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SUBMITTER: Myers RB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4063992 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Myers Ronald B RB Wei Lan L Castellot John J JJ
Journal of cell communication and signaling 20140202 2
CCN proteins play crucial roles in cell motility, matrix turnover, and proliferation. In particular, CCN5 plays a role in cell motility and proliferation in several cell types; however, no functional binding proteins for CCN5 have been identified. In this study we report that CCN5 binds to the cell surface receptor integrin αvβ3 in vascular smooth muscle cells. Furthermore, this interaction takes place in podosomes, organelles known to degrade matrix and mediate motility. We show that CCN5 regul ...[more]