Cellular Processes >> Cellular community - eukaryotes >> Focal adhesion;Environmental Information Processing >> Signal transduction >> PI3K-Akt signaling pathway;Environmental Information Processing >> Signaling molecules and interaction >> ECM-receptor interaction
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Function
Promotes attachment of chondrocytes, fibroblasts, and osteoblasts. This binding is mediated (at least for chondrocytes and fibroblasts) by the integrin alpha(2)beta(1). May play an important role in the regulation of chondrocyte growth and proliferation (By similarity).