A tale of two collagen receptors, integrin β1 and discoidin domain receptor 1, in epithelial cell differentiation

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 303, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Yeh, Yi Chun ^a   Lin, Hsi Hui ^a   Tang, Ming Jer ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Collagen; DDR1; Development; EMT; Epithelial cell differentiation; Fibrosis; Integrin 1

Indexed keywords

BETA1 INTEGRIN; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN RECEPTOR; DISCOIDIN DOMAIN RECEPTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOWN REGULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD29; CADHERINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLLAGEN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MESODERM; MICE; NEOPLASMS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, COLLAGEN; RECEPTORS, MITOGEN;

EID: 84871260039     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00253.2012     Document Type: Review

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