Report on the fifth international workshop on the CCN family of genes

The Fifth International Workshop on the CCN Family of Genes was held in Toronto October 18–22, 2008. This bi-annual workshop provides a unique opportunity for the presentation and discussion of cutting edge research in the CCN field. The CCN family members have emerged as extracellular matrix associ...

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Autores principales: Irvine, A. E., Perbal, B., Yeger, H.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2648044/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19156540
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12079-009-0036-8
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Sumario:The Fifth International Workshop on the CCN Family of Genes was held in Toronto October 18–22, 2008. This bi-annual workshop provides a unique opportunity for the presentation and discussion of cutting edge research in the CCN field. The CCN family members have emerged as extracellular matrix associated proteins which play a crucial role in cardiovascular and skeletal development, fibrosis and cancer. Significant progress has been made in the development of model systems to tease apart the CCN signalling pathways in these systems. Results presented at the conference suggest that targeting these pathways now shows real promise as a therapeutic strategy.

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