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Elastic Fiber Formation

Elastic Fiber Formation is a biological process in which tropoelastin monomers are synthesized, cross-linked, and assembled into insoluble elastin fibers within the extracellular matrix, providing tissues with resilience and mechanical flexibility.

418

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26K

Citations

1.6K

Authors

465

Institutions

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2017–2026

49

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Elastogenesis

Parents

Publications

418

Elastin is an essential determinant of arterial morphogenesis

Dean Y. Li, Benjamin S. Brooke, Elaine C. Davis et al. · Nature · 1998 · 781 citations

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Structure of a protein superfiber: spider dragline silk.

Ming Xu, Randolph V. Lewis · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1990 · 674 citations

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Fibulin-5/DANCE is essential for elastogenesis in vivo

Tomoyuki Nakamura, P.R. Lozano, Yasuhiro Ikeda et al. · Nature · 2002 · 625 citations

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Fibulin-5 is an elastin-binding protein essential for elastic fibre development in vivo

Hiromi Yanagisawa, Elaine C. Davis, Barry Starcher et al. · Nature · 2002 · 622 citations

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Pathogenetic sequence for aneurysm revealed in mice underexpressing fibrillin-1

Lygia V. Pereira, Sui Ying Lee, Barbara Gayraud-Morel et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1999 · 549 citations

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Authors

1.6K

  1. RP
    Robert P. Mecham

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    40 publications · 3.9K citations

    29

    h-index

  2. BS
    Barry Starcher

    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, United States

    23 publications · 2.2K citations

    20

    h-index

  3. EC
    Elaine C. Davis

    McGill University, Canada

    19 publications · 2.8K citations

    19

    h-index

  4. AS
    Anthony S. Weiss

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    20 publications · 1.4K citations

    18

    h-index

  5. AH
    Aleksander Hinek

    Hospital for Sick Children, Canada

    18 publications · 2.1K citations

    18

    h-index

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Institutions

465

  1. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    28 h-index

    113 publications

    8.9K citations

  2. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    20 h-index

    63 publications

    4.5K citations

  3. Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Canada

    19 h-index

    79 publications

    6.7K citations

  4. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    18 h-index

    50 publications

    3.8K citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    17 h-index

    57 publications

    4.6K citations

  6. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

    Tyler, United States

    15 h-index

    17 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    39 publications

    3.2K citations

  8. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    13 h-index

    43 publications

    7.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 29 publications · 2.7K citations

    27

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 22 publications · 674 citations

    17

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  3. Connective Tissue Research

    15 publications · 458 citations

    11

    h-index

  4. Journal of Investigative Dermatology

    JID · 10 publications · 677 citations

    10

    h-index

  5. Matrix Biology

    9 publications · 661 citations

    9

    h-index

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