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Tyrosine kinase activity of discoidin domain receptor 1 is necessary for smooth muscle cell migration and matrix metalloproteinase expression.
Circulation research - 14 Jun 2002
Hou Guangpei, Vogel Wolfgang F, Bendeck Michelle P
Abstract excerpt
Smooth muscle cell (SMC) interactions with collagen mediate cell migration during the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and restenosis. Discoidin domain receptors (DDRs) have been identified as novel collagen receptors. We used aortic SMCs from wild-type and DDR1(-/-) mice to evaluate the function of the DDR1 in regulating migration. DDR1(-/-) SMCs exhibited impaired attachment to and migration toward a type I...
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