Open AccessReport on the 7 th international workshop on the CCN family of genes
Author(s) -
Perbal B.,
Trackman P.,
Castellot J.,
Brigstock D.,
Takigawa M.,
Lau L.,
Leask A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cell communication and signaling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.329
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1873-961X
pISSN - 1873-9601
DOI - 10.1007/s12079-014-0227-9
Subject(s) - pathological , gene , fibrosis , bioinformatics , cancer , medicine , computational biology , biology , pathology , genetics
In this report, chairs of the 7th International Workshop on the CCN family of Genes, review the progress made in understanding the biological functions of CCN proteins (CCN1, CCN2, CCN3, CCN4, CCN5 and CCN6) with a particular focus on their implications in various pathological conditions, including cancer, fibrosis, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.