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. 2007 May 29;581(13):2434-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.04.054. Epub 2007 Apr 30.

Analysis of an ascidian integrin provides new insight into early evolution of collagen recognition

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Analysis of an ascidian integrin provides new insight into early evolution of collagen recognition

Mira Tulla et al. FEBS Lett. .
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Abstract

AlphaI domain integrins have been found in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis. We produced Ciona alpha1I domain as a recombinant protein. It did not recognize fibril-forming collagens or bind to GFOGER or other similar motifs in triple-helical peptides. No GFOGER motifs were found in Ciona collagens. As Ciona alpha1I bound to collagen IX, we propose that before the emergence of GFOGER-dependent collagen receptors in vertebrates, alphaI domain integrins might have been able to bind to collagen with alternative mechanisms.

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