Historical Perspective abstract
Nature Cell Biology 4, E83 - E90 (2002)
doi:10.1038/ncb0402-e83
Sensing the environment: a historical perspective on integrin signal transduction
Cindy K. Miranti1 & Joan S. Brugge2
Abstract
Cell adhesion mediated by integrin receptors has a critical function in organizing cells in tissues and in guiding haematopoietic cells to their sites of action. However, integrin adhesion receptors have broader functions in regulating cell behaviour through their ability to transduce bi-directional signals into and out of the cell and to engage in reciprocal interactions with other cellular receptors. This historical perspective traces the key findings that have led to our current understanding of these important functions of integrins.
- Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Correspondence to: Joan S. Brugge2 e-mail: joan_brugge@hms.harvard.edu
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