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SUBMITTER: Lammerding J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC164635 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lammerding Jan J Kazarov Alexander R AR Huang Hayden H Lee Richard T RT Hemler Martin E ME
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20030612 13
The tetraspanin CD151 molecule associates specifically with laminin-binding integrins, including alpha6beta1. To probe strength of alpha6beta1-dependent adhesion to laminin-1, defined forces (0-1.5 nN) were applied to magnetic laminin-coated microbeads bound to NIH 3T3 cells. For NIH 3T3 cells bearing wild-type CD151, adhesion strengthening was observed, as bead detachment became more difficult over time. In contrast, mutant CD151 (with the C-terminal region replaced) showed impaired adhesion st ...[more]