Cell BiologyeLifePeer-reviewed
Matrix-associated extracellular vesicles modulate smooth muscle cell adhesion and directionality by presenting collagen VI.
Alexander N. Kapustin, Sofia Serena Tsakali, Meredith Whitehead…·Catherine M. Shanahan
This paper shows that fibronectin stimulates vascular smooth muscle cells to secrete collagen VI-rich extracellular vesicles that modulate cell adhesion and directionality by forming focal adhesions in the extracellular matrix.
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