One of the compelling themes to emerge in recent years is the crucial role of elastic extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in regulating TGFβ bioavailability in the vascular system 5. Defects in ...

The functional significance of this type of modification is demonstrated by ample evidence that dysregulation of MMPs (and some of the other 566 extracellular proteases that are present in humans ...

Extracellular vesicles are nano-sized structures ... These vesicles carry diverse molecular particles, including DNA, proteins, and ribonucleic acid (RNA). Previous research has shown that EVs ...