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
2010
Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics
Grashoff C, Hoffman BD, Brenner MD, Zhou R, Parsons M, Yang MT, McLean MA, Sligar SG, Chen CS, Ha T, Schwartz MA. Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics. Nature 2010, 466: 263-266. PMID: 20613844, PMCID: PMC2901888, DOI: 10.1038/nature09198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsFocal adhesion dynamicsMembrane cytoskeletal proteinsAdhesion dynamicsCell adhesion moleculeRegulatory mechanismsSpecific proteinsActin filamentsCell adhesionVinculinProteinMechanical tensionMechanical forcesRegulationPhysical forcesMolecular forcesAdhesionCellsVivoMechanotransductionPhysiologyNew biosensorFilamentsAbilityMigration