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Domain 2 of the urokinase receptor contains an integrin-interacting epitope with intrinsic signaling activity: generation of a new integrin inhibitor.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Jul 2005
Degryse Bernard, Resnati Massimo, Czekay Ralf-Peter, Loskutoff David J, Blasi Francesco
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the interaction between the urokinase receptor (uPAR) and the integrin alphavbeta3. Vitronectin (VN) induces cell migration by binding to alphavbeta3, but expression of the uPAR boosts its efficacy. Thus, uPAR may regulate VN-induced cell migration by interacting laterally with alphavbeta3. In contrast, cells expressing a uPAR mutant lacking domain 2 do not migrate in response to VN. This effect...
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