"Integrins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of transmembrane glycoproteins (MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS) consisting of noncovalent heterodimers. They interact with a wide variety of ligands including EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT, and other cells, while their intracellular domains interact with the CYTOSKELETON. The integrins consist of at least three identified families: the cytoadhesin receptors(RECEPTORS, CYTOADHESIN), the leukocyte adhesion receptors (RECEPTORS, LEUKOCYTE ADHESION), and the VERY LATE ANTIGEN RECEPTORS. Each family contains a common beta-subunit (INTEGRIN BETA CHAINS) combined with one or more distinct alpha-subunits (INTEGRIN ALPHA CHAINS). These receptors participate in cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion in many physiologically important processes, including embryological development; HEMOSTASIS; THROMBOSIS; WOUND HEALING; immune and nonimmune defense mechanisms; and oncogenic transformation.
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D016023
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.750.705.408
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Integrins" by people in Profiles.
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Functional screening in Drosophila identifies Alzheimer's disease susceptibility genes and implicates Tau-mediated mechanisms. Hum Mol Genet. 2014 Feb 15; 23(4):870-7.
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Rewiring integrin-mediated signaling and cellular response with the peripheral myelin protein 22 and epithelial membrane protein 2 components of the tetraspan web. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Jul 23; 52(8):5465-72.
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Collagen gel contraction by ARPE-19 cells is mediated by a FAK-Src dependent pathway. Exp Eye Res. 2007 Dec; 85(6):790-8.
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The role of laminin-integrin signaling in triggering MB formation. An in vivo and in vitro study. Exp Mol Pathol. 2005 Aug; 79(1):1-8.