Both talins are believed to connect integrins to the actin cytoskeleton and are involved in integrin-associated cell adhesion [ 43, 44].
Beta catenin functions in both cadherin-associated cell adhesion (adherens junction) and Wnt signaling pathways.
CD44 is the most important member of a third adhesion molecule family termed the homing-associated cell adhesion molecules.
Among differentially expressed transcripts, genes associated with cell adhesion, ECM, and the cytoskeleton were enriched; all of them associated with invasion.
Another up regulated gene in LFE animals and can be associated with inflammatory response is RHOB, a tumor suppressor that is associated to cell adhesion, motility, proliferation and survival [ 43].
Four of them, including BAI3, PKP4, PPFIA4, and PCDHAC2, are associated with cell adhesion, and, five of them, including LIMS3, BAI3, CNTFR, PKP4, and PCDHAC2, are associated with signal transduction [ 38].
Biological pathway enrichment analysis revealed that genes more highly expressed at birth are associated with cell adhesion and neuron differentiation, while genes more highly expressed in juveniles and adults are associated with cell death.
As another example, it is very interesting to notice that "zyxin" is associated with "cell adhesion involved in heart morphogenesis" and that provides a link with the formation of heart.
Surface properties of the biomaterial are associated with cell adhesion and as well as, with proliferation, migration and differentiation.
In addition to known markers for radio-chemotherapy, a Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) showed a significant enrichment in gene sets associated with cell adhesion and leukocyte transendothelial migration.
β-Catenin structures were stained in parallel series of cultured hMSCs in view of their mediation role between transcription regulation and transmembrane proteins associated to cell adhesion complexes and cell to cell communication.
