Coordinated regulation of procollagens I and III and their post-translational enzymes by dissipation of mechanical tension in human dermal fibroblasts

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 479-485

  Lambert, Charles A ^a   Colige, Alain C ^a   Lapière, Charles M ^a   Nusgens, Betty V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Fibrillar collagen; Processing enzymes; Quantitative RT PCR; Regulation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL; CYTOCHALASIN D; INTEGRIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROCOLLAGEN C PROTEINASE; PROCOLLAGEN N PROTEINASE; PROTEIN LYSINE 6 OXIDASE;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DOWN REGULATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MODULATION; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN FIBROBLAST; STANDARD;

EID: 0034940786     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00181     Document Type: Article

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