2021
Talin in mechanotransduction and mechanomemory at a glance
Goult BT, Brown NH, Schwartz MA. Talin in mechanotransduction and mechanomemory at a glance. Journal Of Cell Science 2021, 134: jcs258749. PMID: 34708856, PMCID: PMC8697387, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelical bundleHead domainC-terminal rod domainIntegrin conformational activationCytoskeletal linker proteinTerminal head domainExtracellular matrix proteinsCryptic binding sitesFlexible neck regionGlance articleAccompanying posterLinker proteinCytoplasmic tailConformational activationRod domainActin filamentsMatrix proteinsCell scienceTalinProteinBinding sitesDomain linksForce inducesDomainMechanotransductionIntegrin-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 ResearchIntegrin Activation and Matrix Binding Mediate Cellular Responses to Mechanical Stretch*
Katsumi A, Naoe T, Matsushita T, Kaibuchi K, Schwartz MA. Integrin Activation and Matrix Binding Mediate Cellular Responses to Mechanical Stretch*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 16546-16549. PMID: 15760908, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c400455200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesIntegrin alphaVbeta3IntegrinsJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLigandsMAP Kinase Kinase 4MiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesNIH 3T3 CellsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphorylationProtein ConformationSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalTime FactorsConceptsIntegrin activationExtracellular matrix proteinsRole of integrinsConformational activationBiochemical signalsNIH3T3 cellsMolecular mechanismsCellular responsesMatrix proteinsExtracellular matrixCell growthMechanical stretch stimulationIntegrin alphavbeta3IntegrinsMechanical tensionMechanical stretchCritical determinantStretch stimulationActivationPhosphoinositolMechanotransductionJNKProteinApoptosisDifferentiation