2024
Cellular stiffness sensing through talin 1 in tissue mechanical homeostasis
Chanduri M, Kumar A, Weiss D, Emuna N, Barsukov I, Shi M, Tanaka K, Wang X, Datye A, Kanyo J, Collin F, Lam T, Schwarz U, Bai S, Nottoli T, Goult B, Humphrey J, Schwartz M. Cellular stiffness sensing through talin 1 in tissue mechanical homeostasis. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadi6286. PMID: 39167642, PMCID: PMC11338229, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi6286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue mechanical homeostasisStiffness sensingExtracellular matrixTalin-1Mechanical homeostasisExtracellular matrix mechanicsIncreased cell spreadingCell spreadingTalinMutationsCellular sensingFibrillar collagenReduced axial stiffnessTissue mechanical propertiesMechanical propertiesAxial stiffnessCompliant substratesHomeostasisRupture pressureArp2/3ARPC5LStiffnessHomeostasis hypothesisResident cellsTissue stiffness
2016
Force regulated conformational change of integrin αVβ3
Chen Y, Lee H, Tong H, Schwartz M, Zhu C. Force regulated conformational change of integrin αVβ3. Matrix Biology 2016, 60: 70-85. PMID: 27423389, PMCID: PMC5237428, DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2016.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaBiotinylationCell AdhesionCell LineEndothelial CellsErythrocytesExtracellular MatrixFibronectinsGene ExpressionGlassHumansIntegrin alphaVbeta3KineticsLungMiceMolecular ProbesPoint MutationProtein BindingProtein ConformationSignal TransductionSingle Molecule ImagingConceptsConformational changesTransduce signalsSingle-molecule levelIntegrin functionBiomembrane force probeMolecular machinesPhysiological functionsCell adhesionCell surfaceExtracellular matrixPoint mutationsConformational transitionIntegrinsEssential roleTumor metastasisExtended conformationConformationDynamic equilibriumEctodomainMutationsForce probePhagocytosisMembraneAngiogenesisFunction
1994
Differing structural requirements for GTPase-activating protein responsiveness and NADPH oxidase activation by Rac.
Xu X, Barry D, Settleman J, Schwartz M, Bokoch G. Differing structural requirements for GTPase-activating protein responsiveness and NADPH oxidase activation by Rac. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1994, 269: 23569-23574. PMID: 8089125, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)31553-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBinding, CompetitiveDNA PrimersEnzyme ActivationGTP-Binding ProteinsGTPase-Activating ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMolecular Sequence DataNADH, NADPH OxidoreductasesNADPH OxidasesProteinsRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsGTPase-activating proteinsEffector domainFunction of RacGTP/GDP stateInteraction of RasDouble mutationNADPH oxidase activationGAP bindingActin cytoskeletonMembrane rufflingActin assemblyOxidase activationGTP hydrolysisRac-GTPGDP stateWild typeSuperoxide-forming NADPH oxidaseInteraction sitesProtein responsivenessProteinResidues 12MutationsRacRac2Phagocytic leukocytes