“…Experimental evidence shows that ßig-h3 is a collagen-binding matrix protein [Hashimoto et al, 1997] whose expression increases during in vitro osteoblastic differentiation of bone mar- Yates/Forbes/Glowacki [Sandberg and Vuorio, 1987;Bland and Ashurst, 1996;Paulsen and Tillmann, 1999] COL5A2 (HUMCOLVA) [Furuto et al, 1991;Bland and Ashurst, 1996] COL6A3 (NM-004369) [Poole et al, 1988] COL11A1 (NM_001854) [Furuto et al, 1991;Bland and Ashurst, 1996;Paulsen and Tillmann, 1999] Other matrix Fibrillin 1 (HSFIBRMR) [Sakai et al, 1986] Fibronectin (HSU42594) [Clemmensen et al, 1982] Laminin ·2 (NM_000426) [Dürr et al, 1996] Thrombospondin-1 (NM_003246) [Pfander et al, 2000] Versican (NM_004385) [Rosenberg et al, 1985] ßig-h3 a (NM_000358) 1…”