Endothelial basement membrane laminin 511 is essential for shear stress response
Di Russo J, Luik A, Yousif L, Budny S, Oberleithner H, Hofschröer V, Klingauf J, van Bavel E, Bakker E, Hellstrand P, Bhattachariya A, Albinsson S, Pincet F, Hallmann R, Sorokin L. Endothelial basement membrane laminin 511 is essential for shear stress response. The EMBO Journal 2016, 36: 183-201. PMID: 27940654, PMCID: PMC5239996, DOI: 10.15252/embj.201694756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-cell adhesion strengthLaminin-511Junctional complexesVE-cadherinIntegrin-mediated interactionsEndothelial basement membrane componentVinculin-positive focal adhesionsCatenin associationFocal adhesionsStress responseCell junctionsMembrane componentsBasement membrane componentsBasement membraneArterial endotheliumCortical stiffnessMechanotransductionPECAM-1Firm anchorageEndothelial basement membraneJunctional associationMembraneConsiderable informationComplexesAdhesion