Human skin mast cells adhere to vitronectin via the αvβ3 integrin receptor (CD51/CD61) [1]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 554-

  Columbo, M ^a   Bochner, B S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD61 ANTIGEN; FIBRONECTIN; INTEGRIN; INTEGRIN RECEPTOR; LAMININ; VITRONECTIN;

CELL ADHESION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; LETTER; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0035097431     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.113238     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Human skin mast cells express functional β1 integrins that mediate adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins
2. IL-3-dependent mast cells attach to plate-bound vitronectin. Demonstration of augmented proliferation in response to signals transduced via cell surface vitronectin receptors
3. Interaction of immature human mast cells with extracellular matrix: Expression of specific adhesion receptors and their role in cell binding to matrix proteins
4. Heterotypic cell-cell adhesion of human mast cells to fibroblasts
5. Human mast cells derived from fetal liver cells cultured with stem cell factor express a functional CD51/CD61 (αvβ3) integrin