Matrix Biology

Article	Citations
Role of extracellular space and matrix remodeling in cardiac amyloidosis	69
Thrombospondin-1 promotes mechanical stress-mediated ligamentum flavum hypertrophy through the TGFβ1/Smad3 signaling pathway	49
Optic neuropathy associated with TGFβ dysregulation in mice with a glaucoma-causative mutation of ADAMTS10	48
ADAMTS6 cleaves the large latent TGFβ complex and increases the mechanotension of cells to activate TGFβ	36
Basement membrane structure and function: Relating biology to mechanics	35
Combined genetic-pharmacologic inactivation of tightly linked ADAMTS proteases in temporally specific windows uncovers distinct roles for versican proteolysis and glypican-6 in cardiac development	33
Collagen XVIII regulates extracellular matrix integrity in the developing nephrons and impacts nephron progenitor cell behavior	31
Corrigendum to “Syndecan-1 shedding by meprin β impairs keratinocyte adhesion and differentiation in hyperkeratosis”	31
Neurocan regulates axon initial segment organization and neuronal activity	31
Targeting the αVβ3/NgR2 pathway in neuroendocrine prostate cancer	30
Obesity impairs skeletal muscle repair through NID-1 mediated extracellular matrix remodeling by mesenchymal progenitors	28
Beyond the matrisome: New frontiers in ECM research	28
A top-down approach to uncover the hidden ligandome of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 in cartilage	27
Identification of Periostin as a critical niche for myofibroblast dynamics and fibrosis during tendon healing	27
The dynamic kidney matrisome - is the circadian clock in control?	26
Hyperglycemic environments directly compromise intestinal epithelial barrier function in an organoid model and hyaluronan (∼35 kDa) protects via a layilin dependent mechanism	25
The epidermal integrin-mediated secretome regulates the skin microenvironment during tumorigenesis and repair	25
Tumor and stroma COL8A1 secretion induces autocrine and paracrine progression signaling in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma	25
Age related changes in hyaluronan expression leads to Meibomian gland dysfunction	24
Effects of hydrostatic pressure, osmotic pressure, and confinement on extracellular matrix associated responses in the nucleus pulposus cells ex vivo	24
Tumor-associated fibrosis impairs the response to immunotherapy	24
Nanoscale characterization of collagen structural responses to in situ loading in rat Achilles tendons	23
RETRACTED: Novel regulatory roles of small leucine-rich proteoglycans in remodeling of the uterine cervix in pregnancy	23
Temporally and spatially regulated collagen XVIII isoforms are involved in ureteric tree development via the TSP1-like domain	23
Fibroblast integrin α11β1 is a collagen assembly receptor in mechanoregulated fibrillar adhesions	23

Retraction Notice to “RETRACTED: The angiostatic molecule Multimerin 2 is processed by MMP-9 to allow sprouting angiogenesis”	23
Molecular and epigenetic ex vivo profiling of testis cancer-associated fibroblasts and their interaction with germ cell tumor cells and macrophages	23
Inhibition of the MRTF-A/SRF signaling axis alleviates vocal fold scarring	23
Dysfunctional latent transforming growth factor β activation after corneal injury in a classical Ehlers–Danlos model	22
The integral role of fibronectin in skeletal morphogenesis and pathogenesis	21
Spatial localization of collagen hydroxylated proline site variation as an ancestral trait in the breast cancer microenvironment	21
Multi-factorial nerve guidance conduit engineering improves outcomes in inflammation, angiogenesis and large defect nerve repair	21
Matricellular protein CCN1 promotes collagen alignment and scar integrity after myocardial infarction	20
Collagen VII maintains proteostasis in dermal fibroblasts by scaffolding TANGO1 cargo	20
Sdc4 deletion perturbs intervertebral disc matrix homeostasis and promotes early osteopenia in the aging mouse spine	20
Loss of col4a1 in zebrafish recapitulates the cerebrovascular phenotypes associated with monogenic cerebral small vessel disease	20
Global, but not chondrocyte-specific, MT1-MMP deficiency in adult mice causes inflammatory arthritis	20
Mitochondrial DNA mutations attenuate Bleomycin-induced dermal fibrosis by inhibiting differentiation into myofibroblasts	20
Peptide location fingerprinting identifies structural alterations within basement membrane components in ageing kidney	20
Different molecular weights of hyaluronan research in knee osteoarthritis: A state-of-the-art review	20
Secreted ADAMTS-like 2 promotes myoblast differentiation by potentiating WNT signaling	19
Tissue mechanics coevolves with fibrillar matrisomes in healthy and fibrotic tissues	19
RIPK3-MLKL signaling activates mitochondrial CaMKII and drives intrarenal extracellular matrix production during CKD	19
Hyaluronan in the pathogenesis of acute and post-acute COVID-19 infection	19
George R. Martin: Pioneering matrix biologist	19
Lamellar thickness measurements in control and osteogenesis imperfecta human bone, with development of a method of automated thickness averaging to simplify quantitation	18
The structural organisation of pentraxin-3 and its interactions with heavy chains of inter-α-inhibitor regulate crosslinking of the hyaluronan matrix	18
35kDa hyaluronan ameliorates ethanol driven loss of anti-microbial defense and intestinal barrier integrity in a TLR4-dependent manner	18
LPA-induced expression of CCN2 in muscular fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs): Unraveling cellular communication networks	17
Editorial Board	17
The INSR/AKT/mTOR pathway regulates the pace of myogenesis in a syndecan-3-dependent manner	17
Toward a rational therapeutic for elastin related disease: Key considerations for elastin based regenerative medicine strategies	17
Mysteries of the collagen triple helix	17
Editorial Board	17
Lack of the myotendinous junction marker col22a1 results in posture and locomotion disabilities in zebrafish	17
Tonic repression of collagen I by the bradykinin receptor 2 in skin fibroblasts	17
Remodeling of the extracellular matrix by serine proteases as a prerequisite for cancer initiation and progression	17
Chemotherapy treatment induces pro-invasive changes in liver ECM composition	17
Collagen IV biosynthesis: Intracellular choreography of post-translational modifications	16
What does it take to be a collagen receptor?	16
Mechanical control of breast cancer malignancy by promotion of mevalonate pathway enzyme synthesis	16
Collagen VI deposition mediates stromal T cell trapping through inhibition of T cell motility in the prostate tumor microenvironment	16
O-fucosylation of thrombospondin type 1 repeats is essential for ECM remodeling and signaling during bone development	16
Biomechanical and compositional basement membrane defects due to a Col4a1 mutation affect cardiac morphology and function	16
Scleraxis and collagen I expression increase following pilot isometric loading experiments in a rodent model of patellar tendinopathy	16
Mechanistic interrogation of mutation-independent disease modulators of RDEB identifies the small leucine-rich proteoglycan PRELP as a TGF-β antagonist and inhibitor of fibrosis	15
Extracellular matrix integrity regulates GABAergic plasticity in the hippocampus	15
Role of syndecan-4 in angiogenesis and vasculogenic mimicry in triple negative breast cancer cells	15
Accumulation of versican and lack of versikine ameliorate acute colitis	15
IGF-II regulates lysyl oxidase propeptide and mediates its effects in part via basic helix-loop-helix E40	14
Conditional expression of endorepellin in the tumor vasculature attenuates breast cancer growth, angiogenesis and hyaluronan deposition	14
Circulating collagen type I fragments as specific biomarkers of cardiovascular outcome risk: Where are the opportunities?	14
Structural insights on perlecan and Schwartz–Jampel syndrome	14
SIRT4 protects against intestinal fibrosis by facilitating GLS1 degradation	14
Matrisome alterations in obesity – Adipose tissue transcriptome study on monozygotic weight-discordant twins	14

Human intestinal myofibroblasts deposited collagen VI enhances adhesiveness for T cells – A novel mechanism for maintenance of intestinal inflammation	14
Controlled extracellular proteolysis of thrombospondins	14
S100A4 a classical DAMP as a therapeutic target in fibrosis	14
Fiber alignment in 3D collagen networks as a biophysical marker for cell contractility	14
Involvement of lysophosphatidic acid-LPA1-YAP signaling in healthy and pathological FAPs migration	13
Stiffness-responsive feedback autoregulation of DDR1 expression is mediated by a DDR1-YAP/TAZ axis	13
Editorial Board	13
En route towards a personalized medicine approach: Innovative therapeutic modalities for connective tissue disorders	13
Molecular mechanisms mediating stiffening in the mechanically adaptable connective tissues of sea cucumbers	13
Loss of BTK ameliorates the pathological cardiac fibrosis and dysfunction	13
Collagen VI ablation in zebrafish causes neuromuscular defects during developmental and adult stages	13
Mmp14 is required for matrisome homeostasis and circadian rhythm in fibroblasts	13
Fibrolamellar carcinomas–growth arrested by paracrine signals complexed with synthesized 3-O sulfated heparan sulfate oligosaccharides	13
CD45+/ Col I+ Fibrocytes: Major source of collagen in the fibrotic lung, but not in passaged fibroblast cultures	13
Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote proliferation, angiogenesis, metastasis and immunosuppression in gastric cancer	13
The life cycle of type IV collagen	12
An adapted passive model of anti-MPO dependent crescentic glomerulonephritis reveals matrix dysregulation and is amenable to modulation by CXCR4 inhibition	12
Matrix stiffness increases energy efficiency of endothelial cells	12
Mechanical loading is required for initiation of extracellular matrix deposition at the developing murine myotendinous junction	12
Analysis of extracellular matrix network dynamics in cancer using the MatriNet database	12
AβPP-tau-HAS1 axis trigger HAS1-related nuclear speckles and gene transcription in Alzheimer's disease	12
The phosphorylation of serine55 in enamelin is essential for murine amelogenesis	12
Editorial Board	12
Shed syndecan-2 enhances colon cancer progression by increasing cooperative angiogenesis in the tumor microenvironment	12
Health consequences of mutant cartilage oligomeric matrix protein and its relationship to abnormal growth and joint degeneration	12
Site-specific glycosylation of proteoglycans: A revisited frontier in proteoglycan research	12
Myeloid deficiency of heparan sulfate 6-O-endosulfatases impairs bone marrow hematopoiesis	12
Novel insights into the role of Discoidin domain receptor 2 (DDR2) in cancer progression: a new avenue of therapeutic intervention	12
Cell differentiation and matrix organization are differentially affected during bone formation in osteogenesis imperfecta zebrafish models with different genetic defects impacting collagen type I stru	12
Mammary collagen is under reproductive control with implications for breast cancer	12
Editorial Board	12
Tissue-specific collagen hydroxylation at GEP/GDP triplets mediated by P4HA2	11
Suppression of OGN in lung myofibroblasts attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting integrin αv-mediated TGF-β/Smad pathway activation	11
Using load to improve tendon/ligament tissue engineering and develop novel treatments for tendinopathy	11
Vertebrate extracellular matrix protein hemicentin-1 interacts physically and genetically with basement membrane protein nidogen-2	11
Impact of vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome-associated Gly substitutions on structure, function, and mechanics using bacterial collagen	11
Drosophila Col4a1 Glycine mutations highlight allelic heterogeneity and mechanistic pleiotropy	11
A role for decorin in improving motor deficits after traumatic brain injury	11
Cleavage of Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP) by ADAMTS4 generates a neoepitope associated with osteoarthritis and other forms of degenerative joint disease	11
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]	11
Collagen prolyl 4-hydroxylase isoenzymes I and II have sequence specificity towards different X-Pro-Gly triplets	11
Emilin2 fosters vascular stability by promoting pericyte recruitment	11
Editorial Board	10
Editorial Board	10
Integrins and integrin-driven secretory pathways as multi-dimensional regulators of tumor-associated macrophage recruitment and reprogramming in tumor microenvironment	10
Mutant MESD links cellular stress to type I collagen aggregation in osteogenesis imperfecta type XX	10
Modulation of the expression and activity of cathepsin S in reconstructed human skin by neohesperidin dihydrochalcone	10
Fibronectin isoforms promote postnatal skeletal development	10
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 repair	10
Dual transgene amelioration of Lama2-null muscular dystrophy	9
Metabolic control of collagen synthesis	9
A lysyl oxidase-responsive collagen peptide illuminates collagen remodeling in wound healing	9
Peritoneal restoration by repurposing vitamin D inhibits ovarian cancer dissemination via blockade of the TGF-β1/thrombospondin-1 axis	9
Collagen diversity in human skin: Aging, wound healing, and disorders	9
Asporin, an extracellular matrix protein, is a beneficial regulator of cardiac remodeling	9
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 fibroblasts	9
Decoding the MMP14 integrin link: Key player in the secretome landscape	9
Alterations in the microenvironment of junctional epidermolysis bullosa keratinocytes: A gene expression study	8
The endocytic receptor uPARAP is a regulator of extracellular thrombospondin-1	8
Basement membranes in lung metastasis growth and progression	8
Ameloblastin promotes polarization of ameloblast cell lines in a 3-D cell culture system	8
Hedgehog signaling orchestrates cartilage-to-bone transition independently of Smoothened	8
The gelatinases, matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9, play individual roles in skeleton development	8
Fibrillin-1 G234D mutation in the hybrid1 domain causes tight skin associated with dysregulated elastogenesis and increased collagen cross-linking in mice	8
Calponin 1 increases cancer-associated fibroblasts-mediated matrix stiffness to promote chemoresistance in gastric cancer	8
Editorial Board	8
Heparanase 2 (Hpa2) attenuates the growth of human sarcoma	8
Laminin γ1 chain is essential for the cardiorespiratory and muscular systems	8
Editorial Board	7
Autocrine IL-6 drives cell and extracellular matrix anisotropy in scar fibroblasts	7
Activation of skeletal muscle FAPs by LPA requires the Hippo signaling via the FAK pathway	7
The functional role of the extracellular matrix in inflammatory bowel disease associated gut fibrosis	7
Endothelial cell (EC)-specific Ctgf/Ccn2 expression increases EC reprogramming and atherosclerosis	7
The basement membrane in the cross-roads between the lung and kidney	7
Aberrant TIMP-1 overexpression in tumor-associated fibroblasts drives tumor progression through CD63 in lung adenocarcinoma	7
Increased expression of the pathological O-glycosylated form of oncofetal fibronectin in the multidrug resistance phenotype of cancer cells	7
Load activated FGFR and beta1 integrins target distinct chondrocyte mechano-response genes	7
Hyaluronan synthase 3 is protective after cardiac ischemia-reperfusion by preserving the T cell response	7
Versican provides the provisional matrix for uterine spiral artery dilation and fetal growth	7
TGF-β induces matrisome pathological alterations and EMT in patient-derived prostate cancer tumoroids	7

COL8A2 activation enhances function of corneal endothelial cells through HIPPO signaling/mitochondria pathway	7
Inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor (IαI) and hyaluronan modifications enhance the innate immune response to influenza virus in the lung	7