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Cord Brakebusch, Daniel Bouvard, Fabio Stanchi, Takao Sakai, Reinhard Fässler
Published in Volume 109, Issue 8
J Clin Invest. 2002; 109(8):999–1006 doi:10.1172/JCI15468
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Major integrin-linked signaling pathways affecting migration. Integrin signaling stimulates Rho GTPases and thereby induces changes in the cytoskeletal organization that are required for cell migration. Ligand binding to integrins also promotes cell contractility through the activation of the tyrosine kinase Erk.