Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Tissue Repair o sequestering water o providing turgor to soft tissues,and minerals giving rigidity to bone o regulates the proliferation,movement,and differentiation of the cells living within it supplying a substrate for cell adhesion and migration o serving as a reservoir for growth factors Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Tissue Repair  sequestering water  providing turgor to soft tissues, and minerals  giving rigidity to bone  regulates the proliferation, movement, and differentiation of the cells living within it  supplying a substrate for cell adhesion and migration  serving as a reservoir for growth factors