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An adhesion molecule in free-living Dictyostelium amoebae with integrin beta features.
EMBO reports - 1 Jun 2006
Cornillon Sophie, Gebbie Leigh, Benghezal Mohammed, Nair Prashant, Keller Sebastien, Wehrle-Haller Bernhard, Charette Steve J, Brückert Franz, Letourneur François, Cosson Pierre
Abstract excerpt
The study of free-living amoebae has proven valuable to explain the molecular mechanisms controlling phagocytosis, cell adhesion and motility. In this study, we identified a new adhesion molecule in Dictyostelium amoebae. The SibA (Similar to Integrin Beta) protein is a type I transmembrane protein, and its cytosolic, transmembrane and extracellular domains contain features also found in integrin beta chains. In...
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