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Targeted ablation of plectin isoform 1 uncovers role of cytolinker proteins in leukocyte recruitment
12 Dec 2005
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Plectin, a typical cytolinker protein, is essential for skin and skeletal muscle integrity. It stabilizes cells mechanically, regulates cytoskeleton dynamics, and serves as a scaffolding platform for signaling molecules. A variety of isoforms expressed in different tissues and cell types account for this versatility. To uncover the role of plectin 1, the major isoform expressed in tissues of mesenchymal origin,...
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