Opposing roles for lipocalins and a CD36 family scavenger receptor in apical extracellular matrix-dependent protection of narrow tube integrity
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All exposed epithelial surfaces, including the walls of internal tubes, are lined by a lipid and glycoprotein-rich apical extracellular matrix (aECM) that helps shape and protect the apical domain. Secreted lipocalins are lipid transporters frequently found wi... ...