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Overview of the Matrisome--An Inventory of Extracellular Matrix Constituents and Functions

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Hynes, R. O., Naba, A.·2012·Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

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Completion of genome sequences for many organisms allows a reasonably complete definition of the complement of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. In mammals this "core matrisome" comprises ∼300 proteins. In addition there are large numbers of ECM-modifying enzymes, ECM-binding growth factors, and other ECM-associated proteins. These different categories of ECM and ECM-associated proteins cooperate to assemble and remodel extracellular matrices and bind to cells through ECM receptors. Together with receptors for ECM-bound growth factors, they provide multiple inputs into cells to control survival, proliferation, differentiation, shape, polarity, and motility of cells. The evolution of ECM proteins was key in the transition to multicellularity, the arrangement of cells into tissue layers, and the elaboration of novel structures during vertebrate evolution. This key role of ECM is reflected in the diversity of ECM proteins and the modular domain structures of ECM proteins both allow their multiple interactions and, during evolution, development of novel protein architectures.

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  • Hynes and Naba first presented the matrisomics concept in 2012, establishing a matrisome database that classifies ECM into core matrisome proteins (collagens, proteoglycans, and glycoproteins) and matrisome-associated proteins (secreted factors, regulators, and ECM-affiliated proteins), providing a reliable reference for comprehensive dECM analysis.

    “Hynes and Naba first presented the matrisomics concept in 2012, establishing a matrisome database (http://matrisomeproject.mit.edu/) which classifies ECM into core matrisome proteins, including collagens, proteoglycans, and glycoproteins, and matrisome‐associated proteins, encompassing secreted factors, regulators, and ECM‐affiliated proteins, thus providing a reliable reference for comprehensive”

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  • Native ECM contains over 300 different proteins, each of which has a different biological function and stiffness.

    “Native ECM is complex; it contains over 300 different proteins, each of which has a different biological function and stiffness123.”

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Authors
Hynes, R. O., & Naba, A.
Affiliations
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Hynes, R. O.
Venue
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
Published
2011-09-21
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
a004903-a004903
ISSN
1943-0264 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2119792393
Cited by
1,349
References
86
Citations by year
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Type
posted content
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Cancer Institute (U54CA163109, P30CA014051)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Bone and Dental Protein Studies
Keywords
extracellular matrix, matrisome, ECM receptors, extracellular matrix remodeling, cell-matrix interactions, evolution of multicellularity, protein domain architecture, cell proliferation and differentiation
MeSH terms
Animals, Collagen, Glycoproteins, Humans, Proteoglycans, Integrins, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, Evolution, Molecular

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