2019
Ablation of SUN2-containing LINC complexes drives cardiac hypertrophy without interstitial fibrosis
Stewart RM, Rodriguez EC, King MC. Ablation of SUN2-containing LINC complexes drives cardiac hypertrophy without interstitial fibrosis. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2019, 30: 1664-1675. PMID: 31091167, PMCID: PMC6727752, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e18-07-0438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCardiomegalyCell AdhesionCell Nucleus ShapeDNA-Binding ProteinsFibrosisGene DeletionIntegrinsMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMembrane ProteinsMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMultiprotein ComplexesMyocardiumNuclear EnvelopeProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSarcomeresTelomere-Binding ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsLINC complexType laminsInner nuclear membrane protein MAN1Nuclear envelopeA-type laminsSarcomeric contractile apparatusNuclear laminaDisease etiologyProfibrotic signalingCytoskeletal linkageAKT/MAPK signalingCardiomyocyte cytoskeletonPlasma membraneMAPK signalingNegative regulatorAntagonistic rolesTGFβ signalingLaminsCellular adhesionSignalingCardiac hypertrophySUN2Human cardiomyopathyHypertrophy markersContractile apparatus
2014
Tension-Sensitive Actin Assembly Supports Contractility at the Epithelial Zonula Adherens
Leerberg JM, Gomez GA, Verma S, Moussa EJ, Wu SK, Priya R, Hoffman BD, Grashoff C, Schwartz MA, Yap AS. Tension-Sensitive Actin Assembly Supports Contractility at the Epithelial Zonula Adherens. Current Biology 2014, 24: 1689-1699. PMID: 25065757, PMCID: PMC5103636, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMena/VASPActin assemblyEpithelial zonula adherensZonula adherensMyosin II activationActin filament turnoverCadherin junctionsActomyosin apparatusVASP proteinsActin scaffoldFilament turnoverActin filamentsJunctional integrityVinculinPhysical interactionTissue integrityActomyosin systemEpithelial cellsAdherensAssemblyContractile apparatusRegulationVASPEffective contractilityUnderlying mechanism
1982
The Mechanism of Actin-Filament Assembly and Cross-Linking
Pollard T, Aebi U, Cooper J, Elzinga M, Fowler W, Griffith L, Herman I, Heuser J, Isenberg G, Kiehart D, Levy J, MacLean-Fletcher S, Maupin P, Mooseker M, Runge M, Smith P, Tseng P. The Mechanism of Actin-Filament Assembly and Cross-Linking. 1982, 15-44. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-4037-9_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActin filamentsActin filament assemblyLocal contractile forcesRole of actinCertain enzyme systemsEukaryotic cellsFilaments of actinCellular motilityStructural proteinsCyto-skeletonMajor proteinsCell surfaceMost cellsMajor structural elementsProteinEnzyme systemActinContractile proteinsCytoplasmContractile apparatusFilamentsCellsInternal scaffoldingOrganellesStructural elements
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