Sentence examples for provides a physical connection from inspiring English sources

Thus, PINCH provides a physical connection between the growth factor receptor-signalling pathways and the integrin-mediated pathways by connecting ILK and the integrins with EGF-and PDGF receptors and IRS-1 [ 4].

And much has changed: a railway network stretches across the region and connects to the rest of the world, providing a physical connection to this now dispersed region; the grand architectural statements of Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island are complete, and deemed to be a success, but largely thanks to a vibrant homegrown art scene in Dubai.

These proteins bind to ion transport proteins and provide a physical connection between the cytoskeleton and the cell membrane.

As well as providing a physical connection to the ECM, integrins transmit chemical and mechanical cues that spatially and temporally regulate cytoskeletal dynamics.

Peripheral and integral membrane components of the DGC provide a physical connection between the extracellular matrix and the intracellular actin cytoskeleton (3, 6– 10).

Integrins thus provide a physical connection between the ECM and the actin cytoskeleton and participate in bidirectional signaling across the plasma membrane.

We hypothesized that a membrane-interactive ODN that could spontaneously insert into cell membranes would in principle overcome both of these limitations, by prolonging ODN retention at tumor sites and more importantly, by providing a physical connection between tumor cells and ODNs.

As depicted in the schematic model presented in Figure 9, our data suggest that P1-mediated anchorage and integration into the desmin IF network provides myonuclei with a physical connection to the contractile apparatus (via P1d), the sarcoplasmic membrane (via P1f) and mitochondria (via P1b).

However, wireless routers typically provide ports for making a physical connection when faster data transfer rates are required.

Laser printers with built in wireless technology can connect to the network without a physical connection.

There is a physical connection (a type of causal connection) between a thing-photographed and a photograph-of-that-thing.