Article
Hyaluronan-dependent cell migration can be blocked by a CD44 cytoplasmic domain peptide containing a phosphoserine at position 325.
Journal of cell science - 1 Jun 1998
Peck D, Isacke C M
Abstract excerpt
CD44 is the principle transmembrane receptor for the extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan. This receptor:ligand interaction plays an essential role in a number of physiological events including tumour progression, lymphocyte homing into inflammatory sites and tissue morphogenesis dur...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Animals
- COS Cells
- Cell Movement
- Humans
- Hyaluronan Receptors
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Phosphoserine
- Threonine
