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Alpha 6 beta 4 integrin regulates keratinocyte chemotaxis through differential GTPase activation and antagonism of alpha 3 beta 1 integrin.
Journal of cell science - 1 Sept 2003
Russell Alan J, Fincher Edgar F, Millman Linda, Smith Robyn, Vela Veronica, Waterman Elizabeth A, Dey Clara N, Guide Shireen, Weaver Valerie M, Marinkovich M Peter
Abstract excerpt
Growth factor-induced cell migration and proliferation are essential for epithelial wound repair. Cell migration during wound repair also depends upon expression of laminin-5, a ligand for alpha 6 beta 4 integrin. We investigated the role of alpha 6 beta 4 integrin in laminin-5-dependent keratinocyte migration by re-expressing normal or attachment-defective beta 4 integrin in beta 4 integrin null keratinocytes....
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