elastinogenesis

English

Etymology

From elastin +‎ -o- +‎ -genesis.

Noun

elastinogenesis (uncountable)

1. The biogenesis of elastin
   • 2015 August 12, “LTBP-2 Has a Single High-Affinity Binding Site for FGF-2 and Blocks FGF-2-Induced Cell Proliferation”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     It has long been documented that LTBP-2 is associated with elastic fibers in developing elastic tissues [8 ] and there is evidence that LTBP-2 may play a negative regulatory role in elastinogenesis, inhibiting tropoelastin interactions with fibulin-5 and heparan sulphate proteoglycans [16 ].