2015
PAK6 targets to cell–cell adhesions through its N-terminus in a Cdc42-dependent manner to drive epithelial colony escape
Morse EM, Sun X, Olberding JR, Ha BH, Boggon TJ, Calderwood DA. PAK6 targets to cell–cell adhesions through its N-terminus in a Cdc42-dependent manner to drive epithelial colony escape. Journal Of Cell Science 2015, 129: 380-393. PMID: 26598554, PMCID: PMC4732285, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.177493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAntigens, CDCadherinsCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell AdhesionCell Line, TumorEpithelial CellsHEK293 CellsHumansIntercellular JunctionsMolecular Sequence DataP21-Activated KinasesProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein Sorting SignalsProtein TransportConceptsCell-cell adhesionN-terminusCdc42/Rac interactive binding (CRIB) domainSerine/threonine kinaseP21-activated kinase (PAK) familyCdc42-dependent mannerPolybasic regionThreonine kinaseCdc42 knockdownKinase familyBinding domainsKinase activityImportant regulatorCell adhesionPAK6Broader rolePAKAdhesionTargetingCdc42PAK1KinaseKnockdownRegulatorMutations
2009
Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension
Gehler S, Baldassarre M, Lad Y, Leight JL, Wozniak MA, Riching KM, Eliceiri KW, Weaver VM, Calderwood DA, Keely PJ. Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2009, 20: 3224-3238. PMID: 19458194, PMCID: PMC2710838, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-12-1186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin AExtracellular matrixProtein filamin AHigh-density gelsMatrix tensionCollagen gelsMechanosensitive complexBreast epithelial cellsCellular contractilityMatrix stiffnessMorphogenesisEpithelial cell responsesCell typesDuctal morphogenesisEpithelial cellsCellsCollagen matrixGel contractionActinCollagen remodelingIntegrinsCell responsesCollagen fibrilsRemodelingGel