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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Jianming Liu
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-8312 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Liu Jianming J Burkin Dean J DJ Kaufman Stephen J SJ
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology 20071128 2
The dystrophin-glycoprotein complex maintains the integrity of skeletal muscle by associating laminin in the extracellular matrix with the actin cytoskeleton. Several human muscular dystrophies arise from defects in the components of this complex. The alpha(7)beta(1)-integrin also binds laminin and links the extracellular matrix with the cytoskeleton. Enhancement of alpha(7)-integrin levels alleviates pathology in mdx/utrn(-/-) mice, a model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and thus the integrin ...[more]