Search Results - "Fidler, Aaron"
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The triple helix of collagens - an ancient protein structure that enabled animal multicellularity and tissue evolution
Published in Journal of cell science (01-04-2018)“…The cellular microenvironment, characterized by an extracellular matrix (ECM), played an essential role in the transition from unicellularity to…”
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Collagen IV and basement membrane at the evolutionary dawn of metazoan tissues
Published in eLife (18-04-2017)“…The role of the cellular microenvironment in enabling metazoan tissue genesis remains obscure. Ctenophora has recently emerged as one of the earliest-branching…”
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unique covalent bond in basement membrane is a primordial innovation for tissue evolution
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-01-2014)“…Basement membrane, a specialized ECM that underlies polarized epithelium of eumetazoans, provides signaling cues that regulate cell behavior and function in…”
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A chloride ring is an ancient evolutionary innovation mediating the assembly of the collagen IV scaffold of basement membranes
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (17-05-2019)“…Collagen IV scaffold is a principal component of the basement membrane (BM), a specialized extracellular matrix that is essential for animal multicellularity…”
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Collagen IVα345 dysfunction in glomerular basement membrane diseases. I. Discovery of a COL4A3 variant in familial Goodpasture’s and Alport diseases
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (01-01-2021)“…Diseases of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM), such as Goodpasture’s disease (GP) and Alport syndrome (AS), are a major cause of chronic kidney failure…”
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Collagen IV of basement membranes: III. Chloride pressure is a primordial innovation that drives and maintains the assembly of scaffolds
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (01-11-2023)“…Collagen IV scaffold is a primordial innovation enabling the assembly of a fundamental architectural unit of epithelial tissues-a basement membrane attached to…”
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Unicellular ancestry and mechanisms of diversification of Goodpasture antigen–binding protein
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (18-01-2019)“…The emergence of the basement membrane (BM), a specialized form of extracellular matrix, was essential in the unicellular transition to multicellularity…”
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Engagement of Middle School Students in Discovery Science: A strategy to Elevate Achievement and increase public awareness and appreciation of Science in Rural Communities
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2013)“…Abstract only Science outreach encompasses many different forms, including science cafes, science festivals, public lectures. These activities afford…”
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The Evolution of Collagen IV and Basement Membrane Enabling Metazoan Multicellularity
Published 01-01-2017“…Multicellular life has independently evolved over twenty times from fungi to plants to animals, yet none were as successful and explosive as that of the…”
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Evolutionary Origin of the Sulfilimine Chemical Bond in Basement Membranes
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2013)“…Abstract only Collagen IV is the primary protein constituent of basement membranes, conferring structural integrity to this specialized form of extracellular…”
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