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The Spike Glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 Binds to β1 Integrins Expressed on the Surface of Lung Epithelial Cells

Viruses, 2021
The spike glycoprotein attached to the envelope of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) binds to and exploits angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as an entry receptor to infect pulmonary epithelial cells.
Eun Jeong Park, Phyoe Kyawe Myint, Michael Gyasi Appiah, Samuel Darkwah, Siqingaowa Caidengbate, Atsushi Ito, Eri Matsuo, Eiji Kawamoto, Arong Gaowa, Motomu Shimaoka   +9 more
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Ligand-competent fractalkine receptor is expressed on exosomes

Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2021
Expression of chemokine receptor CX3CR1 is reportedly restricted to several cell types including natural killer cells, cytotoxic T cells, monocytes, and macrophages.
Eun Jeong Park, Phyoe Kyawe Myint, Michael G. Appiah, Patsorn Worawattananutai, Janjira Inprasit, Onmanee Prajuabjinda, Zay Yar Soe, Arong Gaowa, Eiji Kawamoto, Motomu Shimaoka   +9 more
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Targeted remodeling of breast cancer and immune cell homing niches by exosomal integrins

Diagnostic Pathology, 2020
Exosomes represent an important subset of extracellular vesicles involved in inter-cellular communications in health and diseases. Exosomes secreted from cancer and immune cells travel to the specific tissues containing homing niches.
Phyoe Kyawe Myint, Eun Jeong Park, Arong Gaowa, Eiji Kawamoto, Motomu Shimaoka   +4 more
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Conformational flexibility determines the Nf2/merlin tumor suppressor functions

Matrix Biology Plus, 2021
The Neurofibromatosis type 2 gene encodes the Nf2/merlin tumor suppressor protein that is responsible for the regulation of cell proliferation. Once activated, Nf2/merlin modulates adhesive signaling pathways and thereby inhibits cell growth.
Marina C. Primi, Erumbi S. Rangarajan, Dipak N. Patil, Tina Izard   +3 more
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Nucleation of membrane adhesions [PDF]

, 2008
Recent experimental and theoretical studies of biomimetic membrane adhesions [Bruinsma et al., Phys. Rev. E 61, 4253 (2000); Boulbitch et al., Biophys. J.
Wang, Zhen-Gang, Zhang, Cheng-Zhong
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Platelet-collagen adhesion: evidence for participation of antigenically distinct entities. [PDF]

, 1984
Univalent antibody fragments prepared from a rabbit antiserum raised against whole human platelets completely inhibited adhesion of platelets to immobilized trimeric collagen in a defined, Mg2+-dependent, adhesion assay.
Barondes, SH, Shadle, PJ
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Sharpin suppresses β1-integrin activation by complexing with the β1 tail and kindlin-1

Cell Communication and Signaling, 2019
Background Previously sharpin has been identified as an endogenous inhibitor of β1-integrin activation by directly binding to a conserved region in the cytoplasmic tails (CTs) of the integrin β1-associated α subunits. Methods Here we employed biochemical
Juan Gao, Yun Bao, Shushu Ge, Peisen Sun, Jiaojiao Sun, Jianmin Liu, Feng Chen, Li Han, Zhongyuan Cao, Jun Qin, Gilbert C. White, Zhen Xu, Yan-Qing Ma   +12 more
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Integrin-Ligand Interactions in Inflammation, Cancer, and Metabolic Disease: Insights Into the Multifaceted Roles of an Emerging Ligand Irisin

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2020
Integrins are transmembrane proteins that mediate cellular adhesion and migration to neighboring cells or the extracellular matrix, which is essential for cells to undertake diverse physiological and pathological pathways.
Eun Jeong Park, Phyoe Kyawe Myint, Atsushi Ito, Atsushi Ito, Michael G. Appiah, Samuel Darkwah, Eiji Kawamoto, Eiji Kawamoto, Motomu Shimaoka   +8 more
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Twin disc assessment of wheel/rail adhesion [PDF]

, 2008
Loss of adhesion between a railway wheel and the track has implications for both braking and traction. Poor adhesion in braking is a safety issue as it leads to extended stopping distances. In traction, it is a performance issue as it may lead to reduced
Gallardo-Hernandez, E.A., Lewis, R.
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Mechanotransduction as a major driver of cell behaviour: mechanisms, and relevance to cell organization and future research

Open Biology, 2021
How do cells process environmental cues to make decisions? This simple question is still generating much experimental and theoretical work, at the border of physics, chemistry and biology, with strong implications in medicine.
Pierre-Henri Puech, Pierre Bongrand
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