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The adaptor protein Shc couples a class of integrins to the control of cell cycle progression.

We provide evidence that a class of integrins combines with the adaptor Shc and thereby with Grb2. Coimmunoprecipitation and mutagenesis experiments indicate that the recruitment of Shc is specified by the extracellular or transmembrane domain of integrin alpha subunit and suggest that this process is mediated by caveolin. Mutagenesis and dominant-negative inhibition studies reveal that Shc is necessary and sufficient for activation of the MAP kinase pathway in response to integrin ligation. Mitogens and Shc- activating integrins cooperate to promote transcription from the Fos serum response element and transit through G1. In contrast, adhesion mediated by integrins not linked to Shc results in cell cycle arrest and apoptosis even in presence of mitogens. These findings indicate that the association of specific integrins with Shc regulates cell survival and cell cycle progression.[1]

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  1. The adaptor protein Shc couples a class of integrins to the control of cell cycle progression. Wary, K.K., Mainiero, F., Isakoff, S.J., Marcantonio, E.E., Giancotti, F.G. Cell (1996) [Pubmed]
 
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