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Additional genes involved in remodeling are contained within cluster B, such as those for MMP-7 (also known as matrilysin [ 31]), thrombospondin [ 32] and haptoglobin-alpha.
Interestingly, the CD36-like 1 antigen (alias thrombospondin receptor-like 1 - CD36L1) clustered tightly with LPL and LDLR and shared with these genes terms such as 'lipoprotein', 'lipid' or 'cholesterol' (Figure 6a).
CD36 has previously been shown to trigger the activation of p59fyn, p38 MAPK, and caspase 3 (GeneID: 836) in response to thrombospondin in endothelial cells [8].
These included the obvious - MCAM (melanoma cell adhesion molecule) - but also ATP1B2 (ATPase, Na +/K +transporting, beta 2 polypeptide, which is believed to function in neuron-astrocyte adhesion [ 29, 30]), THBS (thrombospondin, an adhesion molecule involved in blood clotting), OPN (osteopontin, which promotes osteoclast adhesion [ 31]) and OSF2 (osteoblast-specific factor 2, a human homolog of the insect protein fasciclin thought to have a role in bone adhesion [ 32]).
All of the transcripts listed in Table 1were included among the 27 most significant, with the exception of thrombospondin (ranked 50 th).