Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension
Gehler S, Baldassarre M, Lad Y, Leight JL, Wozniak MA, Riching KM, Eliceiri KW, Weaver VM, Calderwood DA, Keely PJ. Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2009, 20: 3224-3238. PMID: 19458194, PMCID: PMC2710838, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-12-1186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin AExtracellular matrixProtein filamin AHigh-density gelsMatrix tensionCollagen gelsMechanosensitive complexBreast epithelial cellsCellular contractilityMatrix stiffnessMorphogenesisEpithelial cell responsesCell typesDuctal morphogenesisEpithelial cellsCellsCollagen matrixGel contractionActinCollagen remodelingIntegrinsCell responsesCollagen fibrilsRemodelingGel