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Review
. 2016 Jul 15;5(1):1094.
doi: 10.1186/s40064-016-2502-0. eCollection 2016.

Research advances on structure and biological functions of integrins

Li Pan  1 , Yuan Zhao  1 , Zhijie Yuan  1 , Guixin Qin  1
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Review

Research advances on structure and biological functions of integrins

Li Pan et al. Springerplus. .

Abstract

Integrins are an important family of adhesion molecules that were first discovered two decades ago. Integrins are transmembrane heterodimeric glycoprotein receptors consisting of α and β subunits, and are comprised of an extracellular domain, a transmembrane domain, and a cytoplasmic tail. Therein, integrin cytoplasmic domains may associate directly with numerous cytoskeletal proteins and intracellular signaling molecules, which are crucial for modulating fundamental cell processes and functions including cell adhesion, proliferation, migration, and survival. The purpose of this review is to describe the unique structure of each integrin subunit, primary cytoplasmic association proteins, and transduction signaling pathway of integrins, with an emphasis on their biological functions.

Keywords: Adhesion; Associated proteins; Biological function; Integrin; Signal transduction pathway; Structure.

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Structure, primary cytoplasmic association proteins and biological functions of integrins
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