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SUBMITTER: Wickstrom SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2977078 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wickström Sara A SA Lange Anika A Hess Michael W MW Polleux Julien J Spatz Joachim P JP Krüger Marcus M Pfaller Kristian K Lambacher Armin A Bloch Wilhelm W Mann Matthias M Huber Lukas A LA Fässler Reinhard R
Developmental cell 20101001 4
Caveolae are specialized compartments of the plasma membrane that are involved in signaling, endocytosis, and cholesterol transport. Their formation requires the transport of caveolin-1 to the plasma membrane, but the molecular mechanisms regulating the transport are largely unknown. Here, we identify a critical role for adhesion-mediated signaling through β1 integrins and integrin-linked kinase (ILK) in caveolae formation. Mice lacking β1 integrins or ILK in keratinocytes have dramatically redu ...[more]