Abstract
Protein kinases are important mediators of signal transduction initiated by soluble growth factors and cytokines. Cellular interactions with the extracellular matrix are mediated largely by members of the integrin class of cell adhesion molecules, which also subsume signal transduction functions required for cell growth, differentiation, and survival. Here we review the involvement of protein kinases in mediating integrin intracellular signal transduction and the possible role for these molecules in regulating integrin adhesion. Although in most cases mechanistic details are incomplete, the emerging theme of protein kinases mediating cross-talk between growth factor receptor and integrin signalling systems provides a timely backdrop against which to present new developments in this area. The contribution of the actin cytoskeleton to integrin signal transduction is discussed, with respect to the concept of ’solid-state’ signalling providing a mechanism for imposing order on the protein-protein interactions which underlie signal discrimination. Moreover, we review evidence that dysregulated integrin signalling contributes to pathological processes including arthritis, thrombasthenia, leucocyte adhesion deficiencies, and tumour angiogenesis and invasion.
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Received: 14 May 1996 / Accepted: 2 July 1996
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Hannigan, G., Dedhar, S. Protein kinase mediators of integrin signal transduction. J Mol Med 75, 35–44 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001090050084
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001090050084