Molecules in focus The CD44 protein family

A new variant of glycoprotein CD44 confers metastatic potential to rat carcinoma cells

1991 • 1,685 citations

The proximo‐distal sequence of origin of the parts of the chick wing and the role of the ectoderm

1948 • 1,101 citations

CD44 and Its Interaction with Extracellular Matrix

1993 • 1,082 citations

CD44: Structure, Function and Association with the Malignant Process

1997 • 1,004 citations

T-cell adhesion induced by proteoglycan-immobilized cytokine MIP-lβ

1993 • 896 citations

CD44 isoforms containing exon V3 are responsible for the presentation of heparin-binding growth factor.

1995 • 434 citations

CD44 and its ligand hyaluronate mediate rolling under physiologic flow: a novel lymphocyte-endothelial cell primary adhesion pathway.

1996 • 421 citations

Prevention of tumor metastasis formation by anti-variant CD44.

1993 • 339 citations

Selective suppression of CD44 in keratinocytes of mice bearing an antisense CD44 transgene driven by a tissue-specific promoter disrupts hyaluronate metabolism in the skin and impairs keratinocyte proliferation.

1997 • 270 citations

Monoclonal antibody to a human leukocyte‐specific membrane glycoprotein probably homologous to the leukocyte‐common (L‐C) antigen of the rat

1980 • 235 citations

An Essential Role for CD44 Variant Isoforms in Epidermal Langerhans Cell and Blood Dendritic Cell Function

1997 • 176 citations

AP-1-Mediated Invasion Requires Increased Expression of the Hyaluronan Receptor CD44

1997 • 170 citations

Limbs: a model for pattern formation within the vertebrate body plan

1996 • 155 citations

Variant Exons v6 and v7 Together Expand the Repertoire of Glycosaminoglycans Bound by CD44

1997 • 95 citations

The CD44 Proteins in Embryonic Development and in Cancer

1996 • 63 citations

CD44 isoforms in metastatic cancer.

1994 • 38 citations

A Splice Variant of CD44 Expressed in the Rat Apical Ectodermal Ridge Contributes to Limb Outgrowth

1996 • 14 citations