2022
Fibroblasts secrete fibronectin under lamellipodia in a microtubule- and myosin II–dependent fashion
Huet-Calderwood C, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D, Calderwood D. Fibroblasts secrete fibronectin under lamellipodia in a microtubule- and myosin II–dependent fashion. Journal Of Cell Biology 2022, 222: e202204100. PMID: 36416725, PMCID: PMC9699186, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202204100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFN secretionFocal adhesion dynamicsExtracellular matrixFocal adhesion formationSites of exocytosisLive-cell microscopyIntegrin-independent mannerCytoskeletal dynamicsFocal adhesionsAdhesion dynamicsRegulatory componentsMyosin IIIntact microtubulesCell polarizationCell adhesionIntegrin receptorsFN depositionLamellipodiaMicrotubulesFibronectinAdhesion formationNew adhesion formationFibroblastsII-dependent fashionCells
2021
IL-9 Abrogates the Metastatic Potential of Breast Cancer by Controlling Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Cellular Contractility.
Das S, Surve V, Marathe S, Wad S, Karulkar A, Srinivasan S, Dwivedi A, Barthel S, Purwar R. IL-9 Abrogates the Metastatic Potential of Breast Cancer by Controlling Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Cellular Contractility. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 206: 2740-2752. PMID: 34021045, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControlling extracellular matrix remodelingExtracellular matrix remodelingCellular contractilityIncreased focal adhesion formationFocal adhesion dynamicsFocal adhesion formationCancer cellsThree-dimensional invasion assayMatrix remodelingInvolvement of IL-9Metastatic potential of breastMyosin L chainSuppression of invasionCervical cancer cellsActomyosin contractilityCancer cell metastasisMDA-MB-231IL-9Metastatic potentialAdhesion dynamicsActivity of IL-9Human breastReduced phosphorylationInvasion assayCD8<sup>+</sup> T cells
2018
Local Tension on Talin in Focal Adhesions Correlates with F-Actin Alignment at the Nanometer Scale
Kumar A, Anderson KL, Swift MF, Hanein D, Volkmann N, Schwartz MA. Local Tension on Talin in Focal Adhesions Correlates with F-Actin Alignment at the Nanometer Scale. Biophysical Journal 2018, 115: 1569-1579. PMID: 30274833, PMCID: PMC6372196, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.08.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin organizationLocal actin organizationTalin tension sensorFocal adhesion dynamicsLinear actin filamentsIndividual focal adhesionsCellular force transmissionF-actin alignmentFocal adhesionsAdhesion dynamicsCell centerVinculin localizationActin intensityActin filamentsF-actinAdhesion centersNormal physiologyTalinSame cellsAdhesion correlatesStable adhesionTension sensorQuantitative analysis of focal adhesion dynamics using photonic resonator outcoupler microscopy (PROM)
Zhuo Y, Choi J, Marin T, Yu H, Harley B, Cunningham B. Quantitative analysis of focal adhesion dynamics using photonic resonator outcoupler microscopy (PROM). Light: Science & Applications 2018, 7: 9. PMID: 29963322, PMCID: PMC6020849, DOI: 10.1038/s41377-018-0001-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFocal adhesion dynamicsFocal adhesion areaFocal adhesion formationPhotonic crystal biosensorCell surface contactFocal adhesionsReflection peak intensityAdhesion dynamicsRegulate adhesionCell membrane componentsCell-surface interactionsLabel-free modalityEvanescent fieldMembrane componentsLabel-free approachMigration speedPeak intensityCluster dimensionCell interactionsQuantitative imagingBasement membraneAdhesion areaEpithelial stem cellsPhotonsCells
2014
TRIM15 is a focal adhesion protein that regulates focal adhesion disassembly
Uchil PD, Pawliczek T, Reynolds TD, Ding S, Hinz A, Munro JB, Huang F, Floyd RW, Yang H, Hamilton WL, Bewersdorf J, Xiong Y, Calderwood DA, Mothes W. TRIM15 is a focal adhesion protein that regulates focal adhesion disassembly. Journal Of Cell Science 2014, 127: 3928-3942. PMID: 25015296, PMCID: PMC4163643, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.143537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesion proteinsFocal adhesionsCell migrationAdhesion proteinsMulti-adaptor proteinTripartite motif (TRIM) protein familyFocal adhesion dynamicsFocal adhesion turnoverFocal adhesion componentsCoiled-coil domainImpaired cell migrationII-independent mannerLD2 motifAdhesion turnoverActin cytoskeletonProtein familyAdhesion dynamicsCellular functionsDynamic turnoverMacromolecular complexesRegulatory componentsFocal contactsAdhesion componentsExtracellular matrixTRIM15
2010
The Abl and Arg non‐receptor tyrosine kinases regulate different zones of stress fiber, focal adhesion, and contractile network localization in spreading fibroblasts
Peacock JG, Couch BA, Koleske AJ. The Abl and Arg non‐receptor tyrosine kinases regulate different zones of stress fiber, focal adhesion, and contractile network localization in spreading fibroblasts. Cytoskeleton 2010, 67: 666-675. PMID: 20737438, PMCID: PMC2955401, DOI: 10.1002/cm.20479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell peripheryPhosphorylated myosin light chainFocal adhesionsActomyosin contractilitySpatial regulationFocal adhesion dynamicsNon-receptor tyrosine kinaseAbl functionAdhesion dynamicsMutant cellsAbl familyFA formationStress fibersEdge protrusionMyosin light chainF-actinTyrosine kinaseRhoA activityInhibitory complexWT cellsArg functionAdhesive structuresCell migrationAdhesion elementsP120Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics
Grashoff C, Hoffman BD, Brenner MD, Zhou R, Parsons M, Yang MT, McLean MA, Sligar SG, Chen CS, Ha T, Schwartz MA. Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics. Nature 2010, 466: 263-266. PMID: 20613844, PMCID: PMC2901888, DOI: 10.1038/nature09198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsFocal adhesion dynamicsMembrane cytoskeletal proteinsAdhesion dynamicsCell adhesion moleculeRegulatory mechanismsSpecific proteinsActin filamentsCell adhesionVinculinProteinMechanical tensionMechanical forcesRegulationPhysical forcesMolecular forcesAdhesionCellsVivoMechanotransductionPhysiologyNew biosensorFilamentsAbilityMigration
2007
The Abl-related Gene Tyrosine Kinase Acts through p190RhoGAP to Inhibit Actomyosin Contractility and Regulate Focal Adhesion Dynamics upon Adhesion to Fibronectin
Peacock JG, Miller AL, Bradley WD, Rodriguez OC, Webb DJ, Koleske AJ. The Abl-related Gene Tyrosine Kinase Acts through p190RhoGAP to Inhibit Actomyosin Contractility and Regulate Focal Adhesion Dynamics upon Adhesion to Fibronectin. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2007, 18: 3860-3872. PMID: 17652459, PMCID: PMC1995720, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e07-01-0075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesion dynamicsFocal adhesionsActomyosin contractilityAdhesion dynamicsActin-dependent protrusionsGene Tyrosine KinaseCell migrationCell body translocationAbl family kinasesWild-type cellsC-terminal halfDistinct functional domainsN-terminal halfF-actin stress fibersStress fiber formationInhibits cell migrationKinase inhibitsFamily kinasesCell peripheryStress fibersActin polymerizationFunctional domainsKinase activityTyrosine kinaseWT cells
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