2000
Adhesion to the extracellular matrix regulates the coupling of the small GTPase Rac to its effector PAK
del Pozo M, Price L, Alderson N, Ren X, Schwartz M. Adhesion to the extracellular matrix regulates the coupling of the small GTPase Rac to its effector PAK. The EMBO Journal 2000, 19: 2008-2014. PMID: 10790367, PMCID: PMC305684, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.9.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological TransportCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell AdhesionCell LineCell MembraneCulture Media, Serum-FreeCytoplasmEnzyme ActivationExtracellular MatrixFibronectinsGrowth SubstancesGuanosine TriphosphateIntegrinsMiceMutationMyristic AcidP21-Activated KinasesProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransfectionConceptsSmall GTPase RacExtracellular matrixGTPase RacEffector PAKMembrane-targeting sequenceCell cycle progressionAbility of RacSoluble growth factorsAdherent cellsRac mutantGrowth factorCytoskeletal organizationPAK activationOncogenic transformationGene expressionCycle progressionMembrane fractionCell adhesionNon-adherent cellsRacPAKMembraneCellsAdhesionActivation
1999
Regulation of the small GTP‐binding protein Rho by cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton
Ren X, Kiosses W, Alexander Schwartz M. Regulation of the small GTP‐binding protein Rho by cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton. The EMBO Journal 1999, 18: 578-585. PMID: 9927417, PMCID: PMC1171150, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.3.578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsRho activationRho activityExtracellular matrixSmall GTPProtein RhoLysophosphatidic acidStress fibersCell adhesionRho-dependent mannerActin stress fibersHigh Rho activitySwiss 3T3 cellsNegative feedback loopAdherent cellsCytoskeletal structuresSoluble factorsCytochalasin DRhoGTPPresence of serumCellsActivationRegulationAdhesion
1992
Adhesion is required for protein kinase C-dependent activation of the Na+/H+ antiporter by platelet-derived growth factor.
Schwartz M, Lechene C. Adhesion is required for protein kinase C-dependent activation of the Na+/H+ antiporter by platelet-derived growth factor. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 6138-6141. PMID: 1378621, PMCID: PMC402137, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.13.6138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid-Base EquilibriumAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell AdhesionCells, CulturedExtracellular MatrixHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIn Vitro TechniquesMiceNaphthalenesPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorPolycyclic CompoundsProtein Kinase CSignal TransductionSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsProtein kinase CPlatelet-derived growth factorKinase CAdherent cellsGrowth factorExtracellular matrix proteinsPKC-dependent pathwayElevation of intracellularMatrix proteinsAnchorage-dependent cellsCell adhesionDependent activationPKC activationAntiporterPhorbol esterSolid substratumPharmacological inhibitionC3H 10T1/2 cellsCellsActivationPathwayIntracellular pHAdhesionProteinIntegrins