“…Since they do not exhibit any intrinsic enzymatic activity, changes in the proteins associated with these cytoplasmic tails are presumed to be involved in the propagation of outside-in signaling. Many such integrin-associated proteins have been identified, and include cytoskeletal, adaptor and known signaling proteins (reviewed in Buensuceso et al, 2004;Liu et al, 2000;Ma et al, 2007;Phillips et al, 2001). Some of these associated proteins appear to regulate inside-out signaling (Bertoni et al, 2002;Calderwood et al, 1999;Ma et al, 2007;Vinogradova et al, 2002), and a variety of signaling molecules, such as calpain, Rho-family GTPases, tyrosine kinases and lipid kinases, are activated as a consequence of outside-in signaling (Barry et al, 1997;Ferrell, Jr and Martin, 1989;Fox and Phillips, 1983;Fox et al, 1993;Frangioni et al, 1993;Golden et al, 1990;King et al, 1997;Laudanna et al, 1996;Lipfert et al, 1992;Price et al, 1998;Renshaw et al, 1996).…”