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Cell-Matrix Interactions
ECM Proteins and Cell Signaling
Description
The extracellular matrix, or ECM, is the material that helps hold cells together in a tissue. It also lets cells in that tissue communicate with one another. The ECM contains proteins such as fibronectin, collagen, and laminin. Collagen is the most abundant protein in this space.
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Transcript
Cells interact with a network of locally secreted molecules surrounding the plasma membrane, called the extracellular matrix or ECM.
These interactions are mediated by large multimolecular complexes called cell-matrix adhesion complexes that are broadly distributed or clustered in distinct patches on the plasma membrane called cell-matrix...
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