Cell-matrix interaction

Weber LM, Hayda KN, Haskins K et al (2007) The effects of cell-matrix interactions on encapsulated beta-cell function within hydrogels functionalized with matrix-derived adhesive... 

S-type lectins P-Galactoside-binding animal lectins with roles In cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions... 

Sage E Regulation of interactions between cells and extracellular matrix a command performance on several stages. J Clin Invest 2001 107 781. (This article introduces a series of six articles on cell-matrix interaction. The topics covered are cell adhesion and de-adhesion, thrombospondins, syndecans, SPARC, osteopontin, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. All of the articles can be accessed at www.jci.org.)... 

Integrins themselves are found on nearly all cells and mediate several physiological responses, such as cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. Three families of integrins, each family with a common beta subunit in combination with distinct alpha subunits, have been recognized. The beta 1 family, also called very late lymphocyte-activation antigen or VLA, has receptors mediating extracellular matrix interactions with molecules such as collagen, laminin, and fibronectin. Naturally, platelets contain many of the receptors of the beta 1 family. 

Lussier, C., Basora, N., Bouatrouss, Y., and Beaulieu, J.-F. (2000). Integrins as mediators of epithelial cell-matrix interactions in the human small intestinal mucosa. Microsc. Res. Tech. 51, 169-178. 

It is fairly obvious that the unusual biological activity of certain collagen-GAG matrices is due to specific cell-matrix interactions which take place when these matrices are in contact with the skin wound bed or with the cut end of the nerve. The molecular character of these interactions is currently under study. 

General Principles of Integrin-Mediated Cell-Matrix Interactions. 80... 

Knudson, C.B., Hyaluronan and CD44 strategic players for cell-matrix interactions during chondrogenesis and matrix assembly. Birth Defects Res. Part C Embryo Today, 69, 174, 2003. 

Kramer, R. H., Enenstein, J., and Waleh, N. S., Integrin structure and ligand specificity in cell-matrix interactions, in Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Basement Membranes (D. H. Rohrbach and R. Timpl, Eds.), pp. 239-258. Academic Press, New York, 1993. 

Frisch, S.M., Francis, H. (1994). Disraption of epithelial cell-matrix interactions induces apoptosis. J. Cell Biol. 124 619-26. 

ADAMs are membrane proteins that contain a disintegrin and a metalloprotease domain. Disintegrins are RGD-containing proteins that inhibit cell/matrix interactions (adhesion) and cell/cell interactions (aggregation) through the integrin receptors. In addition, ADAMs have two other domains that are involved in signaling and transport (113). 

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