@article{ddbb16344dea4c5788ff12b28a1a09f7,
title = "An early history of CCN2/CTGF research: the road to CCN2 via hcs24, ctgf, ecogenin, and regenerin",
abstract = "The principal aim of this historical review is to present the processes by which the different aspects of CCN2/CTGF/Hcs24 were discovered by different groups and how much CCN2/CTGF, by being integrated into CCN family, has contributed to the establishment of the basic concepts regarding the role and functions of this new class of proteins. This review should be particularly useful to new investigators who have recently entered this exciting field of study and also provides a good opportunity to acknowledge the input of those individuals who participated in the development of this scientific field.",
keywords = "CCN family, CCN proteins, CCN2/CTGF/Hcs24, Ecogenin, Regenerin",
author = "Masaharu Takigawa",
note = "Funding Information: Work performed in my previous laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences during these past twenty years (1994-2004) had been funded by the programs Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) twice, (A) once, and (B) six times and four times by Exploratory Research from Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences. This current work was supported in part by grants from the program Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (#JP15H0501419) and for Challenging Research (Exploratory) (#JP17K1975709) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017, The International CCN Society.",
year = "2018",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s12079-017-0414-6",
language = "English",
volume = "12",
pages = "253--264",
journal = "Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling",
issn = "1873-9601",
publisher = "Springer Netherlands",
number = "1",
}