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Cell–matrix Interactions in Muscle Disease by Virginie Carmignac; Madeleine Durbeej is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides a solid scaffold and signals to cells through ECM receptors. The cell–matrix interactions are crucial for normal biological processes and when disrupted they may lead to pathological processes. In particular, the biological importance of ECM–cell membrane–cytoskeleton interactions in skeletal muscle is accentuated by the number of inherited muscle diseases caused by mutations in proteins conferring these interactions. In this review we introduce laminins, collagens, dystroglycan, integrins, dystrophin and sarcoglycans. Mutations in corresponding genes cause various forms of muscular dystrophy. The muscle disorders are presented as well as advances toward the development of treatment. Copyright © 2011 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Author
- Virginie Carmignac; Madeleine Durbeej
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0022-3417)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)