Targeting integrin pathways: mechanisms and advances in therapy

X Pang, X He, Z Qiu, H Zhang, R **e, Z Liu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Integrins are considered the main cell-adhesion transmembrane receptors that play
multifaceted roles as extracellular matrix (ECM)-cytoskeletal linkers and transducers in …

A guide to the composition and functions of the extracellular matrix

NK Karamanos, AD Theocharis, Z Piperigkou… - The FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic 3‐dimensional network of macromolecules that
provides structural support for the cells and tissues. Accumulated knowledge clearly …

Integrins as biomechanical sensors of the microenvironment

JZ Kechagia, J Ivaska, P Roca-Cusachs - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
Integrins, and integrin-mediated adhesions, have long been recognized to provide the main
molecular link attaching cells to the extracellular matrix (ECM) and to serve as bidirectional …

Cell adhesion by integrins

M Bachmann, S Kukkurainen… - Physiological …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Integrins are heterodimeric cell surface receptors ensuring the mechanical connection
between cells and the extracellular matrix. In addition to the anchorage of cells to the …

Mesenchymal stromal cell homing: mechanisms and strategies for improvement

M Ullah, DD Liu, AS Thakor - Iscience, 2019 - cell.com
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been widely investigated for their therapeutic
potential in regenerative medicine, owing to their ability to home damaged tissue and serve …

RGD-binding integrins revisited: how recently discovered functions and novel synthetic ligands (re-) shape an ever-evolving field

BS Ludwig, H Kessler, S Kossatz, U Reuning - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Integrins, a superfamily of cell adhesion receptors, were extensively
investigated as therapeutic targets over the last decades, motivated by their multiple …

Platelet integrin αIIbβ3: signal transduction, regulation, and its therapeutic targeting

J Huang, X Li, X Shi, M Zhu, J Wang, S Huang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2019 - Springer
Integrins are a family of transmembrane glycoprotein signaling receptors that can transmit
bioinformation bidirectionally across the plasma membrane. Integrin αIIbβ3 is expressed at a …

Adult stem cells at work: regenerating skeletal muscle

M Schmidt, SC Schüler, SS Hüttner, B von Eyss… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Skeletal muscle regeneration is a finely tuned process involving the activation of various
cellular and molecular processes. Satellite cells, the stem cells of skeletal muscle, are …

Cell adhesion and matrix stiffness: coordinating cancer cell invasion and metastasis

V Gkretsi, T Stylianopoulos - Frontiers in oncology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Metastasis is a multistep process in which tumor extracellular matrix (ECM) and cancer cell
cytoskeleton interactions are pivotal. ECM is connected, through integrins, to the cell's …

[HTML][HTML] Substrate curvature as a cue to guide spatiotemporal cell and tissue organization

SJP Callens, RJC Uyttendaele, LE Fratila-Apachitei… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent evidence clearly shows that cells respond to various physical cues in their
environments, guiding many cellular processes and tissue morphogenesis, pathology, and …