2015
Targeting NCK-Mediated Endothelial Cell Front-Rear Polarity Inhibits Neovascularization
Dubrac A, Genet G, Ola R, Zhang F, Pibouin-Fragner L, Han J, Zhang J, Thomas JL, Chedotal A, Schwartz MA, Eichmann A. Targeting NCK-Mediated Endothelial Cell Front-Rear Polarity Inhibits Neovascularization. Circulation 2015, 133: 409-421. PMID: 26659946, PMCID: PMC4729599, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.017537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFront-rear polaritySprouting angiogenesisSignal integration mechanismImportant drug targetsNck adaptorsCytoskeletal dynamicsEndothelial cell migrationEmbryonic developmentAngiogenesis defectsPAK2 activationVessel sproutsNumber of diseasesBlood vessel growthDrug targetsCell migrationPostnatal retinaAngiogenic growthNckNck1AdaptorVessel growthKey processesEndothelial cellsPathological ocular neovascularizationInhibits neovascularization
2013
N-cadherin regulates spatially polarized signals through distinct p120ctn and β-catenin-dependent signalling pathways
Ouyang M, Lu S, Kim T, Chen CE, Seong J, Leckband DE, Wang F, Reynolds AB, Schwartz MA, Wang Y. N-cadherin regulates spatially polarized signals through distinct p120ctn and β-catenin-dependent signalling pathways. Nature Communications 2013, 4: 1589. PMID: 23481397, PMCID: PMC3602931, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsBeta CateninCadherinsCateninsCell PolarityChickensCHO CellsCricetinaeDelta CateninEmbryo, MammalianFibroblastsFluorescent DyesIntegrinsIntercellular JunctionsMiceModels, BiologicalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein BindingRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionConceptsMyosin II light chainRac activityActin filamentsSmall GTPase RacΒ-catenin-dependent signaling pathwaysHigher phosphoinositidesCellular functionsGTPase RacDistinct effectorsMolecular signalsSignaling pathwaysMolecular activityLight chainNeighbouring cellsN-cadherinPhosphoinositideIntercellular junctionsIntegrin α5RacCellsComplexesFilamentsP120ctnSpatial distributionEffectorsDeconstructing Dimensionality
Schwartz MA, Chen CS. Deconstructing Dimensionality. Science 2013, 339: 402-404. PMID: 23349278, DOI: 10.1126/science.1233814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell nicheVivo cellular behaviorTwo-dimensional cultureCell nicheVivo functionGene expressionExtracellular matrix gelCellular behaviorTissue culture plasticCell behaviorDifferentiated functionsCell processesCulture plasticThree-dimensional environmentMatrix gelCellsTissue engineersMorphogenesisNicheBiologistsMajor advancesExpressionFunctionOnly minimal changesMaintenance
2003
Cell Migration: Integrating Signals from Front to Back
Ridley AJ, Schwartz MA, Burridge K, Firtel RA, Ginsberg MH, Borisy G, Parsons JT, Horwitz AR. Cell Migration: Integrating Signals from Front to Back. Science 2003, 302: 1704-1709. PMID: 14657486, DOI: 10.1126/science.1092053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocalized Cdc42 Activation, Detected Using a Novel Assay, Mediates Microtubule Organizing Center Positioning in Endothelial Cells in Response to Fluid Shear Stress*
Tzima E, Kiosses WB, del Pozo MA, Schwartz MA. Localized Cdc42 Activation, Detected Using a Novel Assay, Mediates Microtubule Organizing Center Positioning in Endothelial Cells in Response to Fluid Shear Stress*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 31020-31023. PMID: 12754216, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m301179200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrotubule organizing centerCdc42 activityCdc42 activationFluid shear stressSmall GTPase Cdc42Protein kinase CzetaGTPase Cdc42Early embryosEndothelial cellsIntegrin dynamicsOrganizing centerCdc42Extracellular matrixLocalized activationFluorescence energy transferMTOC localizationVascular endothelial cellsSingle cellsNovel assayCellsActivationPar6CzetaGolgiEmbryos
2001
Increased filamin binding to β-integrin cytoplasmic domains inhibits cell migration
Calderwood D, Huttenlocher A, Kiosses W, Rose D, Woodside D, Schwartz M, Ginsberg M. Increased filamin binding to β-integrin cytoplasmic domains inhibits cell migration. Nature Cell Biology 2001, 3: 1060-1068. PMID: 11781567, DOI: 10.1038/ncb1201-1060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBinding SitesCell MovementCell PolarityCHO CellsContractile ProteinsCricetinaeCytoplasmCytoskeletonFibronectinsFilaminsFocal AdhesionsHumansIntegrin beta ChainsIntegrinsIsoleucineJurkat CellsMicrofilament ProteinsProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTalinValineConceptsFocal adhesion formationFilamin bindingCell migrationMembrane protrusionsMatrix assemblyIntegrin-dependent cell migrationFibronectin matrix assemblyAmino acid substitutionsInhibits cell migrationAnimal developmentActin cytoskeletonIntegrin tailsBiochemical signalsAdhesion receptorsFilaminCell polarizationTalinAcid substitutionsExtracellular matrixAdhesion formationTailBindingAssemblyMigrationSelective loss
2000
Localized Rac Activation Dynamics Visualized in Living Cells
Kraynov V, Chamberlain C, Bokoch G, Schwartz M, Slabaugh S, Hahn K. Localized Rac Activation Dynamics Visualized in Living Cells. Science 2000, 290: 333-337. PMID: 11030651, DOI: 10.1126/science.290.5490.333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall guanosine triphosphatasesSpatio-temporal controlMembrane rufflesGuanosine triphosphatasesSubcellular localizationNucleotide stateRac activationProtein activityDownstream targetsMotile cellsLiving cellsSpatial controlSpatio-temporal dynamicsGradient of activationCellsActivation dynamicsActivationRufflesTriphosphatasesPrecise spatial controlProteinRacLeading edgeApplicable approachLocalized effect