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Report on the 7th international workshop on the CCN family of genes

October 16–19, 2013–Nice, France

Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling volume 8, pages 71–76 (2014)Cite this article

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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.

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Acknowledgments

The 7th International Workshop on the CCN family of Genes was sponsored by the International CCN Society, Springer Science + Business Media, The University of Sydney, The Canadian Institute of Health Research, Process for PRF, Novus Biologicals, and EMP Genetech. Thanks are due to H. Yeger for critical reading of the manuscript. Thanks are also due to Mrs Daout for her local help at the Mercure Notre Dame Hotel in Nice.

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  1. International CCN Society, Nice, France

    B. Perbal

  2. Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine Boston, Boston, USA

    P. Trackman

  3. Department of Integrative Physiology and Pathology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    J. Castellot

  4. Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Department of Surgery, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    D. Brigstock

  5. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan

    M. Takigawa

  6. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, USA

    L. Lau

  7. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario London, London, Canada

    A. Leask

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Perbal, B., Trackman, P., Castellot, J. et al. Report on the 7th international workshop on the CCN family of genes. J. Cell Commun. Signal. 8, 71–76 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12079-014-0227-9

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Keywords

  • CCN proteins
  • ICCNS
  • Cancers
  • Differentiation
  • Development
  • Inflammation
  • miRNAs
  • Fibrosis
  • Diabetes
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Dermatology
  • Gene expression