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SUBMITTER: Bertotti A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2064708 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bertotti Andrea A Comoglio Paolo M PM Trusolino Livio L
The Journal of cell biology 20061211 6
Despite being a cell-matrix adhesion molecule, beta4 integrin can prompt the multiplication of neoplastic cells dislodged from their substrates (anchorage-independent growth). However, the molecular events underlying this atypical behavior remain partly unexplored. We found that activation of the Met receptor for hepatocyte growth factor results in the tyrosine phosphorylation of beta4, which is instrumental for integrin-mediated recruitment of the tyrosine phosphatase Shp2. Shp2 binding to beta ...[more]