• Integrins are transmembrane receptors that mediate cell adhesion by forming links between the extracellular matrix and cytoskeleton. (biologists.com)
  • Of the 8 plasma membrane receptors for complement, only deficiencies of CR3 and CR4 due to CD18 deficiency have been described, known as leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) type 1 . (medscape.com)
  • ECM components (i.e., fibronectin or collagens) directly interact with membrane receptors (i.e., integrins), particularly, by influencing cell behavior. (springer.com)
  • Podosomes are structurally divided into a core, which mainly contains proteins involved in actin polymerization (such as WASP, the Arp2/3 complex and cortactin ), and a surrounding ring populated by integrin receptors and adhesion proteins (for example, paxillin and focal adhesion kinase (FAK/Pyk2) ) [15] . (cellmigration.org)
  • These 2 members mediate leukocyte adhesions to endothelial cells but they also serve as receptors for iC3b (inactivated C3b). (medscape.com)
  • This indicates that the anti-adhesive effects of CMBDS could be exerted at the level of the S. aureus binding site of fibronectin. (unige.ch)
  • Dr. Yamada's group explores how coordination between the three-dimensional (3D) extracellular matrix of connective tissue or basement membranes, integrins, signal transduction, and cytoskeleton mediates or regulates key biological processes - cell adhesion, migration, matrix remodeling, tissue morphogenesis, and cancer cell invasion. (nih.gov)
  • Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) is a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase that colocalizes with integrins in focal adhesions. (fishersci.com)
  • Schultz JF, Armant DR. Beta 1- and beta 3-class integrins mediate fibronectin binding activity at the surface of developing mouse peri-implantation blastocysts. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I (LAD I) is a failure to express CD18, which composes the common ß 2 subunit of LFA1 family (ß2 integrins). (medscape.com)
  • Several molecules are involved in the process of cell adhesion to bone grafts, highlighting the role of integrins, the focal adhesion mechanism, the influence of the collagen matrix, and the activity of alkaline phosphatase in bone matrix formation. (bvsalud.org)
  • The tTG-FN complex can maintain cell viability of tTG-null mouse dermal fibroblasts when apoptosis is induced by inhibition of RGD-dependent adhesion (anoikis), suggesting an extracellular survival role for tTG. (ntu.ac.uk)
  • It was our objective to study the role of mechanical stimulation on fibronectin (FN) reorganization and recruitment by exposing fibroblasts to shear fluid flow and equibiaxial stretch. (nature.com)
  • Our previously-obtained impressive results of highly increased C2C12 mouse myoblast adhesion to amine plasma polymers (PPs) motivated current detailed studies of cell resistance to trypsinization, cell proliferation, motility, and the rate of attachment carried out for fibroblasts (LF), keratinocytes (HaCaT), rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), and endothelial cells (HUVEC, HSVEC, and CPAE) on three different amine PPs. (nature.com)
  • As demonstrated on LF fibroblasts, the resistance to trypsin was similar in serum-supplemented and serum-free media, i.e., medium without cell adhesion-mediating proteins. (nature.com)
  • The 5H10-27 (MFR5) monoclonal antibody specifically binds to the α5 chain of the integrin α5β1 fibronectin receptor (CD49e/CD29, VLA-5) on thymocytes, activated T lymphocytes, precursor and activated B cells, mast cells, platelets, epithelial and endothelial cells, fibroblasts and a variety of mouse cell lines. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • This protocol demonstrates how to assemble the nano-matrix from Janus base nanotubes synthesized in my lab, as well as the fibronectin protein. (jove.com)
  • Fibronectin type II domain is a collagen-binding protein domain. (wikipedia.org)
  • The effects of G protein -coupled receptor 65 (GPR65) on cell adhesion and other cellular functions were tested using JAR spheroids, mouse blastocysts , and HTR-8/SVneo cells . (bvsalud.org)
  • RGD-independent cell adhesion to tTG-FN does not require transamidating activity, is mediated by the binding of tTG to cell-surface heparan sulfate chains, is dependent on the function of protein kinase Cα (PKCα) and leads to activation of the cell survival focal adhesion kinase (FAK). (ntu.ac.uk)
  • Furthermore, second messenger inhibitors implicated essential and complimentary roles of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase and protein kinase C in mediating Tpo-induced adhesion. (ox.ac.uk)
  • As confirmation that ligand density in these engineered systems impacts neuronal cell behavior, we demonstrate that increasing the density of fibronectin-derived RGD ligands on coated surfaces while maintaining uniform protein surface coverage results in enhanced neurite extension of PC-12 cells. (frontiersin.org)
  • The Role of Nanoscale Distribution of Fibronectin in the Adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus Studied by Protein Patterning and DNA-PAINT ARTICLE. (mpg.de)
  • Quantitative single-protein imaging reveals molecular complex formation of integrin, talin, and kindlin during cell adhesion. (mpg.de)
  • One of three types of internal repeat within the plasma protein, fibronectin. (embl.de)
  • Currently, 18 subtypes have been reported: 12 are type I (dysfunctional lipid-linked oligosaccharide precursor synthesis), and 6 are type II (dysfunctional trimming/processing of the protein-bound oligosaccharide), including leukocyte adhesion deficiency II (CDG-IIc). (medscape.com)
  • Leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) is a rare primary immunodeficiency. (medscape.com)
  • Thus the infections in patients with leukocyte adhesion deficiency act similarly as those observed in patients with neutropenia. (medscape.com)
  • Labial ulceration from which Escherichia coli was cultured in an 8-month-old girl with leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD I). Note the thin bluish scar at the superior aspect of the labia from an earlier cellulitis. (medscape.com)
  • This 3-year-old girl had leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I (LAD I) with complete absence of CD18 expression. (medscape.com)
  • This 10-month-old patient with severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I (LAD I) developed a cervical adenitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. (medscape.com)
  • In milder forms of leukocyte adhesion deficiency I (1-30% expression of CD8), patients may survive to adulthood. (medscape.com)
  • Patients with leukocyte adhesion deficiency II manifest the Bombay phenotype (ie, negative for O and H blood group antigens with potential production of anti-H antibody). (medscape.com)
  • However, IgM and IgG serum levels are within the reference range in patients with leukocyte adhesion deficiency II. (medscape.com)
  • Leukocyte adhesion deficiency II may be classified as one of the congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG), a rapidly expanding group of metabolic syndromes with a wide symptomatology and severity. (medscape.com)
  • Variants of leukocyte adhesion deficiency have also been reported, including fully expressed but nonfunctional CD18 and an E selectin that is expressed but rapidly cleaved from the cell surface (only present in soluble form). (medscape.com)
  • Another reported type of leukocyte adhesion deficiency involves dysfunction in platelet aggregation in addition to a defect in leukocyte adhesion. (medscape.com)
  • Thus, patients with this type of leukocyte adhesion deficiency manifest both severe bacterial infections and bleeding disorder. (medscape.com)
  • This leukocyte adhesion deficiency variant is associated with defective expression of the Rap-1 activator CalDAG-GEFI. (medscape.com)
  • Thus, Tpo might play an important role in early hemopoiesis, at least in part through its ability to promote adhesion through activation of adhesion molecules on hemopoietic progenitor cells. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Modulation of the adhesion of hemopoietic progenitor cells to the RGD site of fibronectin by interleukin 3. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Indeed, granule cells from the rostral region of perinatal Gpr56 −/− cerebella show loss of adhesion to extracellular matrix molecules of the pial basement membrane. (jneurosci.org)
  • These studies establish a novel role for GPR56 in the adhesion of developing neurons to basal lamina molecules and suggest that this adhesion is critical for maintenance of the pia and proper cerebellar morphogenesis. (jneurosci.org)
  • Consistent with this hypothesis, developing granule cells from the rostral region of Gpr56 −/− cerebella at birth exhibit a specific defect in cell adhesion to extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules of the pial basement membrane (BM) but no defects in migration, proliferation, or process outgrowth. (jneurosci.org)
  • In the present study we demonstrate that Tpo can stimulate the adhesion of the Mo7e progenitor cell line to fibronectin (Fn) as well as vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 through activation of very late antigen (VLA)-4 and VLA-5, adhesion molecules previously demonstrated to be involved in regulation of steady state hemopoiesis. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Adhesion molecules in hematopoietic cells. (bdbiosciences.com)
  • In order to be effective and integrated to the receiving area, the bone graft is required to allow a strong cell adhesion, interacting with several molecules to induce migration, differentiation, and thus the mineralization of the new bone on the graft. (bvsalud.org)
  • This paper is a systematic review of the literature on the mechanisms of cell adhesion to bone grafts associated to nanotechnology, describing the importance and the role of those molecules in the adhesion and thus in tissue regeneration. (bvsalud.org)
  • The main reported mechanisms involve cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) and extracellular matrix components. (bvsalud.org)
  • Notwithstanding, to achieve the effectiveness and integration of the grafted tissue to the receptor site, it is necessary a strong cell adhesion, so that it demands many molecules interaction to induce cell differentiation and the bone matrix mineralization formed onto the graft. (bvsalud.org)
  • Coating recombinant Alix on the culture substratum for NIH/3T3 cells promotes alpha5beta1-integrin-mediated cell adhesions and fibronectin assembly, and these effects require the aa 605-709 region of Alix. (nih.gov)
  • These findings demonstrate that a sub-population of Alix localizes extracellularly and regulates integrin-mediated cell adhesions and fibronectin matrix assembly. (nih.gov)
  • While glucocorticoids initiate endocannabinoid synthesis in neurons, this study was undertaken to test whether cortisol also regulates endocannabinoid levels in mesenchymal cells such as SFs, and whether this interferes with integrin-mediated adhesion. (uni-regensburg.de)
  • Thrombopoietin promotes adhesion of primitive human hemopoietic cells to fibronectin and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1: role of activation of very late antigen (VLA)-4 and VLA-5. (ox.ac.uk)
  • CD11a/CD18 (LFA-1) expressed on lymphocytes is known to play an important role in lymphocyte trafficking (adhesion to vascular endothelium), as well as interactions to antigen presenting cells (APC). (medscape.com)
  • Fibronectin is a multi-domain glycoprotein, found in a soluble form in plasma, and in an insoluble form in loose connective tissue and basement membranes, that binds cell surfaces and various compounds including collagen, fibrin, heparin, DNA, and actin. (wikipedia.org)
  • These adhesions generate signals that activate Rac, promoting actin polymerization and preventing myosin II engagement in the lamellipodium. (cellmigration.org)
  • Rho activation is thought to generate focal adhesions and actin bundling due to increased myosin II activity. (cellmigration.org)
  • Platelet membrane glycoprotein complex important for platelet adhesion and aggregation. (harvard.edu)
  • Cell-matrix adhesion is the best-studied form of adhesion that mediates cell migration, and is the focus of this outline. (cellmigration.org)
  • We previously developed an in vitro assay to study the Staphylococcus aureus adhesion-promoting effect of surface-adsorbed fibronectin on flat PMMA coverslips coated with a monolayer amount of fibronectin. (unige.ch)
  • Furthermore, the anti-adhesive activity was still expressed when substituted dextrans were preincubated with fibronectin-coated PMMA but washed away at the time when radiolabeled bacteria were added to the adhesion assay. (unige.ch)
  • In comparison to these heparin-like dextran derivatives, native heparin produced inhibition values of S. aureus adhesion which were intermediate between those of CMBD and CMBDS compounds. (unige.ch)
  • Association of tTG with its binding site on the 70 kda aminoterminal FN fragment does not support this cell adhesion process, which seems to involve the entire FN molecule. (ntu.ac.uk)
  • Integrin alpha 5 beta 1 is a receptor for fibronectin and neural adhesion molecule L1. (rndsystems.com)
  • We report the crystal structure of two adjacent fibronectin type III repeats from the Drosophila neural cell adhesion molecule neuroglian. (embl.de)
  • Ruppert M, Aigner S, Hubbe M, Yagita H, Altevogt P. The L1 adhesion molecule is a cellular ligand for VLA-5. (bdbiosciences.com)
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  • Type II domain is approximately sixty amino acids long, contains four conserved cysteines involved in disulfide bonds and is part of the collagen-binding region of fibronectin. (wikipedia.org)
  • To occur the adhesion of CAMs to the biomaterial, it is necessary their interaction with some components of extracellular matrix, such as proteoglycans, collagen and proteins 23 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Importantly, optimal GPR65 levels are required for maintaining normal adhesion, migration, and invasion, whereas overexpression of GPR65 inhibits these functions by activating the cAMP-ERK signaling pathway, upregulating myosin light chain kinase (MYLK) and MYLK3 expression, and subsequently downregulating fibronectin . (bvsalud.org)
  • Extracellular matrix is a fibrillar network composed of structural (collagens) and adhesion (fibronectin) proteins crucial for tissue architecture and biological pathway Histol Histopathol 27:1515-1528, 2012 . (springer.com)
  • The three types of intraocular lenses were then coated with fibronectin: silicone ( n = 6), PMMA ( n = 6), and acrylic ( n = 6). (arvojournals.org)
  • Some reports suggest that the design of the IOL is important, 10 12 13 others state that the adhesive properties of the lens material may be relevant, 6 7 10 as soft acrylic IOLs show greater lens epithelial cell (LEC) adhesion than do PMMA and silicone lenses. (arvojournals.org)
  • Previous studies have shown that small beads coated with FN7-10, a four-domain cell adhesion fragment of fibronectin, bind to cell surfaces and translocate rearward. (biologists.com)
  • We have determined the 2.0 A crystal structure of a fragment of human fibronectin encompassing the seventh through the RGD-containing tenth type III repeats (FN7-10). (embl.de)
  • This fibrillar network is composed of many structural proteins, such as collagens, and adhesion proteins, including fibronectin and proteoglycans (perlecan, decorin) [ 13 , 14 ]. (springer.com)
  • Fibrillar adhesions represent an extreme in the maturation of adhesions and are not generally seen in migrating cells. (cellmigration.org)
  • They are characterized by the presence of tensin , large stress fibers, and underlying fibrillar fibronectin. (cellmigration.org)
  • Specific association of tissue transglutaminase (tTG) with matrix fibronectin results in the formation of an extracellular complex (tTG-FN) with distinct adhesive and prosurvival characteristics. (ntu.ac.uk)
  • We propose a novel RGD-independent cell adhesion mechanism that promotes cell survival when the anti-apoptotic role mediated by RGD-dependent integrin function is reduced as in tissue injury, which is consistent with the externalisation and binding of tTG to fibronectin following cell damage/stress. (ntu.ac.uk)
  • Cell adhesion (the physical interaction of a cell with another cell or with the extracellular matrix (ECM)) is essential for cell migration and tissue integrity. (cellmigration.org)
  • Accurate identification of these mechanisms of cell adhesion is essential for further advancement in tissue engineering, such as the production of biological bone substitutes that achieve a better clinical outcome. (bvsalud.org)
  • These properties will act mediating the action of cell adhesion proteins, regulating cell behavior and causing tissue regeneration. (bvsalud.org)
  • When co-cultured with human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs), the NMs exhibit excellent bioactivity in encouraging hMSCs adhesion. (jove.com)
  • When co-cultured with human mesenchymal stem cells, the nano-matrix exhibited excellent bioactivity in encouraging cell adhesion. (jove.com)
  • Coating the lenses with fibronectin caused a significant increase in attachment of lens epithelial cells for all three lens types. (arvojournals.org)
  • He suggests that further ingrowth of epithelial cells is prevented by the adhesion of the IOL to the LEC and this then to the capsule. (arvojournals.org)
  • Interference RNA-mediated knockdown of GPR56 recapitulates the loss of adhesion seen in knock-outs, and reexpression of GPR56 rescues the adhesion defect in knock-out granule cells. (jneurosci.org)
  • These results support a novel hypothesis that the cerebellar defects in Gpr56 knock-outs, and potentially in human patients with GPR56 mutations, arise from the disrupted adhesion of developing granule cells to the pial BM. (jneurosci.org)
  • Unlike the ability of these cytokines to synergistically enhance growth of Mo7e as well as normal progenitor cells, no synergy was observed with regard to their ability to enhance adhesion. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Finally, Tpo stimulated adhesion of primitive (CD34+ CD38-) human bone marrow cells to fibronectin, predominantly through activation of VLA-5, whereas no such effect could be observed on CD34+ CD38+ bone marrow cells. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Alix knockdown in WI38 cells reduces spreading and fibronectin assembly, and the effect is partially complemented by coating recombinant Alix on the cell substratum. (nih.gov)
  • The increased cell adhesion was also confirmed for LF cells by an independent technique, single-cell force spectroscopy. (nature.com)
  • Based on all the results, the increased resistance to trypsinization of C2C12, LF, HaCaT, and VSMC cells on amine PPs can be explained most probably by a non-specific cell adhesion such as electrostatic interaction between the cells and amine groups on the material surface, rather than by the receptor-mediated adhesion through serum-derived proteins adsorbed on the PPs. (nature.com)
  • Cell adhesion was examined by the ability of cells to adhere to fibronectin-coated plates. (positivehealth.com)
  • Treatment with alpha-tocopherol succinate (VES) inhibits NF-kappaB but augments AP-1 activity, reduces expression of IL-6, IL-8, and VEGF, suppresses cell adhesion, ICAM-1 and gp130 expression in androgen-independent PC-3, DU-145, and CA-HPV-10 cells. (positivehealth.com)
  • Cell-cell adhesion maintains epithelial tissues, supports functional contacts between specialized cells, and can facilitate directed migration (for example, radial glia can guide neuronal progenitor cells to specific layers of the brain). (cellmigration.org)
  • These adhesions are usually physically linked to large, readily visualized actomyosin bundles [13] , and their appearance correlates inversely with motility, such that they are conspicuously absent in cells migrating within a three-dimensional (3D) substrate. (cellmigration.org)
  • Podosomes are ring-shaped adhesions often found in fast-moving cells, such as macrophages. (cellmigration.org)
  • To demonstrate differences in human lens epithelial cell adhesion to different intraocular lens biomaterials in vitro and to determine whether these differences can be influenced by coating the intraocular lens surface with commercially available fibronectin. (arvojournals.org)
  • The focus of the present study was to examine the adhesion of human LECs to different IOL biomaterials. (arvojournals.org)
  • In conclusion, S. aureus adhesion on fibronectin-coated biomaterials can be efficiently blocked in vitro by soluble compounds such as dextran derivatives. (unige.ch)
  • cancer cell growth and spreading, it has also been proposed that GPR56 regulates cell adhesion, but this has remained untested in the nervous system. (jneurosci.org)
  • Local 3D matrix microenvironment regulates cell migration through spatiotemporal dynamics of contractility-dependent adhesions. (nih.gov)
  • Fibronectin is a dimeric glycoprotein composed of disulfide-linked subunits with a molecular weight of 220-250kDa each. (embl.de)
  • Correlations between corrosion resistance and layer adhesion to the substrate were observed, depending on annealing temperature. (researchgate.net)
  • FAK's ability to bind numerous structural and signaling proteins via a variety of interactions is important for FAK activation level, and for FAK interaction with a variety of substrates localized to sites of cell adhesion. (fishersci.com)
  • GPR65 inhibits human trophoblast cell adhesion through upregulation of MYLK and downregulation of fibronectin via cAMP-ERK signaling in a low pH environment. (bvsalud.org)
  • 2.0 A crystal structure of a four-domain segment of human fibronectin encompassing the RGD loop and synergy region. (embl.de)
  • tTG-FN supports RGD-independent cell adhesion of different cell types and the formation of distinctive RhoA-dependent focal adhesions following inhibition of integrin function by competitive RGD peptides and function blocking antiintegrin antibodies α5β1. (ntu.ac.uk)
  • 20%) adhesion inhibition at 1 mg/ml, dextrans increasingly substituted with carboxylic and benzylamide groups (CMBD) exhibited increasing anti-adhesive activities. (unige.ch)
  • Three CMBD derivatives showing an increasing proportion (5-14%) of benzylamide groups showed inhibition of bacterial adhesion increasing from 33 to 51% at 1 mg/ml. (unige.ch)
  • Another category of substituted dextrans having a variable proportion (2-26%) of sulfonated benzylamide groups (CMBDS) produced active inhibition of S. aureus adhesion. (unige.ch)
  • Small peptides containing the RGD sequence can modulate a variety of cell adhesion invents associated with thrombosis, inflammation, and tumor metastasis. (embl.de)
  • In addition it may function in some adhesion or recognition events at the cell surface. (lu.se)
  • Basement membrane regulates fibronectin organization using sliding focal adhesions driven by a contractile winch. (nih.gov)
  • The goal of this protocol is to show the assembly of a biomimetic nanomatrix (NM) with Janus base nanotubes (JBNTs) and fibronectin (FN). (jove.com)
  • Thus, FAK activity is regulated by a complex set of phosphorylation sites, and thisphospho-regulation could be important for cell motility, cell growth, cytoskeletal organization, and adhesion-dependent cell survival. (fishersci.com)