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Integrins enhance platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-dependent responses by altering the signal relay enzymes that are recruited to the PDGF beta receptor.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 9 Jul 1999
DeMali K A, Balciunaite E, Kazlauskas A
Abstract excerpt
Since the extracellular matrix (ECM) can promote platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-dependent responses, we hypothesized that the ECM mediates this effect by preventing the PDGF beta receptor (betaPDGFR) from associating with the negative regulator, RasGAP (the GTPase-activating protein of Ras). We found that binding of RasGAP to the wild-type betaPDGFR was decreased; the activation of Ras and Erk was...
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