2013
Fluid Shear Stress on Endothelial Cells Modulates Mechanical Tension across VE-Cadherin and PECAM-1
Conway DE, Breckenridge MT, Hinde E, Gratton E, Chen CS, Schwartz MA. Fluid Shear Stress on Endothelial Cells Modulates Mechanical Tension across VE-Cadherin and PECAM-1. Current Biology 2013, 23: 1024-1030. PMID: 23684974, PMCID: PMC3676707, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluid shear stressVE-cadherinCell-cell junctionsPECAM-1Junctional tensionCytoskeletal remodelingVascular morphogenesisGene expressionComplex consistingCells triggersFlow-dependent vascular remodelingIon channelsFRET measurementsEndothelial cells triggersMechanical tensionNormal vascular functionTension sensorDetectable tensionEC responseStatic cultureJunctional receptorsRemodelingCytoskeletonMorphogenesisVascular remodeling
2010
Measuring 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
2009
Cadherin Adhesion, Tissue Tension, and Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Regulate Fibronectin Matrix Organization
Dzamba BJ, Jakab KR, Marsden M, Schwartz MA, DeSimone DW. Cadherin Adhesion, Tissue Tension, and Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Regulate Fibronectin Matrix Organization. Developmental Cell 2009, 16: 421-432. PMID: 19289087, PMCID: PMC2682918, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2009.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCadherin adhesionBlastocoel roofPlanar cell polarity signalingMatrix assemblyCell polarity signalingCell-cell adhesionFN fibril formationFN fibril assemblyPolarity signalingFocal adhesionsActin reorganizationXenopus embryosRegulatory pathwaysMyosin contractilityFibronectin matrixMatrix organizationSpatiotemporal localizationCultured cellsCell surfaceAnalogous roleFibril formationFibril assemblyFibrillar matrixMechanical tensionAssembly
2005
Integrin Activation and Matrix Binding Mediate Cellular Responses to Mechanical Stretch*
Katsumi A, Naoe T, Matsushita T, Kaibuchi K, Schwartz MA. Integrin Activation and Matrix Binding Mediate Cellular Responses to Mechanical Stretch*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 16546-16549. PMID: 15760908, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c400455200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesIntegrin alphaVbeta3IntegrinsJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLigandsMAP Kinase Kinase 4MiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesNIH 3T3 CellsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationProtein ConformationSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalTime FactorsConceptsIntegrin activationExtracellular matrix proteinsRole of integrinsConformational activationBiochemical signalsNIH3T3 cellsMolecular mechanismsCellular responsesMatrix proteinsExtracellular matrixCell growthMechanical stretch stimulationIntegrin alphavbeta3IntegrinsMechanical tensionMechanical stretchCritical determinantStretch stimulationActivationPhosphoinositolMechanotransductionJNKProteinApoptosisDifferentiation