Integrins are considered the main cell-adhesion transmembrane receptors that play
multifaceted roles as extracellular matrix (ECM)-cytoskeletal linkers and transducers in …

Semaphorins are extracellular signaling proteins that are essential for the development and
maintenance of many organs and tissues. The more than 20-member semaphorin protein …

ABSTRACT The α1β1, α2β1, α10β1 and α11β1 integrins constitute a subset of the integrin
family with affinity for GFOGER-like sequences in collagens. Integrins α1β1 and α2β1 were …

Semaphorins are membrane-bound or diffusible factors that regulate key cellular functions
and are involved in cell–cell communication. Most of the effects of semaphorins are …

Fibrocytes are mesenchymal cells that arise from monocyte precursors. They are present in
injured organs and have both the inflammatory features of macrophages and the tissue …

Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), one of the commonest occupational diseases, is a T‐cell‐
mediated skin inflammation caused by repeated skin exposure to contact allergens, ie …

The molecular mechanisms that regulate the rapid transcriptional changes that occur during
cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) proliferation and differentiation in response to infection are …

Semaphorins were originally identified as axon-guidance molecules that function during
neuronal development. However, cumulative evidence indicates that semaphorins also …

All multicellular animals express receptors for growth factors (GFs) and extracellular matrix
(ECM) molecules. Integrin-type ECM receptors anchor cells to their surroundings and …

Semaphorins are newcomers to the growing panoply of immunoregulatory proteins.
Members of this family were originally identified as proteins that provide axonal guidance …