2021
Talin in mechanotransduction and mechanomemory at a glance
Goult BT, Brown NH, Schwartz MA. Talin in mechanotransduction and mechanomemory at a glance. Journal Of Cell Science 2021, 134: jcs258749. PMID: 34708856, PMCID: PMC8697387, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelical bundleHead domainC-terminal rod domainIntegrin conformational activationCytoskeletal linker proteinTerminal head domainExtracellular matrix proteinsCryptic binding sitesFlexible neck regionGlance articleAccompanying posterLinker proteinCytoplasmic tailConformational activationRod domainActin filamentsMatrix proteinsCell scienceTalinProteinBinding sitesDomain linksForce inducesDomainMechanotransduction
2010
Integrins and Extracellular Matrix in Mechanotransduction
Schwartz MA. Integrins and Extracellular Matrix in Mechanotransduction. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 2010, 2: a005066. PMID: 21084386, PMCID: PMC2982167, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a005066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin-mediated adhesionExtracellular matrixCytoskeletal linker proteinExtracellular matrix fibrilsIntracellular actin filamentsLinker proteinGenetic programActin filamentsExtracellular structuresCell survivalMatrix fibrilsIntegrinsCell functionCurrent knowledgeMechanotransductionMechanical forcesTransmits forcesIntracellularAdhesionCellsCytoskeletonProteinRegulationPathwayEnvironmental forces