Intermediate filament–membrane attachments function synergistically with actin-dependent contacts to regulate intercellular adhesive strength
Huen A, Park J, Godsel L, Chen X, Bannon L, Amargo E, Hudson T, Mongiu A, Leigh I, Kelsell D, Gumbiner B, Green K. Intermediate filament–membrane attachments function synergistically with actin-dependent contacts to regulate intercellular adhesive strength. Journal Of Cell Biology 2002, 159: 1005-1017. PMID: 12499357, PMCID: PMC2173978, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200206098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsBiotinylationCadherinsCell AdhesionCell LineCell MembraneCytoskeletal ProteinsCytoskeletonDesmogleinsDesmoplakinsDesmosomesDetergentsDNA, ComplementaryGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansIntermediate FilamentsKeratinocytesKeratoderma, PalmoplantarL-Lactate DehydrogenaseLuminescent ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryTime FactorsTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsMembrane attachmentAdherens junctionsIntermediate filamentsIntercellular adhesive strengthCell surface distributionDetergent-insoluble poolIF cytoskeletonPlasma membraneIntercellular adhesionLatrunculin AActin filamentsJunctional plaquesA431 cellsTerminal truncationDesmosomal proteinsCell aggregatesTissue integrityWeakly adherentLactate dehydrogenase releaseReduced adhesionFacilitate formationCell sheetsNormal keratinocytesSpecific decreaseDehydrogenase release