2014
Syndecan 4 is required for endothelial alignment in flow and atheroprotective signaling
Baeyens N, Mulligan-Kehoe MJ, Corti F, Simon DD, Ross TD, Rhodes JM, Wang TZ, Mejean CO, Simons M, Humphrey J, Schwartz MA. Syndecan 4 is required for endothelial alignment in flow and atheroprotective signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 17308-17313. PMID: 25404299, PMCID: PMC4260558, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1413725111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFemaleHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalNF-kappa BReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalSyndecan-4Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsNF-κBProinflammatory NF-κBAtherosclerotic plaque burdenKruppel-like factor 2Umbilical vein endothelial cellsVEGF receptor 2Appearance of plaquesVein endothelial cellsHypercholesterolemic micePlaque burdenAntiinflammatory pathwayThoracic aortaReceptor 2Endothelial cellsEndothelial alignmentFlow correlatesCausal roleAtherosclerosisFactor 2MiceCyclic stretchLocalization correlatesActivationSyndecan-4
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
2006
In Vivo Dynamics of Rac-Membrane Interactions
Moissoglu K, Slepchenko BM, Meller N, Horwitz AF, Schwartz MA. In Vivo Dynamics of Rac-Membrane Interactions. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2006, 17: 2770-2779. PMID: 16597700, PMCID: PMC1474787, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e06-01-0005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAnimalsCell MembraneComputer SimulationDiffusionGenes, ReporterGuanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsKineticsMiceMicroscopy, ConfocalModels, TheoreticalPlasmidsProtein TransportRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsRho-Specific Guanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsConceptsGuanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorGTPase-activating proteinsGTP-RacNucleotide exchange factorsVivo dynamicsSmall hairpin RNADissociation inhibitorMembrane associationExchange factorRac functionGEF Tiam1Hairpin RNARhoGDIPhotobleaching methodRacCytosolOverexpressionMajor routeDissociation rate constantsTiam1RNAProteinDetectable rateMembraneActivation
2004
VE-cadherin Links tRNA Synthetase Cytokine to Anti-angiogenic Function*
Tzima E, Reader JS, Irani-Tehrani M, Ewalt KL, Schwartz MA, Schimmel P. VE-cadherin Links tRNA Synthetase Cytokine to Anti-angiogenic Function*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 280: 2405-2408. PMID: 15579907, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c400431200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntigens, CDAortaBlotting, WesternCadherinsCattleCell MovementCells, CulturedCytokinesEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGap JunctionsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunoprecipitationMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeovascularization, PathologicProtein BindingRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionTryptophan-tRNA LigaseVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsT2-TrpRS
1996
Protein kinase C regulates alpha v beta 5-dependent cytoskeletal associations and focal adhesion kinase phosphorylation.
Lewis J, Cheresh D, Schwartz M. Protein kinase C regulates alpha v beta 5-dependent cytoskeletal associations and focal adhesion kinase phosphorylation. Journal Of Cell Biology 1996, 134: 1323-1332. PMID: 8794871, PMCID: PMC2120976, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.134.5.1323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell Adhesion MoleculesCricetinaeCytoskeletal ProteinsCytoskeletonEnzyme ActivationFocal Adhesion Kinase 1Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine KinasesHumansIntegrinsMicroscopy, ConfocalPhosphorylationProtein Kinase CProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, VitronectinTumor Cells, CulturedVitronectinConceptsFocal adhesion kinaseAlpha v beta 5Protein kinase CAlpha v beta 3Phosphorylation of FAKActivation of PKCIntegrin alpha v beta 3Beta 3Kinase CBeta 5Focal adhesion proteinsFocal adhesion kinase phosphorylationAlpha vPKC inhibitor calphostin CTreatment of cellsCytoskeletal associationAdhesion kinaseTyrosine phosphorylationAdhesion proteinsCytoskeletal proteinsIntracellular proteinsCell spreadingKinase phosphorylationTalinTensin