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Biologically-active laminin-111 fragment that modulates the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in embryonic stem cells
3 Apr 2014
Abstract excerpt
The dynamic interplay between the extracellular matrix and embryonic stem cells (ESCs) constitutes one of the key steps in understanding stem cell differentiation in vitro. Here we report a biologically-active laminin-111 fragment generated by matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) processing, which is highly up-regulated during differentiation. We show that the β1-chain-derived fragment interacts via α3β1-integrins,...
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