount an altered foreign body reaction characterized by increased vascularity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1999) 1.42
Calcium binding domains and calcium-induced conformational transition of SPARC/BM-40/osteonectin, an extracellular glycoprotein expressed in mineralized and nonmineralized tissues. Biochemistry (1987) 1.42
Biochemical and ultrastructural studies of proteoheparan sulfates synthesized by PYS-2, a basement membrane-producing cell line. J Cell Biol (1982) 1.41
Collagen synthesis by bovine aortic endothelial cells in culture. Biochemistry (1979) 1.40
Epidermal growth factor stimulates the phosphorylation of synthetic tyrosine-containing peptides by A431 cell membranes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1982) 1.39
Structure of alpha-1-CB8, a large cyanogen bromide produced fragment from the alpha-1 chain of rat collagen. The nature of a hydroxylamine-sensitive bond and composition of tryptic peptides. Biochemistry (1970) 1.39
Differential expression of extracellular proteins is correlated with angiogenesis in vitro. Lab Invest (1991) 1.38
An upstream regulatory region mediates high-level, tissue-specific expression of the human alpha 1(I) collagen gene in transgenic mice. Mol Cell Biol (1991) 1.36
A presumptive subunit of elastic fiber microfibrils secreted by arterial smooth-muscle cells in culture. Eur J Biochem (1976) 1.36
The distribution of antigenic determinants in rat skin collagen. J Exp Med (1971) 1.35
Increased marrow-derived osteoprogenitor cells and endosteal bone formation in mice lacking thrombospondin 2. J Bone Miner Res (2000) 1.35
Isolation and characterization of the cyanogen bromide peptides from the alpha 1 and alpha 2 chains of human skin collagen. Biochemistry (1970) 1.34
NH2-terminal sequence of the chick proalpha1(I) chain synthesized in the reticulocyte lysate system. Evidence for a transient hydrophobic leader sequence. J Biol Chem (1979) 1.34
Transforming growth factor and epidermal growth factor stimulate the phosphorylation of a synthetic, tyrosine-containing peptide in a similar manner. J Biol Chem (1982) 1.34
Biosynthetic and structural properties of endothelial cell type VIII collagen. J Biol Chem (1983) 1.34
Metaxin is a component of a preprotein import complex in the outer membrane of the mammalian mitochondrion. J Biol Chem (1997) 1.32
Changes in surface properties of normal and transformed cells caused by tunicamycin, an inhibitor of protein glycosylation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (1977) 1.32
Regulation of thrombospondin secretion by cells in culture. J Cell Physiol (1984) 1.32
Location of a collagen-binding domain in fibronectin. J Biol Chem (1980) 1.31
Surfactant protein D enhances phagocytosis and killing of unencapsulated phase variants of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Infect Immun (2001) 1.30
Cell-specific expression of alpha 1(I) collagen-hGH minigenes in transgenic mice. J Cell Biol (1994) 1.28
Characterization of a novel collagen chain in human placenta and its relation to AB collagen. Biochemistry (1979) 1.28
The distribution of the matricellular protein thrombospondin 2 in tissues of embryonic and adult mice. J Histochem Cytochem (1998) 1.27
Influenza A virus accelerates neutrophil apoptosis and markedly potentiates apoptotic effects of bacteria. Blood (1999) 1.27
Impaired conversion of procollagen to collagen by fibroblasts and bone treated with tunicamycin, an inhibitor of protein glycosylation. J Biol Chem (1977) 1.24
A unique, pepsin-sensitive collagen synthesized by aortic endothelial cells in culture. Biochemistry (1980) 1.23
Expression of thrombospondins by endothelial cells. Injury is correlated with TSP-1. Am J Pathol (1995) 1.23
Characterization of a type IV procollagen synthesized by human amniotic fluid cells in culture. J Biol Chem (1979) 1.23