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The serpin PAI-1 inhibits cell migration by blocking integrin alpha V beta 3 binding to vitronectin.
Nature - 3 Oct 1996
Stefansson S, Lawrence D A
Abstract excerpt
During wound healing, migrating cells increase expression of both the vitronectin receptor (VNR) integrins and plasminogen activators. Here we report that vitronectin significantly enhances the migration of smooth muscle cells (SMCs), and that the specific VNR alpha V beta 3 is required for cell motility. We also show that the alpha V beta 3 attachment site on vitronectin overlaps with the binding site for...
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