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Lipopolysaccharide-induced activation of beta2-integrin function in macrophages requires Irak kinase activity, p38 mitogen- activated protein kinase, and the Rap1 GTPase.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jan 2001
Schmidt A, Caron E, Hall A
Abstract excerpt
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria, is a potent activator of macrophages. Besides inducing many transcriptional pathways, LPS also elicits rapid morphological changes such as cell spreading. Here we have investigated the signaling pathway that controls macrophage beta2-integrin-dependent spreading in response to LPS. We show that inhibition of the adapter protein...
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