CCN proteins: multifunctional signalling regulators

Connective-tissue growth factor (CTGF) modulates cell signalling by BMP and TGF-β

2002 • 866 citations

Connective tissue growth factor coordinates chondrogenesis and angiogenesis during skeletal development

2003 • 702 citations

The CCN Family of Angiogenic Regulators: The Integrin Connection

1999 • 656 citations

The Connective Tissue Growth Factor/Cysteine- Rich 61/Nephroblastoma Overexpressed (CCN) Family*

1999 • 567 citations

Connective Tissue Growth Factor: What's in a Name?

2000 • 483 citations

CYR61 (CCN1) Is Essential for Placental Development and Vascular Integrity

2002 • 402 citations

The Connective Tissue Growth Factor/Cysteine- Rich 61/Nephroblastoma Overexpressed (CCN) Family

1999 • 368 citations

NOV (nephroblastoma overexpressed) and the CCN family of genes: structural and functional issues

2001 • 347 citations

Mutations in the CCN gene family member WISP3 cause progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia

1999 • 270 citations

Proposal for a unified CCN nomenclature

2003 • 245 citations

Expression of connective tissue growth factor in bone: Its role in osteoblast proliferation and differentiation in vitro and bone formation in vivo

2003 • 195 citations

The Nephroblastoma Overexpressed Gene (NOV/ccn3) Protein Associates with Notch1 Extracellular Domain and Inhibits Myoblast Differentiation via Notch Signaling Pathway

2002 • 195 citations

CCN3 (NOV) Is a Novel Angiogenic Regulator of the CCN Protein Family

2003 • 188 citations

The C-terminal domain of the regulatory protein NOVH is sufficient to promote interaction with fibulin 1C: A clue for a role of NOVH in cell-adhesion signaling

1999 • 150 citations

Identification of a Novel Integrin α6β1 Binding Site in the Angiogenic Inducer CCN1 (CYR61)

2003 • 130 citations

Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) is a heparin-dependent adhesion receptor for connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in rat activated hepatic stellate cells

2003 • 124 citations

Connective Tissue Growth Factor and Regulation of the Mesangial Cell Cycle

2002 • 110 citations

The heparin-binding 10 kDa fragment of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) containing module 4 alone stimulates cell adhesion

2003 • 96 citations

Urinary CCN2 (CTGF) as a possible predictor of diabetic nephropathy: Preliminary report

2003 • 94 citations

CTGF/Hcs24 as a multifunctional growth factor for fibroblasts, chondrocytes and vascular endothelial cells

2003 • 83 citations

Identification of a Novel Integrin αMβ2 Binding Site in CCN1 (CYR61), a Matricellular Protein Expressed in Healing Wounds and Atherosclerotic Lesions

2003 • 76 citations

Communication is the key.

2003 • 70 citations

A role for CCN3 (NOV) in calcium signalling

2002 • 55 citations

Report on the second international workshop on the CCN family of genes

2003 • 50 citations

CCN3 and calcium signaling

2003 • 47 citations

The CCN3 (NOV) cell growth regulator: a new tool for molecular medicine

2003 • 22 citations