Article
Tetraspanin CD9 is associated with very late-acting integrins in human vascular smooth muscle cells and modulates collagen matrix reorganization.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Nov 1998
Scherberich A, Moog S, Haan-Archipoff G, Azorsa D O, Lanza F, Beretz A
Abstract excerpt
CD9, a member of the tetraspanin family, and very late-acting (VLA) integrins are known to associate and form functional units on the surface of several cell types. We studied the changes in expression of CD9 and beta1-integrins (CD29, VLA) in human vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) under in v...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antigens, CD
- CHO Cells
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- Collagen
- Cricetinae
- Humans
- Integrin beta1
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular