[Structural glycoproteins and integrins].
Structural glycoproteins are multifunctional proteins which play a dual role in extracellular matrix: they contribute to the supramolecular organization of extracellular matrices and participate in cell-matrix interactions. Some of their receptors, the integrins, are not only adhesion molecules but there is increasing evidence that they may transduce signals from outside-in the cells and from inside-out the cells although all the mechanisms of this "transducing" activity are still not completely understood.
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Laboratoire de Biologie du Tissu conjonctif, URA CNRS 1460, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris XII.
D000818:Animals; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D016023:Integrins / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure
D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D016023:Integrins
Glycoprotéines de structure et intégrines.