Identification of multiple integrin β1 homologs in zebrafish (<it>Danio rerio</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Integrins comprise a large family of α,β heterodimeric, transmembrane cell adhesion receptors that mediate diverse essential biological functions. Higher vertebrates possess a single β1 gene, and the β1 subunit associates with a larg...

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Main Authors: Boot-Handford Raymond P, Hurlstone Adam FL, Goonesinghe Alexander C, Huxley-Jones Julie, McLeish Jennifer A, Mould A Paul, Humphries Martin J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/7/24