作者: Benjamin Geiger , Alexander Bershadsky , Roumen Pankov , Kenneth M. Yamada
DOI: 10.1038/35099066
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摘要: Integrin-mediated cell adhesions provide dynamic, bidirectional links between the extracellular matrix and cytoskeleton. Besides having central roles in migration morphogenesis, focal related structures convey information across membrane, to regulate extracellular-matrix assembly, proliferation, differentiation, death. This review describes integrin functions, mechanosensors, molecular switches signal-transduction pathways activated integrated by adhesion, with a unifying theme being importance of local physical forces.