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Talin's second persona

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Talin is a core component of the integrin adhesion complex. It is now shown that talin also regulates transcription, an activity that is apparently independent of its interaction with integrins. Talin represses the expression of Drosophila melanogaster DE-cadherin through an unknown molecular mechanism.

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Figure 1: Talin regulates the expression of shotgun, which encodes DE-cadherin.

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