integrin

American

[in-tuh-grin] / ˈɪn təˌgrɪn /

noun

plural

integrins

any receptor in the cell membrane which helps in the process of adhesion between cells, or between a cell and other biological material.

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Talins are commonly considered fully extended at FAs between actin filaments -- or F-actin -- and the anchor-like integrin receptor.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

Their work helped launch the field of integrin research, which has since led to new strategies for treating disease.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

In 2011, Reiser and colleagues reported in Nature Medicine that in cell culture, suPAR damaged human podocytes through the integrin pathway.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 19, 2018

Nanoparticle tension probes patterned at the nanoscale: impact of integrin clustering on force transmission.

From Nature • Dec. 5, 2017

Then it holds tight for the duration with the help of proteins like integrin, a kind of biological glue.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2014

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