Zasp regulates integrin activation
Bouaouina M, Jani K, Long JY, Czerniecki S, Morse EM, Ellis SJ, Tanentzapf G, Schöck F, Calderwood DA. Zasp regulates integrin activation. Journal Of Cell Science 2012, 125: 5647-5657. PMID: 22992465, PMCID: PMC3575701, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.103291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin activationDomain-containing proteinsExtracellular matrixHeterodimeric adhesion receptorsPDZ motif-containing proteinΑ5β1 integrinMammalian tissue cultureScaffold proteinCytoplasmic tailFirst proteinECM ligandsMuscle contractile machineryΒ-integrinExtracellular domainAdhesion receptorsIntegrin heterodimersTalinConformational changesHigh-affinity bindingEssential processProteinIntegrinsHuman cardiomyopathyZASPTissue culture