2016
Talin tension sensor reveals novel features of focal adhesion force transmission and mechanosensitivity
Kumar A, Ouyang M, Van den Dries K, McGhee EJ, Tanaka K, Anderson MD, Groisman A, Goult BT, Anderson KI, Schwartz MA. Talin tension sensor reveals novel features of focal adhesion force transmission and mechanosensitivity. Journal Of Cell Biology 2016, 213: 371-383. PMID: 27161398, PMCID: PMC4862330, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201510012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTalin tension sensorFar C-terminusIntegrin-dependent adhesionPeripheral adhesionsTension sensorFocal adhesionsCellular mechanosensingMechanosensitive structuresTalin functionC-terminusDistinct functionsRod domainStiffness sensingTalinVinculinActin filamentsABS3Site 2Soft substratesAdhesionForce transmissionMechanosensingNew lightTerminusBiomechanics of vascular mechanosensation and remodeling
Baeyens N, Schwartz MA. Biomechanics of vascular mechanosensation and remodeling. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2016, 27: 7-11. PMID: 26715421, PMCID: PMC4694763, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-11-1522.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Rac1 functions as a reversible tension modulator to stabilize VE-cadherin trans-interaction
Daneshjou N, Sieracki N, van Nieuw Amerongen GP, Conway D, Schwartz M, Komarova Y, Malik A. Rac1 functions as a reversible tension modulator to stabilize VE-cadherin trans-interaction. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 208: 23-32. PMID: 25559184, PMCID: PMC4284224, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201409108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActomyosinAdherens JunctionsAntigens, CDCadherinsCell AdhesionCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationHumansKineticsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicroscopy, VideoModels, BiologicalMyosin Type IIProtein BindingProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein MultimerizationProtein StabilityRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRho-Associated KinasesTime-Lapse ImagingTransfection
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
2011
Dynamic molecular processes mediate cellular mechanotransduction
Hoffman BD, Grashoff C, Schwartz MA. Dynamic molecular processes mediate cellular mechanotransduction. Nature 2011, 475: 316-323. PMID: 21776077, PMCID: PMC6449687, DOI: 10.1038/nature10316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiophysical PhenomenaHumansMechanotransduction, CellularModels, BiologicalSubcellular FractionsConceptsCell adhesion complexesDistinct signaling pathwaysTransduction of forceDynamic molecular processesEmbryonic developmentCellular mechanotransductionPlasma membraneBiochemical signalsAdult physiologySignaling pathwaysCellular responsesSubcellular structuresMolecular processesNumerous diseasesMechanical forcesMuscular dystrophyCytoskeletonTransductionMechanotransductionPathwayPhysiologyDisassemblyRecent workMembraneAssembly
2010
Integrins and Extracellular Matrix in Mechanotransduction
Schwartz MA. Integrins and Extracellular Matrix in Mechanotransduction. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 2010, 2: a005066. PMID: 21084386, PMCID: PMC2982167, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a005066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin-mediated adhesionExtracellular matrixCytoskeletal linker proteinExtracellular matrix fibrilsIntracellular actin filamentsLinker proteinGenetic programActin filamentsExtracellular structuresCell survivalMatrix fibrilsIntegrinsCell functionCurrent knowledgeMechanotransductionMechanical forcesTransmits forcesIntracellularAdhesionCellsCytoskeletonProteinRegulationPathwayEnvironmental forces
2009
Suppression of RhoG activity is mediated by a syndecan 4–synectin–RhoGDI1 complex and is reversed by PKCα in a Rac1 activation pathway
Elfenbein A, Rhodes JM, Meller J, Schwartz MA, Matsuda M, Simons M. Suppression of RhoG activity is mediated by a syndecan 4–synectin–RhoGDI1 complex and is reversed by PKCα in a Rac1 activation pathway. Journal Of Cell Biology 2009, 186: 75-83. PMID: 19581409, PMCID: PMC2712988, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200810179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCluster AnalysisEnzyme ActivationFibroblast Growth Factor 2GTP PhosphohydrolasesGuanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsHeLa CellsHumansMiceMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalPhosphorylationPhosphoserineProtein Kinase C-alphaRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRatsRho GTP-Binding ProteinsRho-Specific Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsSyndecan-4ConceptsFibroblast growth factor-2Polarized activationRac1 activationSmall guanosine triphosphatase Rac1Activation pathwayProtein complexesRac activationPlasma membranePhysiological defectsSyndecan-4RhoGDI1Major regulatorInactive stateGrowth factor 2RhoGRhoG activityProteoglycan receptorsEndothelial migrationTernary complexFactor 2Genetic deletionSynectinRac1PKCalphaActivationCadherin Adhesion, Tissue Tension, and Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Regulate Fibronectin Matrix Organization
Dzamba BJ, Jakab KR, Marsden M, Schwartz MA, DeSimone DW. Cadherin Adhesion, Tissue Tension, and Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Regulate Fibronectin Matrix Organization. Developmental Cell 2009, 16: 421-432. PMID: 19289087, PMCID: PMC2682918, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2009.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCadherin adhesionBlastocoel roofPlanar cell polarity signalingMatrix assemblyCell polarity signalingCell-cell adhesionFN fibril formationFN fibril assemblyPolarity signalingFocal adhesionsActin reorganizationXenopus embryosRegulatory pathwaysMyosin contractilityFibronectin matrixMatrix organizationSpatiotemporal localizationCultured cellsCell surfaceAnalogous roleFibril formationFibril assemblyFibrillar matrixMechanical tensionAssembly
2007
Function of the N-terminus of zizimin1: autoinhibition and membrane targeting
Meller N, Westbrook MJ, Shannon JD, Guda C, Schwartz MA. Function of the N-terminus of zizimin1: autoinhibition and membrane targeting. Biochemical Journal 2007, 409: 525-533. PMID: 17935486, PMCID: PMC2740492, DOI: 10.1042/bj20071263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGEF domainCZH proteinsRho family small GTPasesPH domain bindsCdc42-specific GEFMultiple cellular functionsBasis of homologyN-terminal regionSmall GTPasesDomain bindsGEF activityRho proteinsCellular functionsRho-GEFsNovel functionN-terminusCritical regulatorStructural domainsLimited proteolysisZizimin1ProteinBindsDomainMembraneGTPases
2006
Matrix-specific Suppression of Integrin Activation in Shear Stress Signaling
Orr AW, Ginsberg MH, Shattil SJ, Deckmyn H, Schwartz MA. Matrix-specific Suppression of Integrin Activation in Shear Stress Signaling. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2006, 17: 4686-4697. PMID: 16928957, PMCID: PMC1635406, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e06-04-0289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood VesselsCattleCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationExtracellular MatrixFibroblast Growth Factor 2FibronectinsIntegrin alpha2beta1Integrin alpha5beta1Integrin alphaVbeta3Models, BiologicalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesProtein Kinase CSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalTalinMechanisms of Mechanotransduction
Orr AW, Helmke BP, Blackman BR, Schwartz MA. Mechanisms of Mechanotransduction. Developmental Cell 2006, 10: 11-20. PMID: 16399074, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2005.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Model of coupled transient changes of Rac, Rho, adhesions and stress fibers alignment in endothelial cells responding to shear stress
Civelekoglu-Scholey G, Orr A, Novak I, Meister J, Schwartz M, Mogilner A. Model of coupled transient changes of Rac, Rho, adhesions and stress fibers alignment in endothelial cells responding to shear stress. Journal Of Theoretical Biology 2005, 232: 569-585. PMID: 15588637, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2004.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Putting the Squeeze on Mechanotransduction
Helmke BP, Schwartz MA. Putting the Squeeze on Mechanotransduction. Developmental Cell 2004, 6: 745-746. PMID: 15177022, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2004.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Cell Migration: Integrating Signals from Front to Back
Ridley AJ, Schwartz MA, Burridge K, Firtel RA, Ginsberg MH, Borisy G, Parsons JT, Horwitz AR. Cell Migration: Integrating Signals from Front to Back. Science 2003, 302: 1704-1709. PMID: 14657486, DOI: 10.1126/science.1092053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsCell AdhesionCell MovementCell PolarityHumansIntegrinsModels, BiologicalProteinsPseudopodiaSignal Transduction
2002
Networks and crosstalk: integrin signalling spreads
Schwartz MA, Ginsberg MH. Networks and crosstalk: integrin signalling spreads. Nature Cell Biology 2002, 4: e65-e68. PMID: 11944032, DOI: 10.1038/ncb0402-e65.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DivisionHumansIntegrinsMAP Kinase Signaling SystemModels, BiologicalPhosphorylationReceptors, Growth FactorSignal TransductionIntegrins regulate GTP-Rac localized effector interactions through dissociation of Rho-GDI
Del Pozo MA, Kiosses WB, Alderson NB, Meller N, Hahn KM, Schwartz MA. Integrins regulate GTP-Rac localized effector interactions through dissociation of Rho-GDI. Nature Cell Biology 2002, 4: 232-239. PMID: 11862216, DOI: 10.1038/ncb759.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
A Role for P21-Activated Kinase in Endothelial Cell Migration
Kiosses W, Daniels R, Otey C, Bokoch G, Schwartz M. A Role for P21-Activated Kinase in Endothelial Cell Migration. Journal Of Cell Biology 1999, 147: 831-844. PMID: 10562284, PMCID: PMC2156168, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.147.4.831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActininAnimalsCell AdhesionCell LineCell MovementCOS CellsEndothelium, VascularGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMicrocirculationMicroscopy, VideoModels, BiologicalMyosin Light ChainsP21-Activated KinasesPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSrc Homology DomainsTransfectionVinculinInteractions between mitogenic stimuli, or, a thousand and one connections
Schwartz M, Baron V. Interactions between mitogenic stimuli, or, a thousand and one connections. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 1999, 11: 197-202. PMID: 10209147, DOI: 10.1016/s0955-0674(99)80026-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Transformation by Rho exchange factor oncogenes is mediated by activation of an integrin‐dependent pathway.
Schwartz M, Toksoz D, Khosravi‐Far R. Transformation by Rho exchange factor oncogenes is mediated by activation of an integrin‐dependent pathway. The EMBO Journal 1996, 15: 6525-6530. PMID: 8978679, PMCID: PMC452477, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb01043.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsA Kinase Anchor ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCalciumCell DivisionCell Transformation, NeoplasticGTP-Binding ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsIntegrinsKineticsMiceMinor Histocompatibility AntigensModels, BiologicalOncogenesPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-DiphosphateProto-Oncogene ProteinsRetroviridae Proteins, OncogenicRho GTP-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionThrombinConceptsConstitutive activationCell growthIntegrin signal transductionSmall GTPase RhoIntegrin-dependent pathwaySignal transductionSignaling eventsGrowth factor receptorGTPase RhoSerum-dependent growthAnchorage independenceFactor receptorPathwayOncogeneUncontrolled growthRhoActivationImportant mediatorTumor cellsGrowthTransductionTransmit signalDblGrowth resultsAnchorage
1995
Integrins: Emerging Paradigms of Signal Transduction
Schwartz M, Schaller M, Ginsberg M. Integrins: Emerging Paradigms of Signal Transduction. Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology 1995, 11: 549-599. PMID: 8689569, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cb.11.110195.003001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research