2022
Organization, dynamics and mechanoregulation of integrin-mediated cell–ECM adhesions
Kanchanawong P, Calderwood DA. Organization, dynamics and mechanoregulation of integrin-mediated cell–ECM adhesions. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2022, 24: 142-161. PMID: 36168065, PMCID: PMC9892292, DOI: 10.1038/s41580-022-00531-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrixCell-ECM adhesionCell-ECM interactionsLocal extracellular matrixAdhesion maturationAdhesion complexesAnimal cellsBiochemical signalingTransmembrane receptorsAdhesion structuresCell shapeIntegrin familyMolecular natureAge-related dysfunctionAdvanced imaging approachesCharacterization of rearrangementsMechanical forcesSignalingTissue formationAdhesionCytoskeletonMechanoregulationImmune responseImaging approachImproved understanding
2004
Integrin activation
Calderwood DA. Integrin activation. Journal Of Cell Science 2004, 117: 657-666. PMID: 14754902, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin cytoplasmic domainExtracellular matrixCell-ECM adhesionIntegrin extracellular domainCytoskeletal protein talinTransmembrane adhesion receptorsAbility of cellsMulticellular organismsProtein talinExtracellular ligandsCytoplasmic domainIntegrin activationIntracellular signalsExtracellular domainAdhesion receptorsIntegrin familyConformational changesIntegrin receptorsIntracellular stepsReversible mechanismRecent studiesAdhesionTalinReceptorsOrganisms