Integrins are mediating cell - cell, cell - matrix,
cytoplasmic extracellular matrix interactions and bidirectional signal
transduction between the cytosol, which contain type α and β subunits
bidirectional signal non - covalent binding of formed between the transduced
cell surface heterodimer. Integrins contain 24 different α and β heterodimersreceptors. The expression profile of integrins on cancer cells and the
composition and organization of extracellular matrix (ECM) of the tumor stroma
are major factors in therapy resistance, metastasis and cancer development.
Collagen is the most abundant ECM protein in vertebrate organisms, forming the
framework of connective tissues and soft interstitial matrices (such as the
bone marrow), and is also a critical matrix of the tumor microenvironment.
Integrins - β1, associate with 12 different α subunits,
is the largest sub - family of integrins. Integrin - β1, as a major collagenreceptor, is widely expressed and known to promote cell migration and controltissue homeostasis. Integrin - β1 can either inhibit or promote the cancer
cells dissemination process and cancer metastasis regulator.
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