Introductory review: periostin-gene and protein structure.

Introductory review: periostin-gene and protein structure.
Cell Mol Life Sci. 2017 Sep 07;:
Authors: Kudo A
Abstract
Although many studies have described the role of periostin in various diseases, the function of the periostin protein structures derived from alternative splicing and proteinase cleavage at the C-terminal remain unknown. Further experiments revealing the protein structures that are highly related to diseases are essential to understand the function of periostin in depth, which would accelerate its clinical application by establishing new approaches for curing intractable diseases. Furthermore, this understanding would enhance our knowledge of novel functions of periostin related to stemness and response to mechanical stress.
PMID: 28884327 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences : CMLS - September 7, 2017 Category: Cytology Authors: Kudo A Tags: Cell Mol Life Sci Source Type: research