A connective tissue protein known to support the framework of organs also encourages immune responses that fight bacterial infections, while restraining responses that can be deadly in the condition ...

The composition of the extracellular matrix differs between tissue types. Though its main function is to provide an essential scaffold for cells, the extracellular matrix also regulates processes by ...

With the support of the Pamela and David Ott Fund and the John M. O'Quinn Foundation, The Pamela and David Ott Center of Excellence in Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue and Ehlers-Danlos ...

University researchers have developed a new connective tissue model to study disorders like fibrosis, a type of scarring that occurs when damage to the body causes normal tissue to be replaced by hard ...

Most processes and structures in nature follow the principle of “minimum inventory/maximum diversity” (Ref. 1). The diversity of natural forms is even more astonishing if we consider their ...