2015
Regulation of integrin-mediated adhesions
Iwamoto DV, Calderwood DA. Regulation of integrin-mediated adhesions. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2015, 36: 41-47. PMID: 26189062, PMCID: PMC4639423, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2015.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin-mediated adhesionHeterodimeric transmembrane adhesion receptorsShort cytoplasmic tailTransmembrane adhesion receptorsSpecific intracellular proteinsClustering of integrinsMetazoan developmentActin cytoskeletonExtracellular ligandsCytoplasmic tailIntracellular traffickingExtracellular environmentIntracellular proteinsAdhesion receptorsAdhesive structuresIntegrin receptorsCell membraneRelay signalsIntegrinsEssential roleMechanical forcesCell attachmentAdhesionRecent advancesCytoskeleton
2014
Integrin Cytoplasmic Tail Interactions
Morse EM, Brahme NN, Calderwood DA. Integrin Cytoplasmic Tail Interactions. Biochemistry 2014, 53: 810-820. PMID: 24467163, PMCID: PMC3985435, DOI: 10.1021/bi401596q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin-interacting proteinsIntegrin cytoplasmic tailsCell surface adhesion receptorsIntegrin-binding proteinsHeterodimeric cell-surface adhesion receptorsSurface adhesion receptorsExtracellular ligandsMulticellular lifeCytoplasmic tailIntegrin engagementCell motilityExtracellular environmentTransduce chemicalIntegrin activityIntegrin localizationIntracellular proteinsAdhesion receptorsTail interactionsMechanical signalsProteinIntegrinsCellsCytoskeletonLocalizationTrafficking
2013
Kindlin Binds Migfilin Tandem LIM Domains and Regulates Migfilin Focal Adhesion Localization and Recruitment Dynamics*
Brahme NN, Harburger DS, Kemp-O'Brien K, Stewart R, Raghavan S, Parsons M, Calderwood DA. Kindlin Binds Migfilin Tandem LIM Domains and Regulates Migfilin Focal Adhesion Localization and Recruitment Dynamics*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2013, 288: 35604-35616. PMID: 24165133, PMCID: PMC3853305, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.483016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsLIM domainsActin cytoskeletonFluorescence resonance energy transferFA localizationActin-rich stress fibersC-terminal LIM domainsLIM domain regionTandem LIM domainsTwo-hybrid screenDomain-containing adaptor proteinFocal adhesion localizationIntegrin-binding proteinsIntegrin adhesion receptorsPulldown assaysAdaptor proteinMigfilinFA formationKindlinRecruitment dynamicsStress fibersKindlin-2Integrin activationIntracellular proteinsAdhesion receptors