Reconstructing and Deconstructing Agonist-Induced Activation of Integrin αIIbβ3
Han J, Lim CJ, Watanabe N, Soriani A, Ratnikov B, Calderwood DA, Puzon-McLaughlin W, Lafuente EM, Boussiotis VA, Shattil SJ, Ginsberg MH. Reconstructing and Deconstructing Agonist-Induced Activation of Integrin αIIbβ3. Current Biology 2006, 16: 1796-1806. PMID: 16979556, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.08.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin activationIntegrin affinityIntegrin beta cytoplasmic domainsIntegrin-associated complexesAgonist stimulationBeta cytoplasmic domainsIntegrin activation pathwaysProtein kinase CalphaExtracellular matrix assemblyBinding of talinSiRNA-mediated knockdownTumor cell metastasisRap effectorMulticellular animalsPhorbol myristate acetateSynthetic geneticsCytoplasmic domainRap1 GTPaseTransmembrane alphaActivation complexCytoskeletal proteinsTalinBeta subunitIntegrin αIIbβ3Cell adhesion