# Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research { "id": "T13223", "title": "Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research", "url": "/topics/T13223", "kind": "topic-directory", "aeo_cohort": "topic-directory", "provider": "openalex", "revision": "17112d0140a0b140", "catalogue_revision": "f050b5d4780b1289", "numeric_address": "38285598334659211", "address_version": "morton4x16-v1", "coordinates": [ 1, 13, 1312, 13223 ], "answer_status": "Directory metadata; local answer requires separate source review", "truth_status": "Subject descriptor, not a factual answer or a demonstrated knowledge gap" } This cluster of papers focuses on the role of CCN proteins, particularly Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF), in various signaling pathways such as TGF-ß and BMP, and their involvement in processes like angiogenesis, fibrosis, cell adhesion, regulation of gene expression, cancer progression, and wound healing. Directory metadata is not a factual answer or evidence of a global knowledge gap. Source: https://openalex.org/T13223 No owner-reviewed local answer yet.