2019
MicroRNA-dependent regulation of biomechanical genes establishes tissue stiffness homeostasis
Moro A, Driscoll TP, Boraas LC, Armero W, Kasper DM, Baeyens N, Jouy C, Mallikarjun V, Swift J, Ahn SJ, Lee D, Zhang J, Gu M, Gerstein M, Schwartz M, Nicoli S. MicroRNA-dependent regulation of biomechanical genes establishes tissue stiffness homeostasis. Nature Cell Biology 2019, 21: 348-358. PMID: 30742093, PMCID: PMC6528464, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-019-0272-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArgonaute 2MicroRNA-dependent regulationMechanical homeostasisMicroRNA recognition elementsExtracellular matrix proteinsZebrafish finsMicroRNA familiesTarget mRNAsVertebrate tissuesHyper-contractile phenotypesRegulatory pathwaysUntranslated regionRecognition elementMatrix proteinsComprehensive identificationCaM mRNAConnective tissue growth factorExtracellular matrix depositionHomeostasisTissue growth factorMRNAFibroblast cellsMicroRNAsGrowth factorSoft substrates
2015
Role of Mechanotransduction in Vascular Biology
Humphrey JD, Schwartz MA, Tellides G, Milewicz DM. Role of Mechanotransduction in Vascular Biology. Circulation Research 2015, 116: 1448-1461. PMID: 25858068, PMCID: PMC4420625, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.114.304936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrixRole of mechanotransductionExtracellular matrix constituentsActomyosin filamentsMembrane receptorsDysfunctional mechanosensingVascular biologyAortic aneurysmNew therapeutic strategiesContractile proteinsThoracic aortic aneurysmIntramural cellsCellsMechanobiological processesMatrix constituentsAcute dissectionAortic cellsAortic diseaseMechanosensingTherapeutic strategiesHemodynamic loadGenesProgressive enlargementReceptorsMechanoregulation
2012
Mechanical stress-activated integrin α5β1 induces opening of connexin 43 hemichannels
Batra N, Burra S, Siller-Jackson AJ, Gu S, Xia X, Weber GF, DeSimone D, Bonewald LF, Lafer EM, Sprague E, Schwartz MA, Jiang JX. Mechanical stress-activated integrin α5β1 induces opening of connexin 43 hemichannels. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 3359-3364. PMID: 22331870, PMCID: PMC3295295, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1115967109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrostadienesAnimalsCell LineChromonesConnexin 43Extracellular Matrix ProteinsFibronectinsImmunomagnetic SeparationIntegrin alpha5beta1MiceMorpholinesOsteocytesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsProtein Interaction MappingRNA, Small InterferingStress, MechanicalWortmannin
2002
Matrix and meaning
Schwartz MA. Matrix and meaning. Methods In Cell Biology 2002, 69: 13-16. PMID: 12070989, DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(02)69004-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Activation of integrins in endothelial cells by fluid shear stress mediates Rho‐dependent cytoskeletal alignment
Tzima E, del Pozo M, Shattil S, Chien S, Schwartz M. Activation of integrins in endothelial cells by fluid shear stress mediates Rho‐dependent cytoskeletal alignment. The EMBO Journal 2001, 20: 4639-4647. PMID: 11532928, PMCID: PMC125600, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.17.4639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAortaCattleCells, CulturedCulture Media, Serum-FreeCytoskeletonEndothelium, VascularExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibronectinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIntegrinsKineticsLuminescent ProteinsProtein ConformationReceptors, VitronectinRecombinant ProteinsRho GTP-Binding ProteinsStress, MechanicalTime FactorsTransfectionIntegrin-mediated mechanotransduction requires its dynamic interaction with specific extracellular matrix (ECM) ligands
Jalali S, del Pozo M, Chen K, Miao H, Li Y, Schwartz M, Shyy J, Chien S. Integrin-mediated mechanotransduction requires its dynamic interaction with specific extracellular matrix (ECM) ligands. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 1042-1046. PMID: 11158591, PMCID: PMC14705, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.98.3.1042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAntigens, CDCells, CulturedCollagenEndothelium, VascularExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibrinogenFibronectinsHumansIntegrin beta1Integrin beta3IntegrinsJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLamininLigandsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPlatelet Membrane GlycoproteinsProteinsReceptors, VitronectinShc Signaling Adaptor ProteinsSignal TransductionSrc Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1Stress, MechanicalUmbilical VeinsVitronectin
1997
Growth factor activation of MAP kinase requires cell adhesion
Renshaw M, Ren X, Schwartz M. Growth factor activation of MAP kinase requires cell adhesion. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 5592-5599. PMID: 9312018, PMCID: PMC1170191, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.18.5592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCell AdhesionCell Transformation, NeoplasticEnzyme ActivationExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGenes, rasKineticsMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 1MiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Platelet-Derived Growth FactorProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-rafProto-OncogenesConceptsCell adhesionGrowth factor-regulated pathwaysMAP kinase ERK2Mutants of RasActivation of ERK2MAP kinase pathwayRas-transformed cellsGrowth factor activationExtracellular matrix proteinsSoluble growth factorsAnchorage-independent growthKinase ERK2Growth factorMAP kinaseOncogenic growthEndogenous RasKinase pathwayOncogenic activationMEK activityMatrix proteinsMajor regulatorERK2Factor activationRafMEKSuppression of Integrin Activation: A Novel Function of a Ras/Raf-Initiated MAP Kinase Pathway
Hughes P, Renshaw M, Pfaff M, Forsyth J, Keivens V, Schwartz M, Ginsberg M. Suppression of Integrin Activation: A Novel Function of a Ras/Raf-Initiated MAP Kinase Pathway. Cell 1997, 88: 521-530. PMID: 9038343, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81892-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCell SizeCHO CellsCricetinaeCytoplasmDNA, ComplementaryEndoribonucleasesEnzyme ActivationExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibronectinsFlow CytometryFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicIntegrinsProtein BiosynthesisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-rafRas ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTranscription, GeneticConceptsMAP kinase pathwayKinase pathwayIntegrin activationBeta-subunit cytoplasmic domainH-RasTranscription-independent functionsSubunit cytoplasmic domainERK MAP kinase pathwayIntegrin affinity stateCell adhesion receptorsIntegrin cell adhesion receptorsActivation of integrinsNegative feedback loopSmall GTPCytoplasmic domainEffector kinaseIntegrin phosphorylationRaf-1Novel functionIntegrin functionNegative regulatorAdhesion receptorsProtein synthesisMRNA transcriptionDistinct alpha
1995
Integrins: Emerging Paradigms of Signal Transduction
Schwartz M, Schaller M, Ginsberg M. Integrins: Emerging Paradigms of Signal Transduction. Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology 1995, 11: 549-599. PMID: 8689569, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cb.11.110195.003001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Signaling by integrins: implications for tumorigenesis.
Schwartz M. Signaling by integrins: implications for tumorigenesis. Cancer Research 1993, 53: 1503-6. PMID: 8453614.Peer-Reviewed Original Research