2021
Integrin-based mechanosensing through conformational deformation
Driscoll TP, Bidone TC, Ahn SJ, Yu A, Groisman A, Voth GA, Schwartz MA. Integrin-based mechanosensing through conformational deformation. Biophysical Journal 2021, 120: 4349-4359. PMID: 34509509, PMCID: PMC8553792, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular mechanosensingFocal adhesion kinase activationIntegrin conformational activationLarge-scale conformational transitionsWild-type integrinIntegrin mutantsEmbryonic developmentConformational activationCellular stiffnessHigh-affinity stateKinase activationSubstrate stiffnessBiological processesIntegrin activationCell spreadingMutantsIntegrin conformationTraction stressConformational deformationConformational transitionIntegrinsMechanosensingSoluble ligandsAffinity stateMolecular-level information
2007
Matrix-specific p21-activated kinase activation regulates vascular permeability in atherogenesis
Orr AW, Stockton R, Simmers MB, Sanders JM, Sarembock IJ, Blackman BR, Schwartz MA. Matrix-specific p21-activated kinase activation regulates vascular permeability in atherogenesis. Journal Of Cell Biology 2007, 176: 719-727. PMID: 17312022, PMCID: PMC2064028, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200609008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP21-activated kinaseP21-activated kinase activationAtherosclerosis-prone regionsCell-cell junctionsBasement membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsPAK phosphorylationActivation of PAKKinase activationPAK activationEndothelial permeabilityFibronectinActivationSubendothelial monocytesVivoKinasePhosphorylationProteinVascular permeabilityAtherogenesisRecruitmentCells
1996
The Regulation of Growth and Intracellular Signaling by Integrins
Meredith J, Winitz S, Lewis J, Hess S, Ren X, Renshaw M, Schwartz M. The Regulation of Growth and Intracellular Signaling by Integrins. Endocrine Reviews 1996, 17: 207-220. PMID: 8771356, DOI: 10.1210/edrv-17-3-207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor cytoplasmic domainIntegrin-ligand bindingShort cytoplasmic regionLarge extracellular domainRegulation of growthExtracellular matrix proteinsCell surface receptorsDomain bindsCytoplasmic domainDifferent α subunitsTransmembrane regionTransmembrane receptorsCytoplasmic regionCytoskeletal proteinsKinase activationGene expressionΑ-subunitDifferent β subunitsExtracellular domainIntracellular signalingΒ-subunitAdhesion receptorsMatrix proteinsCell migrationCell growth