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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-3
pubmed:abstractText
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta) family members are secreted in inactive complexes with a latency-associated peptide (LAP), a protein derived from the N-terminal region of the TGF beta gene product. Extracellular activation of these complexes is a critical but incompletely understood step in regulation of TGF beta function in vivo. We show that TGF beta 1 LAP is a ligand for the integrin alpha v beta 6 and that alpha v beta 6-expressing cells induce spatially restricted activation of TGF beta 1. This finding explains why mice lacking this integrin develop exaggerated inflammation and, as we show, are protected from pulmonary fibrosis. These data identify a novel mechanism for locally regulating TGF beta 1 function in vivo by regulating expression of the alpha v beta 6 integrin.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
319-28
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10025398-3T3 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Antigens, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Bleomycin, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Esophagus, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Integrins, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Keratinocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Protein Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Pulmonary Fibrosis, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Transforming Growth Factor beta, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Transforming Growth Factor beta1, pubmed-meshheading:10025398-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
The integrin alpha v beta 6 binds and activates latent TGF beta 1: a mechanism for regulating pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, and Kaplan Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016-6402, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't