Insoluble fibronectin activates the Na/H antiporter by clustering and immobilizing integrin alpha 5 beta 1, independent of cell shape.
Schwartz M, Lechene C, Ingber D. Insoluble fibronectin activates the Na/H antiporter by clustering and immobilizing integrin alpha 5 beta 1, independent of cell shape. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1991, 88: 7849-7853. PMID: 1652767, PMCID: PMC52401, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.17.7849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin alpha 5 beta 1Alpha 5 beta 1Cell shapeInsoluble extracellular matrix moleculesNa/H antiporterExtracellular matrix receptorsInsoluble fibronectinSurface-adsorbed fibronectinSoluble growth factorsExtracellular matrix moleculesH antiporterCell surface receptorsTransmembrane receptorsGrowth factor receptorBeta 1Matrix receptorsGrowth controlAnchorage-dependent cellsMatrix moleculesAntiporterFactor receptorSuppress growthSoluble mitogensGrowth factorFibronectin