2015
ZO-1 controls endothelial adherens junctions, cell–cell tension, angiogenesis, and barrier formation
Tornavaca O, Chia M, Dufton N, Almagro LO, Conway DE, Randi AM, Schwartz MA, Matter K, Balda MS. ZO-1 controls endothelial adherens junctions, cell–cell tension, angiogenesis, and barrier formation. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 208: 821-838. PMID: 25753039, PMCID: PMC4362456, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201404140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActomyosinAdherens JunctionsAnimalsAntigens, CDCadherinsCapillary PermeabilityCell Adhesion MoleculesCell MovementCells, CulturedClaudin-5Cytoskeletal ProteinsCytoskeletonEndothelial CellsHumansMechanotransduction, CellularMice, Inbred C57BLMyosinsNeovascularization, PhysiologicProtein TransportReceptors, Cell SurfaceTight JunctionsZonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsCell-cell tensionAdherens junctionsActive myosin IIZO-1VE-cadherinBarrier formationEndothelial adherens junctionsJunctional recruitmentPrimary endothelial cellsCadherin complexActomyosin organizationCentral regulatorStress fibersInhibition of ROCKMyosin IIProtein ZO-1Tight junction protein ZO-1Cell migrationIntercellular junctionsP114RhoGEFMechanotransducersTight junctionsEndothelial junctionsEndothelial cellsTight junction disruptionRac1 functions as a reversible tension modulator to stabilize VE-cadherin trans-interaction
Daneshjou N, Sieracki N, van Nieuw Amerongen GP, Conway D, Schwartz M, Komarova Y, Malik A. Rac1 functions as a reversible tension modulator to stabilize VE-cadherin trans-interaction. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 208: 23-32. PMID: 25559184, PMCID: PMC4284224, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201409108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActomyosinAdherens JunctionsAntigens, CDCadherinsCell AdhesionCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationHumansKineticsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicroscopy, VideoModels, BiologicalMyosin Type IIProtein BindingProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein MultimerizationProtein StabilityRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRho-Associated KinasesTime-Lapse ImagingTransfection
2014
Tension-Sensitive Actin Assembly Supports Contractility at the Epithelial Zonula Adherens
Leerberg JM, Gomez GA, Verma S, Moussa EJ, Wu SK, Priya R, Hoffman BD, Grashoff C, Schwartz MA, Yap AS. Tension-Sensitive Actin Assembly Supports Contractility at the Epithelial Zonula Adherens. Current Biology 2014, 24: 1689-1699. PMID: 25065757, PMCID: PMC5103636, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMena/VASPActin assemblyEpithelial zonula adherensZonula adherensMyosin II activationActin filament turnoverCadherin junctionsActomyosin apparatusVASP proteinsActin scaffoldFilament turnoverActin filamentsJunctional integrityVinculinPhysical interactionTissue integrityActomyosin systemEpithelial cellsAdherensAssemblyContractile apparatusRegulationVASPEffective contractilityUnderlying mechanism
2008
Regulation of LKB1/STRAD Localization and Function by E-Cadherin
Sebbagh M, Santoni MJ, Hall B, Borg JP, Schwartz MA. Regulation of LKB1/STRAD Localization and Function by E-Cadherin. Current Biology 2008, 19: 37-42. PMID: 19110428, PMCID: PMC2773019, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAdherens JunctionsAMP-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesAMP-Activated Protein KinasesBlotting, WesternCaco-2 CellsCadherinsCell FractionationDNA PrimersFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHumansMultiprotein ComplexesPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsAdherens junctionsLKB1 complexE-cadherinE-cadherin-mediated adherens junctionsAMPK phosphorylationEpithelial apicobasal polarityCell-matrix contactsCell energy metabolismPseudokinase STRADLKB1 kinaseProtein MO25Apicobasal polarityEpithelial polarityCellular processesFluorescence resonance energy transferFamily kinasesKinase activityTumor suppressionTumor suppressorResonance energy transferKinaseUpstream factorsEnergy metabolismSTRADEpithelial cells