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Epithelial cells utilize cortical actin/myosin to activate latent TGF-β through integrin αvβ6-dependent physical force

Marilyn M. Giacomini, Mark A. Travis, Makoto Kudo, Dean Sheppard

Experimental Cell Research · 2012 · 107 citations · 23 references

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Cell locomotion and focal adhesions are regulated by substrate flexibility

Robert J. Pelham, Yu‐li Wang · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 3K citations

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A Mechanism for Regulating Pulmonary Inflammation and Fibrosis: The Integrin αvβ6 Binds and Activates Latent TGF β1

John S. Munger, Xiaozhu Huang, Hisaaki Kawakatsu et al. · Cell · 1999 · 2.1K citations

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Myofibroblast contraction activates latent TGF-β1 from the extracellular matrix

Pierre‐Jean Wipff, Daniel B. Rifkin, Jean-Jacques Meister et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2007 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Latent TGF-β structure and activation

Minlong Shi, Jianghai Zhu, Rui Wang et al. · Nature · 2011 · 994 citations · Full text

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The integrin αvβ8 mediates epithelial homeostasis through MT1-MMP–dependent activation of TGF-β1

Dezhi Mu, Stephanie Cambier, Lars Fjellbirkeland et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2002 · 717 citations · Full text

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