Specific actions of individual integrins
| Specific integrin | Biological effect | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| β1c (alternatively spliced β subunit) | Growth inhibition | (Fornaro et al., 1995) |
| β6 | Growth promotion | (Dixit et al., 1996) |
| αvβ3 | Control of apoptosis in endothelial cells | (Brooks et al., 1994) |
| α6β4 | Growth control in epithelial cells | (Mainiero et al., 1997) |
| α5β1 | Control of apoptosis | (Zhang et al., 1995c) |
| α2β1 | Growth control in smooth muscle cells | (Koyamaet al., 1996a) |
| α6β1 | Differentiation of skeletal muscle cells | (Sastry et al., 1996) |
| αv integrins | Increase cell calcium | (Schwartz and Denninghoff, 1994) |