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Cell Attachment to Thrombospondin: The Role of ARG-GLY-ASP, Calcium, and Integrin Receptors

Thrombospondin is a 420,000-D glycoprotein that has recently been shown to have several properties in common with the members of a class of adhesive proteins. To characterize further the adhesive ...
Nature

Integrin-mediated membrane blebbing is dependent on the NHE1 and NCX1 activities.

Integrin-mediated signal transduction and membrane blebbing have been well studied to modulate cell adhesion, spreading and migration^1-6^. However, the relationship between membrane blebbing and ...
News Medical

Study identifies a protein and signaling pathway that may contribute to sudden cardiac death

The patients were receiving new hearts to treat Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare genetic disease that causes abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) and increases the risk ...
Science Daily

CRISPR helps identify potential Alzheimer's-related protein

Experts have identified a new protein in the pathway that leads to Alzheimer's disease. Researchers used the 'molecular scissors' of CRISPR/Cas9 to search for new genes related to the ...
EurekAlert!

Study homes in on possible cause of sudden cardiac deaths

The patients were receiving new hearts to treat Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare genetic disease that causes abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) and increases the risk ...