2013
N-cadherin regulates spatially polarized signals through distinct p120ctn and β-catenin-dependent signalling pathways
Ouyang M, Lu S, Kim T, Chen CE, Seong J, Leckband DE, Wang F, Reynolds AB, Schwartz MA, Wang Y. N-cadherin regulates spatially polarized signals through distinct p120ctn and β-catenin-dependent signalling pathways. Nature Communications 2013, 4: 1589. PMID: 23481397, PMCID: PMC3602931, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsBeta CateninCadherinsCateninsCell PolarityChickensCHO CellsCricetinaeDelta CateninEmbryo, MammalianFibroblastsFluorescent DyesIntegrinsIntercellular JunctionsMiceModels, BiologicalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein BindingRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionConceptsMyosin II light chainRac activityActin filamentsSmall GTPase RacΒ-catenin-dependent signaling pathwaysHigher phosphoinositidesCellular functionsGTPase RacDistinct effectorsMolecular signalsSignaling pathwaysMolecular activityLight chainNeighbouring cellsN-cadherinPhosphoinositideIntercellular junctionsIntegrin α5RacCellsComplexesFilamentsP120ctnSpatial distributionEffectors
2002
Activation of Rac1 by shear stress in endothelial cells mediates both cytoskeletal reorganization and effects on gene expression
Tzima E, Del Pozo MA, Kiosses WB, Mohamed SA, Li S, Chien S, Schwartz MA. Activation of Rac1 by shear stress in endothelial cells mediates both cytoskeletal reorganization and effects on gene expression. The EMBO Journal 2002, 21: 6791-6800. PMID: 12486000, PMCID: PMC139108, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCattleCell AdhesionCells, CulturedCytoskeletonDimerizationEnergy TransferEnzyme ActivationGene Expression RegulationGenes, DominantGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGTP PhosphohydrolasesIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1LeukocytesLuciferasesLuminescent ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceNF-kappa BPlasmidsProtein TransportRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSpectrometry, FluorescenceStress, MechanicalTime FactorsTransfectionConceptsGene expressionFluorescence resonance energy transferSmall GTPase RacActivation of Rac1Endothelial cellsFocal adhesionsCytoskeletal organizationCytoskeletal reorganizationGTPase RacRac1 activationAdhesion receptorsResonance energy transferExtracellular matrixNuclear factor-kappaBNew integrinRac1Hemodynamic shear stressSubsequent expressionFactor-kappaBCell alignmentExpressionUnifying modelHemodynamic forcesCell adhesion molecule-1CellsEffects of cell tension on the small GTPase Rac
Katsumi A, Milanini J, Kiosses WB, del Pozo MA, Kaunas R, Chien S, Hahn KM, Schwartz MA. Effects of cell tension on the small GTPase Rac. Journal Of Cell Biology 2002, 158: 153-164. PMID: 12105187, PMCID: PMC2173027, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200201105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmidesAnimalsAzepinesCell LineCell MembraneCell MovementCollagenDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnergy TransferGTP PhosphohydrolasesGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicroscopy, Phase-ContrastMicroscopy, VideoNaphthalenesNeoplasm ProteinsProteinsPseudopodiaPyridinesRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRatsStress, MechanicalTime FactorsT-Lymphoma Invasion and Metastasis-inducing Protein 1Transfection
2000
Adhesion to the extracellular matrix regulates the coupling of the small GTPase Rac to its effector PAK
del Pozo M, Price L, Alderson N, Ren X, Schwartz M. Adhesion to the extracellular matrix regulates the coupling of the small GTPase Rac to its effector PAK. The EMBO Journal 2000, 19: 2008-2014. PMID: 10790367, PMCID: PMC305684, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.9.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological TransportCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell AdhesionCell LineCell MembraneCulture Media, Serum-FreeCytoplasmEnzyme ActivationExtracellular MatrixFibronectinsGrowth SubstancesGuanosine TriphosphateIntegrinsMiceMutationMyristic AcidP21-Activated KinasesProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransfectionConceptsSmall GTPase RacExtracellular matrixGTPase RacEffector PAKMembrane-targeting sequenceCell cycle progressionAbility of RacSoluble growth factorsAdherent cellsRac mutantGrowth factorCytoskeletal organizationPAK activationOncogenic transformationGene expressionCycle progressionMembrane fractionCell adhesionNon-adherent cellsRacPAKMembraneCellsAdhesionActivation