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Concurrent Symposia Session III<br />
Natcher Conference Center<br />
Conference Room D<br />
Matrix biology and matrix remodeling<br />
Chair: Keir Neuman, NHLBI<br />
Wednesday, October 10, <strong>2012</strong><br />
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.<br />
Extra-cellular matrices provide the structural underpinning of human form and function.<br />
Cells comprising human tissues are embedded in, and supported by, extracellular<br />
matrices composed of collagens, proteoglycans, and associated proteins. Mineralized<br />
matrices form the basis for the skeletal system, including cartilage and teeth. Matrix<br />
scaffolds are deposited and remodeled by resident cells providing an organized milieu<br />
that in turn exerts multiple effects on cell activity, including differentiation and migration.<br />
Physiological processes including development, morphogenesis, and wound healing are<br />
associated with matrix formation and remodeling. Pathologies including atherosclerosis,<br />
metastatic invasion and rheumatoid arthritis are associated with misregulation of<br />
remodeling, whereas bone and connective tissue disorders are associated with<br />
matrix protein mutations. This symposium will bring together <strong>NIH</strong> investigators from<br />
diverse research areas who share a common interest in the extra cellular matrix and<br />
how it is remodeled.<br />
Kenneth Yamada, NIDCR<br />
Matrix regulation of signaling, cell migration, and development<br />
Rinki Ratna Priya, NEI<br />
Exome sequencing and association analysis implicates extracellular matrix gene,<br />
FBN2 in early and late onset macular degenerations<br />
FARE Award Winner<br />
Sergey Leikin, NICHD<br />
Procollagen folding and misfolding in the cell<br />
Larry W. Fisher, NIDCR<br />
Understanding the abnormal trafficking of mutant DSPP in dentin diseases<br />
suggests a new class of cargo receptor(s) for exiting the endoplasmic reticulum<br />
Herbert Geller, NHLBI<br />
The sour side of sugars: Overcoming chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans<br />
to promote axonal regeneration in the CNS<br />
Keir C. Neuman, NHLBI<br />
Single-molecule tracking of collagenase on native type I collagen fibrils<br />
reveals degradation mechanism<br />
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