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. 2021 May 2;11(5):685. doi: 10.3390/biom11050685

Table 1.

Size, chromosome location, and expression pattern of fibulins.

S.No. Types of Fibulins Size (kDa) Gene Location Location in
ECM
Expression Pattern References
1. Fibulin-1 90-100 22q13.31 Fibril matrix Cartilage, developing limbs, developing myotomes, perichondrial structures, neural crest cells, and endocardial cushion tissue [7,26,45]
2. Fibulin-2 ~195 3p24-p25 Basement membrane Developing heart, smooth muscle precursor cells, developing cartilages, neural crest cells, and endocardial cushion tissue [40,42]
3. Fibulin-3 ~50 2p16 Basement membrane Cartilage, developing bones, and developing cranial area [50]
4. Fibulin-4 ~50 11q13 The interface between the fibrillin microfibrillar scaffold and the elastin core Heart, skeletal muscle, placenta, lungs, pancreas, brain, and kidney [2]
5. Fibulin-5 ~65 14q32.1 Basement
membrane
Developing artery, neural crest cells, mesenchymal tissues, endothelial cushion tissue, heart, lungs, and uterus [39,65,66,91]
6. Fibulin-6 ~600 1q25.3 Basement
membrane
Retinal endothelial and epithelial cells, and skin fibroblasts [3,39,86]
7. Fibulin-7 ~48 2q13 Pericellular
region
Cartilage, placenta, teeth, and hair follicles [10]
8. Fibulin-8 ~600 9q34.11 Basement
membrane
Developing somites and mesenchymal cells in zebrafish [39,90]