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Novel activating and inactivating mutations in the integrin beta1 subunit A domain.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Jun 2004
Barton Stephanie J, Travis Mark A, Askari Janet A, Buckley Patrick A, Craig Susan E, Humphries Martin J, Mould A Paul
Abstract excerpt
The ligand-binding activity of integrins is regulated by shape changes that convert these receptors from a resting (or inactive) state to an active state. However, the precise conformational changes that take place in head region of integrins (the site of ligand binding) during activation are not well understood. The portion of the integrin beta subunit involved in ligand recognition contains a von Willebrand...
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