2018
Local Tension on Talin in Focal Adhesions Correlates with F-Actin Alignment at the Nanometer Scale
Kumar A, Anderson KL, Swift MF, Hanein D, Volkmann N, Schwartz MA. Local Tension on Talin in Focal Adhesions Correlates with F-Actin Alignment at the Nanometer Scale. Biophysical Journal 2018, 115: 1569-1579. PMID: 30274833, PMCID: PMC6372196, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.08.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin organizationLocal actin organizationTalin tension sensorFocal adhesion dynamicsLinear actin filamentsIndividual focal adhesionsCellular force transmissionF-actin alignmentFocal adhesionsAdhesion dynamicsCell centerVinculin localizationActin intensityActin filamentsF-actinAdhesion centersNormal physiologyTalinSame cellsAdhesion correlatesStable adhesionTension sensor
2014
Spatial and temporal control of Rho GTPase functions
Moissoglu K, Schwartz MA. Spatial and temporal control of Rho GTPase functions. Cellular Logistics 2014, 4: e943618. PMID: 25610718, PMCID: PMC4279778, DOI: 10.4161/21592780.2014.943618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCellular compartmentsRho GTPase biologyRho GTPases functionRho GTPase functionMultiple cellular compartmentsDifferent cellular compartmentsTemporal controlGTPase inactivationMembrane targetingGTPases functionGTPase functionCellular functionsRho GTPaseCell physiologyBiochemical regulationEffector activationMultiple regulatorsMultiple effectorsWealth of knowledgeSame cellsRegulationCompartmentsNano-scale dynamicsGTPaseMajor questions
1994
Alpha v integrins mediate the rise in intracellular calcium in endothelial cells on fibronectin even though they play a minor role in adhesion
Schwartz M, Denninghoff K. Alpha v integrins mediate the rise in intracellular calcium in endothelial cells on fibronectin even though they play a minor role in adhesion. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1994, 269: 11133-11137. PMID: 7512559, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)78101-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha 5 beta 1Alpha vBeta 1Intracellular calciumEndothelial cellsAnti-integrin monoclonal antibodiesElevation of intracellularAlpha v integrinsAnti-integrin antibodiesMonoclonal antibodiesV integrinsAntibodiesDistinct intracellularAgonistsIntegrin alpha subunitsAdhesion assaysFunction-blocking anti-integrin antibodiesIntegrinsSpecific integrinsCalciumFibronectinAlpha subunitCellsSame cellsIntracellular