C. elegans PAT-4/ILK Functions as an Adaptor Protein within Integrin Adhesion Complexes
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C. elegans PAT-4/ILK Functions as an Adaptor Protein within Integrin Adhesion Complexes
BACKGROUND Mammalian integrin-linked kinase (ILK) was identified in a yeast two-hybrid screen for proteins binding the integrin beta(1) subunit cytoplasmic domain. ILK has been implicated in integrin-mediated signaling and is also an adaptor within integrin-associated cytoskeletal complexes. RESULTS We identified the C. elegans pat-4 gene in previous genetic screens for mutants unable to asse...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00810-2