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Integrin-mediated adhesion maintains sarcomeric integrity.
Developmental biology - 1 Feb 2010
Perkins Alexander D, Ellis Stephanie J, Asghari Parisa, Shamsian Arash, Moore Edwin D W, Tanentzapf Guy
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Integrin-mediated adhesion to the ECM is essential for normal development of animal tissues. During muscle development, integrins provide the structural stability required to construct such a highly tensile, force generating tissue. Mutations that disrupt integrin-mediated adhesion in skeletal muscles give rise to a myopathy in humans and mice. To determine if this is due to defects in formation or defects in...
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