2007
Matrix‐specific PAK activation regulates vascular permeability in atherosclerosis
Orr A, Stockton R, Simmers M, Sanders J, Blackman B, Schwartz M. Matrix‐specific PAK activation regulates vascular permeability in atherosclerosis. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a268-a268. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a268-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPAK activationAtherosclerosis-prone regionsCell-cell junctionsActivation of PAKMembrane proteinsPAK phosphorylationBasement membrane proteinsPro-atherosclerotic cytokinesEndothelial permeabilityPAKActivationFibronectinSubendothelial monocytesVivoKinasePhosphorylationProteinP21Vascular permeabilityRecruitment
2000
Adhesion to the extracellular matrix regulates the coupling of the small GTPase Rac to its effector PAK
del Pozo M, Price L, Alderson N, Ren X, Schwartz M. Adhesion to the extracellular matrix regulates the coupling of the small GTPase Rac to its effector PAK. The EMBO Journal 2000, 19: 2008-2014. PMID: 10790367, PMCID: PMC305684, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.9.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological TransportCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell AdhesionCell LineCell MembraneCulture Media, Serum-FreeCytoplasmEnzyme ActivationExtracellular MatrixFibronectinsGrowth SubstancesGuanosine TriphosphateIntegrinsMiceMutationMyristic AcidP21-Activated KinasesProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransfectionConceptsSmall GTPase RacExtracellular matrixGTPase RacEffector PAKMembrane-targeting sequenceCell cycle progressionAbility of RacSoluble growth factorsAdherent cellsRac mutantGrowth factorCytoskeletal organizationPAK activationOncogenic transformationGene expressionCycle progressionMembrane fractionCell adhesionNon-adherent cellsRacPAKMembraneCellsAdhesionActivation