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Any of many heterodimeric transmembrane proteins that function as receptors in communication between cells.
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integrin — /in tegˈrin/ (biology) noun Any of a superfamily of cell surface proteins that bind to components of the extracellular matrix, facilitating cell adhesion and signalling ORIGIN: ↑integer and ↑ in (1) … Useful english dictionary
Integrin — Integrins are cell surface receptors that interact with the extracellular matrix (ECM) and mediate various intracellular signals. They define cellular shape, mobility, and regulate the cell cycle. These integral membrane proteins are attached to… … Wikipedia
Integrin — Abbildung: Integrine, Brücken zwischen RGD Proteinen und dem Cytoskelett. Gezeigt ist der GPIIb/IIIa Komplex der Thrombozytenmenbran. Bindung von Ca++ an eine von Willebrand Faktor artige Domäne verleiht diesem Integrin die Fähigkeit zur Bindung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Integrin-linked kinase — (ILK) is a 59kDa protein originally identified while conducting a yeast two hybrid screen with integrin β1 as the bait protein (Hannigan et al., 1996). Since its discovery, ILK has been associated with multiple cellular functions including cell… … Wikipedia
Integrin, beta 5 — Integrin, beta 5, also known as ITGB5, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: ITGB5 integrin, beta 5| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=3693| accessdate = ] PBB Summary section title … Wikipedia
Integrin, beta 6 — Integrin, beta 6, also known as ITGB6, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: ITGB6 integrin, beta 6| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=3694| accessdate = ] PBB Summary section title … Wikipedia
Integrin alpha M — (ITGAM) is one protein subunit that forms the heterodimeric integrin alpha M beta 2 (αMβ2) molecule, also known as macrophage 1 antigen (Mac 1) or complement receptor 3 (CR3).cite journal |author=Solovjov D, Pluskota E, Plow E |title=Distinct… … Wikipedia
Integrin alphaXbeta2 — (p150,95, CR4) is a complement receptor composed of CD11c and CD18.External links* * … Wikipedia
Integrin — In|te|g|rin [Kurzw. aus integrales Protein], das; s, e: Gruppenbez. für sog. transmembrane Glykoproteine als Brücken zwischen Cytoplasma u. den versch. Liganden der extrazellulären Matrix. Die I. bestehen aus zwei Untereinheiten mit 1000–1150 bzw … Universal-Lexikon
integrin — in·te·grin in(t) ə grən n any of various glycoproteins that are found on cell surfaces (as of white blood cells or platelets), that are composed of two dissimilar polypeptide chains, that are receptors for various proteins which typically bind to … Medical dictionary
