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Subconfluent endothelial cells form podosomes downstream of cytokine and RhoGTPase signaling.
Experimental cell research - 15 Jul 2005
Osiak Anna-Eleonor, Zenner Gerhardt, Linder Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Adhesion, migration and invasion of endothelial cells are prerequisites for the formation of blood vessels and have to be controlled on a subcellular level. We report that subconfluent human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) are able to constitutively form podosomal adhesions that are sites of matrix metalloprotease concentration and matrix degradation. Importantly, incubation of serum-starved cells with...
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