A Mechanism for Regulating Pulmonary Inflammation and Fibrosis: The Integrin αvβ6 Binds and Activates Latent TGF β1
Munger J, Huang X, Kawakatsu H, Griffiths M, Dalton S, Wu J, Pittet J, Kaminski N, Garat C, Matthay M, Rifkin D, Sheppard D. A Mechanism for Regulating Pulmonary Inflammation and Fibrosis: The Integrin αvβ6 Binds and Activates Latent TGF β1. Cell 1999, 96: 319-328. PMID: 10025398, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80545-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmBleomycinCHO CellsCricetinaeEpithelial CellsEsophagusHumansIntegrinsKeratinocytesLigandsMiceMice, KnockoutPeptide FragmentsProtein BindingProtein PrecursorsProteinsPulmonary FibrosisTransforming Growth Factor betaTransforming Growth Factor beta1Tumor Cells, CulturedConceptsLatency-associated peptideIntegrin alpha v beta 6Alpha v beta 6 integrinAlpha v beta 6Beta gene productsTGF beta 1Latent TGF-β1TGF-beta functionGrowth factor-beta (TGF-beta) family membersPulmonary inflammationExaggerated inflammationPulmonary fibrosisTGF-β1Beta 6Alpha vBeta 1Beta family membersInflammationFibrosisFamily membersNovel mechanismExtracellular activationVivoActivationIntegrins