The Fibroblast Integrin α11β1 Is Induced in a Mechanosensitive Manner Involving Activin A and Regulates Myofibroblast Differentiation

The α11β1 Integrin Has a Mechanistic Role in Control of Interstitial Fluid Pressure and Edema Formation in Inflammation

(2009) Ø.S. Svendsen et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Loss of β1 integrin in mouse fibroblasts results in resistance to skin scleroderma in a mouse model

(2009) Shangxi Liu et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

From mechanotransduction to extracellular matrix gene expression in fibroblasts

(2009) Matthias Chiquet et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Matrix Crosslinking Forces Tumor Progression by Enhancing Integrin Signaling

(2009) Kandice R. Levental et al.   CELL

Mice that lack activity of  v 6- and  v 8-integrins reproduce the abnormalities of Tgfb1- and Tgfb3-null mice

(2009) P. Aluwihare et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Integrin α1β1 is involved in the differentiation into myofibroblasts in adult reactive tissues in vivo

(2009) Alejandro Rodriguez et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Shift happens — a paradigm shift for the role of integrins in fibrosis

(2009) Donald Gullberg   MATRIX BIOLOGY

Tissue stiffness, latent TGF-β1 Activation, and mechanical signal transduction: Implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of fibrosis

(2009) Boris Hinz   Current Rheumatology Reports

Tenascin-C induction by cyclic strain requires integrin-linked kinase

(2008) Silke Maier et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

TGFβ/Activin/Nodal Pathway in Inhibition of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation by Mechanical Strain

(2008) Somen Saha et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

An Immortalization-Dependent Switch in Integrin Function Up-regulates MMP-9 to Enhance Tumor Cell Invasion

(2008) J. M. Lamar et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Mechanical Control of Tissue Morphogenesis

(2008) Parth Patwari et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Extracellular Matrix: A Matter of Life and Death

(2008) Stefano Marastoni et al.   CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH

Integrins and the activation of latent transforming growth factor β1 – An intimate relationship

(2008) P WIPFF et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Cross-talk between integrins α1β1 and α2β1 in renal epithelial cells

(2008) Tristin D. Abair et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Stromal myofibroblasts are drivers of invasive cancer growth

(2008) Olivier De Wever et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER

Periostin Is Essential for the Integrity and Function of the Periodontal Ligament During Occlusal Loading in Mice

(2008) H.F. Rios et al.   JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY