Functional differences between kindlin-1 and kindlin-2 in keratinocytes
Bandyopadhyay A, Rothschild G, Kim S, Calderwood DA, Raghavan S. Functional differences between kindlin-1 and kindlin-2 in keratinocytes. Journal Of Cell Science 2012, 125: 2172-2184. PMID: 22328497, PMCID: PMC3367939, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.096214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsKindlin-2Kindlin-1Cell spreadingPeripheral focal adhesionsIntegrin β1Wild-type cellsUnexpected functional consequencesIntegrin β6Wild-type keratinocytesCytoplasmic tailNull keratinocytesKindlinNull cellsFunctional consequencesDirect interactionFunctional differencesUnique functionRelated integrinsIntegrinsCellsAdhesionKeratinocytesIntegrin αvβ6Knockdown