Integrins /

• Other Authors: Cheresh, David A.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, Ã2007.
• Series: Methods in enzymology ; v. 426.
• Subjects: Integrins.; Electronic books.

An integrin, or integrin receptor, is an integral membrane protein in the plasma membrane of cells. It plays a role in the attachment of a cell to the extracellular matrix (ECM) and to other cells, and in signal transduction from the ECM to the cell. There are many types of integrin, and many cells...