Matrix Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Matrix Biology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Optic neuropathy associated with TGFβ dysregulation in mice with a glaucoma-causative mutation of ADAMTS1060
Role of extracellular space and matrix remodeling in cardiac amyloidosis49
ADAMTS6 cleaves the large latent TGFβ complex and increases the mechanotension of cells to activate TGFβ45
Combined genetic-pharmacologic inactivation of tightly linked ADAMTS proteases in temporally specific windows uncovers distinct roles for versican proteolysis and glypican-6 in cardiac development34
Thrombospondin-1 promotes mechanical stress-mediated ligamentum flavum hypertrophy through the TGFβ1/Smad3 signaling pathway33
Hyperglycemic environments directly compromise intestinal epithelial barrier function in an organoid model and hyaluronan (∼35 kDa) protects via a layilin dependent mechanism31
A top-down approach to uncover the hidden ligandome of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 in cartilage31
Corrigendum to “Syndecan-1 shedding by meprin β impairs keratinocyte adhesion and differentiation in hyperkeratosis”31
Tumor and stroma COL8A1 secretion induces autocrine and paracrine progression signaling in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma28
Neurocan regulates axon initial segment organization and neuronal activity27
Identification of Periostin as a critical niche for myofibroblast dynamics and fibrosis during tendon healing25
Beyond the matrisome: New frontiers in ECM research25
Obesity impairs skeletal muscle repair through NID-1 mediated extracellular matrix remodeling by mesenchymal progenitors25
Collagen XVIII regulates extracellular matrix integrity in the developing nephrons and impacts nephron progenitor cell behavior25
Targeting the αVβ3/NgR2 pathway in neuroendocrine prostate cancer24
Tumor-associated fibrosis impairs the response to immunotherapy24
The dynamic kidney matrisome - is the circadian clock in control?24
Effects of hydrostatic pressure, osmotic pressure, and confinement on extracellular matrix associated responses in the nucleus pulposus cells ex vivo23
Age related changes in hyaluronan expression leads to Meibomian gland dysfunction23
Molecular and epigenetic ex vivo profiling of testis cancer-associated fibroblasts and their interaction with germ cell tumor cells and macrophages23
Temporally and spatially regulated collagen XVIII isoforms are involved in ureteric tree development via the TSP1-like domain23
Dysfunctional latent transforming growth factor β activation after corneal injury in a classical Ehlers–Danlos model22
Nanoscale characterization of collagen structural responses to in situ loading in rat Achilles tendons22
The epidermal integrin-mediated secretome regulates the skin microenvironment during tumorigenesis and repair22
RETRACTED: Novel regulatory roles of small leucine-rich proteoglycans in remodeling of the uterine cervix in pregnancy21
Inhibition of the MRTF-A/SRF signaling axis alleviates vocal fold scarring21
Tumor vascular remodeling by thrombospondin-1 enhances drug delivery and antineoplastic activity21
Spatial localization of collagen hydroxylated proline site variation as an ancestral trait in the breast cancer microenvironment20
Multi-factorial nerve guidance conduit engineering improves outcomes in inflammation, angiogenesis and large defect nerve repair20
Fibroblast integrin α11β1 is a collagen assembly receptor in mechanoregulated fibrillar adhesions20
Secreted ADAMTS-like 2 promotes myoblast differentiation by potentiating WNT signaling19
Collagen VII maintains proteostasis in dermal fibroblasts by scaffolding TANGO1 cargo19
Loss of col4a1 in zebrafish recapitulates the cerebrovascular phenotypes associated with monogenic cerebral small vessel disease19
Mitochondrial DNA mutations attenuate Bleomycin-induced dermal fibrosis by inhibiting differentiation into myofibroblasts19
Sdc4 deletion perturbs intervertebral disc matrix homeostasis and promotes early osteopenia in the aging mouse spine18
Hyaluronan in the pathogenesis of acute and post-acute COVID-19 infection18
Peptide location fingerprinting identifies structural alterations within basement membrane components in ageing kidney18
Global, but not chondrocyte-specific, MT1-MMP deficiency in adult mice causes inflammatory arthritis18
The integral role of fibronectin in skeletal morphogenesis and pathogenesis18
Lamellar thickness measurements in control and osteogenesis imperfecta human bone, with development of a method of automated thickness averaging to simplify quantitation17
Different molecular weights of hyaluronan research in knee osteoarthritis: A state-of-the-art review17
35kDa hyaluronan ameliorates ethanol driven loss of anti-microbial defense and intestinal barrier integrity in a TLR4-dependent manner17
Tissue mechanics coevolves with fibrillar matrisomes in healthy and fibrotic tissues17
Tonic repression of collagen I by the bradykinin receptor 2 in skin fibroblasts17
George R. Martin: Pioneering matrix biologist17
Matricellular protein CCN1 promotes collagen alignment and scar integrity after myocardial infarction17
LPA-induced expression of CCN2 in muscular fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs): Unraveling cellular communication networks16
Mysteries of the collagen triple helix16
Chemotherapy treatment induces pro-invasive changes in liver ECM composition16
Toward a rational therapeutic for elastin related disease: Key considerations for elastin based regenerative medicine strategies16
The structural organisation of pentraxin-3 and its interactions with heavy chains of inter-α-inhibitor regulate crosslinking of the hyaluronan matrix16
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The INSR/AKT/mTOR pathway regulates the pace of myogenesis in a syndecan-3-dependent manner16
RIPK3-MLKL signaling activates mitochondrial CaMKII and drives intrarenal extracellular matrix production during CKD16
O-fucosylation of thrombospondin type 1 repeats is essential for ECM remodeling and signaling during bone development16
Remodeling of the extracellular matrix by serine proteases as a prerequisite for cancer initiation and progression16
What does it take to be a collagen receptor?15
Lack of the myotendinous junction marker col22a1 results in posture and locomotion disabilities in zebrafish15
Accumulation of versican and lack of versikine ameliorate acute colitis15
Collagen IV biosynthesis: Intracellular choreography of post-translational modifications15
Collagen VI deposition mediates stromal T cell trapping through inhibition of T cell motility in the prostate tumor microenvironment15
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Extracellular matrix integrity regulates GABAergic plasticity in the hippocampus14
Mechanistic interrogation of mutation-independent disease modulators of RDEB identifies the small leucine-rich proteoglycan PRELP as a TGF-β antagonist and inhibitor of fibrosis14
Human intestinal myofibroblasts deposited collagen VI enhances adhesiveness for T cells – A novel mechanism for maintenance of intestinal inflammation14
Scleraxis and collagen I expression increase following pilot isometric loading experiments in a rodent model of patellar tendinopathy14
Role of syndecan-4 in angiogenesis and vasculogenic mimicry in triple negative breast cancer cells14
Matrisome alterations in obesity – Adipose tissue transcriptome study on monozygotic weight-discordant twins14
Mechanical control of breast cancer malignancy by promotion of mevalonate pathway enzyme synthesis14
S100A4 a classical DAMP as a therapeutic target in fibrosis14
Structural insights on perlecan and Schwartz–Jampel syndrome14
Circulating collagen type I fragments as specific biomarkers of cardiovascular outcome risk: Where are the opportunities?13
SIRT4 protects against intestinal fibrosis by facilitating GLS1 degradation13
IGF-II regulates lysyl oxidase propeptide and mediates its effects in part via basic helix-loop-helix E4013
Conditional expression of endorepellin in the tumor vasculature attenuates breast cancer growth, angiogenesis and hyaluronan deposition13
Mmp14 is required for matrisome homeostasis and circadian rhythm in fibroblasts13
Fiber alignment in 3D collagen networks as a biophysical marker for cell contractility13
Fibrolamellar carcinomas–growth arrested by paracrine signals complexed with synthesized 3-O sulfated heparan sulfate oligosaccharides13
Controlled extracellular proteolysis of thrombospondins13
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Loss of BTK ameliorates the pathological cardiac fibrosis and dysfunction12
Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote proliferation, angiogenesis, metastasis and immunosuppression in gastric cancer12
Mechanical loading is required for initiation of extracellular matrix deposition at the developing murine myotendinous junction12
Molecular mechanisms mediating stiffening in the mechanically adaptable connective tissues of sea cucumbers12
Collagen VI ablation in zebrafish causes neuromuscular defects during developmental and adult stages12
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Mammary collagen is under reproductive control with implications for breast cancer12
Involvement of lysophosphatidic acid-LPA1-YAP signaling in healthy and pathological FAPs migration12
CD45+/ Col I+ Fibrocytes: Major source of collagen in the fibrotic lung, but not in passaged fibroblast cultures12
En route towards a personalized medicine approach: Innovative therapeutic modalities for connective tissue disorders12
Health consequences of mutant cartilage oligomeric matrix protein and its relationship to abnormal growth and joint degeneration12
EphA2 signaling within integrin adhesions regulates fibrillar adhesion elongation and fibronectin deposition12
Stiffness-responsive feedback autoregulation of DDR1 expression is mediated by a DDR1-YAP/TAZ axis12
Cell differentiation and matrix organization are differentially affected during bone formation in osteogenesis imperfecta zebrafish models with different genetic defects impacting collagen type I stru11
Myeloid deficiency of heparan sulfate 6-O-endosulfatases impairs bone marrow hematopoiesis11
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Analysis of extracellular matrix network dynamics in cancer using the MatriNet database11
Matrix stiffness increases energy efficiency of endothelial cells11
AβPP-tau-HAS1 axis trigger HAS1-related nuclear speckles and gene transcription in Alzheimer's disease11
Shed syndecan-2 enhances colon cancer progression by increasing cooperative angiogenesis in the tumor microenvironment11
Site-specific glycosylation of proteoglycans: A revisited frontier in proteoglycan research11
The phosphorylation of serine55 in enamelin is essential for murine amelogenesis11
Impact of vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome-associated Gly substitutions on structure, function, and mechanics using bacterial collagen10
Novel insights into the role of Discoidin domain receptor 2 (DDR2) in cancer progression: a new avenue of therapeutic intervention10
Corrigendum to “Fibrolamellar carcinomas–growth arrested by paracrine signals complexed with synthesized 3-O sulfated heparan sulfate oligosaccharides” [Matrix Biology 121(August 2023), 194–216]10
An adapted passive model of anti-MPO dependent crescentic glomerulonephritis reveals matrix dysregulation and is amenable to modulation by CXCR4 inhibition10
Tissue-specific collagen hydroxylation at GEP/GDP triplets mediated by P4HA210
The life cycle of type IV collagen10
A role for decorin in improving motor deficits after traumatic brain injury10
Vertebrate extracellular matrix protein hemicentin-1 interacts physically and genetically with basement membrane protein nidogen-210
Cleavage of Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP) by ADAMTS4 generates a neoepitope associated with osteoarthritis and other forms of degenerative joint disease10
Emilin2 fosters vascular stability by promoting pericyte recruitment10
Collagen prolyl 4-hydroxylase isoenzymes I and II have sequence specificity towards different X-Pro-Gly triplets9
Fibronectin isoforms promote postnatal skeletal development9
Dual transgene amelioration of Lama2-null muscular dystrophy9
Integrins and integrin-driven secretory pathways as multi-dimensional regulators of tumor-associated macrophage recruitment and reprogramming in tumor microenvironment9
Drosophila Col4a1 Glycine mutations highlight allelic heterogeneity and mechanistic pleiotropy9
Mutant MESD links cellular stress to type I collagen aggregation in osteogenesis imperfecta type XX9
A lysyl oxidase-responsive collagen peptide illuminates collagen remodeling in wound healing9
Using load to improve tendon/ligament tissue engineering and develop novel treatments for tendinopathy9
Modulation of the expression and activity of cathepsin S in reconstructed human skin by neohesperidin dihydrochalcone9
Interleukin-1α inhibits transforming growth factor-β1 and β2-induced extracellular matrix production, remodeling and signaling in human lung fibroblasts: Master regulator in lung mucosal repair9
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Suppression of OGN in lung myofibroblasts attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting integrin αv-mediated TGF-β/Smad pathway activation9
Decoding the MMP14 integrin link: Key player in the secretome landscape8
Metabolic control of collagen synthesis8
Calponin 1 increases cancer-associated fibroblasts-mediated matrix stiffness to promote chemoresistance in gastric cancer8
Dual role of enhancer of zeste homolog 2 in the regulation of ultraviolet radiation-induced matrix metalloproteinase-1 and type I procollagen expression in human dermal fibroblasts8
Ameloblastin promotes polarization of ameloblast cell lines in a 3-D cell culture system8
Peritoneal restoration by repurposing vitamin D inhibits ovarian cancer dissemination via blockade of the TGF-β1/thrombospondin-1 axis8
Asporin, an extracellular matrix protein, is a beneficial regulator of cardiac remodeling8
Collagen diversity in human skin: Aging, wound healing, and disorders8
Heparanase 2 (Hpa2) attenuates the growth of human sarcoma8
Hedgehog signaling orchestrates cartilage-to-bone transition independently of Smoothened7
Basement membranes in lung metastasis growth and progression7
Activation of skeletal muscle FAPs by LPA requires the Hippo signaling via the FAK pathway7
Versican provides the provisional matrix for uterine spiral artery dilation and fetal growth7
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The gelatinases, matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9, play individual roles in skeleton development7
The endocytic receptor uPARAP is a regulator of extracellular thrombospondin-17
The basement membrane in the cross-roads between the lung and kidney7
Alterations in the microenvironment of junctional epidermolysis bullosa keratinocytes: A gene expression study7
Hyaluronan synthase 3 is protective after cardiac ischemia-reperfusion by preserving the T cell response7
Increased expression of the pathological O-glycosylated form of oncofetal fibronectin in the multidrug resistance phenotype of cancer cells7
Fibrillin-1 G234D mutation in the hybrid1 domain causes tight skin associated with dysregulated elastogenesis and increased collagen cross-linking in mice7
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Myocardial fibrosis from the perspective of the extracellular matrix: Mechanisms to clinical impact6
A complex relationship between the architecture of the basement membrane, its mechanical properties, and its ability to shape the Drosophila egg6
Autocrine IL-6 drives cell and extracellular matrix anisotropy in scar fibroblasts6
COL8A2 activation enhances function of corneal endothelial cells through HIPPO signaling/mitochondria pathway6
Laminin γ1 chain is essential for the cardiorespiratory and muscular systems6
Corrigendum to “Regulation of extracellular matrix degradation and metastatic spread by IQGAP1 through endothelin-1 receptor signalling in ovarian cancer” [Matrix Biol. 81 (2019) 17-33]6
SEMA7a primes integrin α5β1 engagement instructing fibroblast mechanotransduction, phenotype and transcriptional programming6
Load activated FGFR and beta1 integrins target distinct chondrocyte mechano-response genes6
TGF-β induces matrisome pathological alterations and EMT in patient-derived prostate cancer tumoroids6
Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor (IαI) and hyaluronan modifications enhance the innate immune response to influenza virus in the lung6
Unraveling the role of TGFβ signaling in thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection using Fbn1 mutant mouse models6
Coordination of two kinesin superfamily motor proteins, KIF3A and KIF13A, is essential for pericellular matrix degradation by membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) in cancer cells6
Endothelial cell (EC)-specific Ctgf/Ccn2 expression increases EC reprogramming and atherosclerosis6
Aberrant TIMP-1 overexpression in tumor-associated fibroblasts drives tumor progression through CD63 in lung adenocarcinoma6
Loss of Hs3st3a1 or Hs3st3b1 enzymes alters heparan sulfate to reduce epithelial morphogenesis and adult salivary gland function6
The functional role of the extracellular matrix in inflammatory bowel disease associated gut fibrosis6
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