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Inhibition of migration and invasion of carcinoma cells by urokinase-derived antagonists of alphavbeta5 integrin activation.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jan 2009
Vocca Immacolata, Franco Paola, Alfano Daniela, Votta Giuseppina, Carriero Maria Vincenza, Estrada Yeriel, Caputi Mario, Netti Paolo A, Ossowski Liliana, Stoppelli Maria Patrizia
Abstract excerpt
We previously showed that, while binding to urokinase receptor (uPAR) through its growth factor domain (GFD, residues 1-49), urokinase (uPA) can engage alphavbeta5 integrin through an internal domain (CP, residues 132-158). This novel uPA/alphavbeta5 interaction promotes cytoskeletal rearrangements and directional cell migration (Franco et al., J Cell Sci 2006;119:3424-34). We now show that treatment of cells...
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