Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Integrin α3β1 promotes vessel formation of glioblastoma-associated endothelial cells through calcium-mediated macropinocytosis and lysosomal exocytosis

  • Eunnyung Bae,
  • Ping Huang,
  • Gaёlle Müller-Greven,
  • Dolores Hambardzumyan,
  • Andrew Edward Sloan,
  • Amy S. Nowacki,
  • Nicholas Marko,
  • Cathleen R. Carlin,
  • Candece L. Gladson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31981-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Tumour-associated angiogenesis facilitates the growth of tumours. Here the authors show that integrin α3β1 promotes blood vessel formation in glioblastoma through calcium-mediated macropinocytosis and lysosomal exocytosis.