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Integrin Overexpression Induced by High Glucose and by Human Diabetes: Potential Pathway to Cell Dysfunction in Diabetic Microangiopathy by Roth, Timothy, Podesta, Francesca, Stepp, Mary Ann, Boeri, Daria, Lorenzi, Mara

“…The nature of the process leading to the acellular nonperfused capillaries of diabetic microangiopathy remains unknown. Because these capillaries manifest…”
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Integrins as receptors for laminins by Belkin, Alexey M., Stepp, Mary Ann

“…Laminins are a family of trimeric glycoproteins present in the extracellular matrix and the major constituents of basement membranes. Integrins are αβ…”
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Defects in keratinocyte activation during wound healing in the syndecan-1-deficient mouse by Stepp, Mary Ann, Gibson, Heather E, Gala, Purvi H, Iglesia, Drina D Sta, Pajoohesh-Ganji, Ahdeah, Pal-Ghosh, Sonali, Brown, Marcus, Aquino, Christopher, Schwartz, Arnold M, Goldberger, Olga, Hinkes, Michael T, Bernfield, Merton

“…Mice lacking syndecan-1 are viable, fertile and have morphologically normal skin, hair and ocular surface epithelia. While studying the response of these mice…”
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In search of markers for the stem cells of the corneal epithelium by Pajoohesh-Ganji, Ahdeah, Stepp, Mary Ann

“…The anterior one‐fifth of the human eye is called the cornea. It consists of several specialized cell types that work together to give the cornea its unique…”
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The Corneal Epithelial Stem Cell Niche by Stepp, Mary Ann, Zieske, James D.

“…In recent years, it has become generally accepted that the corneal epithelial stem cells are localized in the basal cell layer of the limbal epithelium…”
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Cdk5 regulates activation and localization of Src during corneal epithelial wound closure by Gao, Chun Y, Stepp, Mary Ann, Fariss, Robert, Zelenka, Peggy

“…Recent studies have shown that Cdk5, a member of the cyclin-dependent-kinase family, regulates adhesion and migration in a mouse corneal epithelial cell line…”
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Alpha 6 beta 4 integrin heterodimer is a component of hemidesmosomes by M A Stepp, S Spurr-Michaud, A Tisdale, J Elwell, I K Gipson

“…Antisera that recognize the alpha 6 and beta 4 subunits of integrins were found by immunoelectron microscopy to localize to hemidesmosomes in the basal cells…”
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Effect of Wound Type on Smad 2 and 4 Translocation by Hutcheon, Audrey E. K, Guo, Xiaoqing Q, Stepp, Mary Ann, Simon, Kenneth J, Weinreb, Paul H, Violette, Shelia M, Zieske, James D

“…In a prior study, it was reported that both TGF-beta receptors type-I and -II are upregulated after wounding, suggesting that TGF-beta signaling may play a…”
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Disruption of the Basement Membrane after Corneal Debridement by Iglesia, Drina D. Sta, Stepp, Mary Ann

“…To determine whether the native basement membrane left behind after manual débridement wounding is retained throughout healing in the Balb/c mouse. Mouse…”
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Changes in beta 4 integrin expression and localization in vivo in response to corneal epithelial injury by Stepp, MA, Zhu, L, Cranfill, R

“…To determine whether production and localization of beta 4 integrin is altered during in vivo corneal epithelial cell migration in response to debridement…”
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Integrins in the wounded and unwounded stratified squamous epithelium of the cornea by Stepp, MA, Spurr-Michaud, S, Gipson, IK

“…The authors determined the synthesis, cell surface expression, and localization of integrins in the rat corneal epithelium to detect whether any changes in…”
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Integrin Expression During Epithelial Migration and Restratification in the Tenascin-C-deficient Mouse Cornea by Iglesia, Drina D. Sta, Gala, Purvi H, Qiu, Tianqing, Stepp, Mary Ann

“…In the unwounded cornea, tenascin-C localizes to a short stretch of the basement membrane zone at the corneoscleral junction or limbus. To determine whether…”
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Integrin Heterodimer and Receptor Complexity in Avian and Mammalian Cells by Hynes, Richard O., Marcantonio, Eugene E., Stepp, Mary Ann, Urry, Lisa A., Yee, Gene H.

“…We report data showing that the integrin receptor complex in chickens contains several discrete heterodimers all sharing the β 1-integrin subunit combined…”
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Modulation of implantation-associated integrin expression but not uteroglobin by steroid hormones in an endometrial cell line by WIDRA, E. A, WEERARATNA, A, STEPP, M. A, STILLMAN, R. J, PATIERNO, S. R

“…In order to test the hypothesis that integrin and uteroglobin (UG) expression in cultured endometrial cells are affected by hormone treatment, Ishikawa-CH…”
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Proteolytic processing endogenous and recombinant beta sub(4) integrin subunit by Giancotti, F G, Stepp, MA, Suzuki, S, Engvall, E, Ruoslahti, E

“…The alpha sub(6) beta sub(4) integrin is a receptor involved in the interaction of epithelial cells with basement membranes. This integrin is unique among the…”
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Localized distribution of alpha 9 integrin in the cornea and changes in expression during corneal epithelial cell differentiation by Stepp, MA, Zhu, L, Sheppard, D, Cranfill, RL

“…A recently characterized integrin alpha-chain, alpha 9, forms heterodimers with the integrin beta 1-chain and is present in the skin with a distribution…”
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Complex regulation of collagen gene expression in cultured bovine aortic smooth muscle cells by Stepp, M A, Kindy, M S, Franzblau, C, Sonenshein, G E

“…Cultured bovine aortic smooth muscle cells display an increase in production of type I and type III collagen as a function of the number of days in second…”
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alpha sub(6) beta sub(4) Integrin heterodimer is a component of hemidesmosomes by Stepp, MA, Spurr-Michaud, S, Tisdale, A, Elwell, J, Gipson, I K

“…Antisera that recognize the alpha sub(6) and beta sub(4) subunits of integrins were found by immunoelectron microscopy to localize to hemidesmosomes in the…”
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The integrin family of cell surface receptors by DeSimone, D W, Stepp, M A, Patel, R S, Hynes, R O

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