2009
Cadherin Adhesion, Tissue Tension, and Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Regulate Fibronectin Matrix Organization
Dzamba BJ, Jakab KR, Marsden M, Schwartz MA, DeSimone DW. Cadherin Adhesion, Tissue Tension, and Noncanonical Wnt Signaling Regulate Fibronectin Matrix Organization. Developmental Cell 2009, 16: 421-432. PMID: 19289087, PMCID: PMC2682918, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2009.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCadherin adhesionBlastocoel roofPlanar cell polarity signalingMatrix assemblyCell polarity signalingCell-cell adhesionFN fibril formationFN fibril assemblyPolarity signalingFocal adhesionsActin reorganizationXenopus embryosRegulatory pathwaysMyosin contractilityFibronectin matrixMatrix organizationSpatiotemporal localizationCultured cellsCell surfaceAnalogous roleFibril formationFibril assemblyFibrillar matrixMechanical tensionAssembly
2008
Cell adhesion receptors in mechanotransduction
Schwartz MA, DeSimone DW. Cell adhesion receptors in mechanotransduction. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2008, 20: 551-556. PMID: 18583124, PMCID: PMC2581799, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2008.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdhesion receptorsCell fate decisionsCadherin-mediated adhesionCell adhesion receptorsFate decisionsMorphogenetic movementsTissue-level responsesCultured cellsExtracellular matrixMechanotransductionLevel responseCellsCytoskeletonCadherinReceptorsOrganismsAdhesionIntegrinsPathwayMechanical stimulationIntracellularMechanismMechanical stressResponseCentral mechanisms
2006
High-resolution quantitative imaging of mammalian and bacterial cells using stable isotope mass spectrometry
Lechene C, Hillion F, McMahon G, Benson D, Kleinfeld A, Kampf J, Distel D, Luyten Y, Bonventre J, Hentschel D, Park K, Ito S, Schwartz M, Benichou G, Slodzian G. High-resolution quantitative imaging of mammalian and bacterial cells using stable isotope mass spectrometry. BMC Biology 2006, 5: 20. PMID: 17010211, PMCID: PMC1781526, DOI: 10.1186/jbiol42.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-isotope imaging mass spectrometryMammalian cultured cellsFatty acid transportAdipocyte lipid dropletsHigh-resolution quantitative imagingSubcellular compartmentsNitrogen fixationMass spectrometryImaging mass spectrometryLevel of enrichmentBacterial cellsProtein renewalCultured endothelial cellsCultured cellsLipid dropletsKidney cellsStable isotopesUridine incorporationEndothelial cellsCellsQuantitative image analysis softwareStable isotope mass spectrometryIsotopic labelsIsotope ratiosRNA