Article
Requirement of alpha and beta subunit transmembrane helix separation for integrin outside-in signaling.
Blood - 1 Oct 2007
Zhu Jieqing, Carman Christopher V, Kim Minsoo, Shimaoka Motomu, Springer Timothy A, Luo Bing-Hao
Abstract excerpt
Adhesion to extracellular ligands through integrins regulates cell shape, migration, growth, and survival. How integrins transmit signals in the outside-to-in direction remains unknown. Whereas in resting integrins the alpha and beta subunit transmembrane domains are associated, ligand binding promotes dissociation and separation of these domains. Here we address whether such separation is required for outside-in...
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