Stimulation of Fascin Spikes by Thrombospondin-1 Is Mediated by the Gtpases Rac and Cdc42
Adams J, Schwartz M. Stimulation of Fascin Spikes by Thrombospondin-1 Is Mediated by the Gtpases Rac and Cdc42. Journal Of Cell Biology 2000, 150: 807-822. PMID: 10953005, PMCID: PMC2175285, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.150.4.807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsActinsAnimalsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCarrier ProteinsCdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell AdhesionCell LineDepsipeptidesFibronectinsMiceMicrofilament ProteinsMuscle, SkeletalPeptides, CyclicRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsStress, MechanicalThiazolesThiazolidinesThrombospondin 1TransfectionVinculinConceptsActin cytoskeletal organizationCytoskeletal organizationThrombospondin-1Matrix glycoprotein thrombospondin-1Actin-bundling protein fascinRho family GTPasesF-actin turnoverDominant-negative RacLocalization of fascinF-actin microspikesCell migration responseMotility of cellsGlycoprotein thrombospondin-1GTPases RacImportant physiological stimulusActive mutantComponent downstreamProtein fascinCdc42C2C12 myoblastsCell adhesionCell migrationBiochemical assaysExtracellular matrixProlonged activation