β1 integrins with individually disrupted cytoplasmic NPxY motifs are embryonic lethal but partially active in the epidermis.

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β1 Integrin adhesion is believed to require binding of talins and kindlins to the membrane proximal and distal NPxY motifs of the β1 cytoplasmic tail, respectively. To test this hypothesis, we substituted the membrane proximal and distal tyrosines (Y) of the β1 tail with alanine (A) residues (β1 Y783A; β1 Y795A) in the germline of mice. We report that β1 Y783A or β1 Y795A substitutions blocked talin or kindlin...

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