The structural basis of integrin-linked kinase–PINCH interactions
Chiswell BP, Zhang R, Murphy JW, Boggon TJ, Calderwood DA. The structural basis of integrin-linked kinase–PINCH interactions. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 20677-20682. PMID: 19074270, PMCID: PMC2634877, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0811415106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin-linked kinaseLIM1 domainGrowth factor signalingAtomic resolution descriptionILK bindingAnkyrin repeatsILK-PINCHHeterotrimeric complexZinc fingerMolecular basisMutagenesis dataStructural basisCell adhesionPoint mutationsConformational flexibilityKey interactionsParvinConvergence pointLim1DomainAnkyrinKinaseComplexesRepeatsSignalingJAM-L–mediated leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cells is regulated in cis by α4β1 integrin activation
Luissint AC, Lutz PG, Calderwood DA, Couraud PO, Bourdoulous S. JAM-L–mediated leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cells is regulated in cis by α4β1 integrin activation. Journal Of Cell Biology 2008, 183: 1159-1173. PMID: 19064666, PMCID: PMC2600739, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200805061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJunctional adhesion moleculeIntegrin activationIntegrin-dependent adhesionIntegrin VLA-4Endothelial cellsAdhesion moleculesEpithelial adhesion moleculesJAM familyHeterophilic interactionsCis dimerizationDimerization stateVLA-4Monomeric formLeukocyte integrin VLA-4CellsActivationAdhesionComplexesProteinMoleculesDimerizationLeukocyte adhesionRecruitmentAccumulationFamily