Differences in binding to the ILK complex determines kindlin isoform adhesion localization and integrin activation
Huet-Calderwood C, Brahme NN, Kumar N, Stiegler AL, Raghavan S, Boggon TJ, Calderwood DA. Differences in binding to the ILK complex determines kindlin isoform adhesion localization and integrin activation. Journal Of Cell Science 2014, 127: 4308-4321. PMID: 25086068, PMCID: PMC4179494, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.155879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin activationKindlin-2Kindlin-3Focal adhesion proteinsFunctional differencesIntegrin-linked kinaseILK complexAdhesion proteinsF2 subdomainMolecular basisIsoform specificityComplex bindsKindlinFA targetingActivation defectsCell adhesionActivationFALocalizesKinaseGFPSignalingILKIsoformsProtein