Table 3.
Regulators of fibronectin (FN) mRNA expression and assembly
| References | |
|---|---|
| Positive regulators of FN mRNA | |
| TGF-β1 and the TGF-β family | [212,253-255] |
| Platelet-derived growth factor-BB | [256] |
| Insulin-like growth factor-1 | [256] |
| Hepatocyte growth factor | [257] |
| Glucose | [258,259] |
| Glucocorticoids | [260] |
| Negative regulators of FN mRNA | |
| Cell contractility inhibitor | [3,121] |
| RhoA inhibitors | [165-167] |
| Positive regulators of FN assembly | |
| Sphingosine-1-phosphate | [261] |
| Estrogen | [262] |
| Plasminogen activator inhibitor type I | [263,264] |
| Urokinase plasminogen receptor | [265] |
| Connective tissue growth factor | [266] |
| Lipoprotein A | [165,167] |
TGF = transforming growth factor.