2012
Neuropilin-1 Stimulates Tumor Growth by Increasing Fibronectin Fibril Assembly in the Tumor Microenvironment
Yaqoob U, Cao S, Shergill U, Jagavelu K, Geng Z, Yin M, de Assuncao TM, Cao Y, Szabolcs A, Thorgeirsson S, Schwartz M, Yang JD, Ehman R, Roberts L, Mukhopadhyay D, Shah VH. Neuropilin-1 Stimulates Tumor Growth by Increasing Fibronectin Fibril Assembly in the Tumor Microenvironment. Cancer Research 2012, 72: 4047-4059. PMID: 22738912, PMCID: PMC3421041, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-3907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibronectin fibril assemblyTumor growthTumor microenvironmentNeuropilin-1Fibril assemblyStromal myofibroblastsNonreceptor tyrosine kinase c-AblTyrosine kinase c-AblHuman cancer specimensNew molecular mechanismCancer cell invasionNRP-1 levelsSerine 612Intracellular associationExtracellular domainMatrix stiffnessMolecular mechanismsC-AblGenetic depletionMatrix proteinsCell invasionClinical outcomesCancer specimensTherapeutic targetingAntibody neutralization
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