2021
Integrin-based mechanosensing through conformational deformation
Driscoll TP, Bidone TC, Ahn SJ, Yu A, Groisman A, Voth GA, Schwartz MA. Integrin-based mechanosensing through conformational deformation. Biophysical Journal 2021, 120: 4349-4359. PMID: 34509509, PMCID: PMC8553792, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular mechanosensingFocal adhesion kinase activationIntegrin conformational activationLarge-scale conformational transitionsWild-type integrinIntegrin mutantsEmbryonic developmentConformational activationCellular stiffnessHigh-affinity stateKinase activationSubstrate stiffnessBiological processesIntegrin activationCell spreadingMutantsIntegrin conformationTraction stressConformational deformationConformational transitionIntegrinsMechanosensingSoluble ligandsAffinity stateMolecular-level information
2005
αvβ3 Integrin Activation and Matrix Binding Mediate Cellular Responses to Mechanical Stretch.
Katsumi A, Matsushita T, Naoe T, Schwartz M. αvβ3 Integrin Activation and Matrix Binding Mediate Cellular Responses to Mechanical Stretch. Blood 2005, 106: 3689. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v106.11.3689.3689.Peer-Reviewed Original Research