2012
A Conserved Lipid-binding Loop in the Kindlin FERM F1 Domain Is Required for Kindlin-mediated αIIbβ3 Integrin Coactivation*
Bouaouina M, Goult BT, Huet-Calderwood C, Bate N, Brahme NN, Barsukov IL, Critchley DR, Calderwood DA. A Conserved Lipid-binding Loop in the Kindlin FERM F1 Domain Is Required for Kindlin-mediated αIIbβ3 Integrin Coactivation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 6979-6990. PMID: 22235127, PMCID: PMC3293583, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.330845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin β tailsTalin FERM domainFERM domainFocal adhesionsΒ tailTalin headHeterodimeric integrin adhesion receptorsIntegrin activationKindlin-1Membrane-binding motifFERM domain proteinsIntegrin β subunitsShort cytoplasmic tailAcidic membrane phospholipidsIntegrin adhesion receptorsΑIIbβ3 integrin activationDomain proteinsIntegrin tailsCytoplasmic domainCytoplasmic tailKindlinKindlin familyDomain interactionsPhospholipid head groupsPolylysine motifFunctional differences between kindlin-1 and kindlin-2 in keratinocytes
Bandyopadhyay A, Rothschild G, Kim S, Calderwood DA, Raghavan S. Functional differences between kindlin-1 and kindlin-2 in keratinocytes. Journal Of Cell Science 2012, 125: 2172-2184. PMID: 22328497, PMCID: PMC3367939, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.096214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsKindlin-2Kindlin-1Cell spreadingPeripheral focal adhesionsIntegrin β1Wild-type cellsUnexpected functional consequencesIntegrin β6Wild-type keratinocytesCytoplasmic tailNull keratinocytesKindlinNull cellsFunctional consequencesDirect interactionFunctional differencesUnique functionRelated integrinsIntegrinsCellsAdhesionKeratinocytesIntegrin αvβ6Knockdown
2009
Kindlin-1 and -2 Directly Bind the C-terminal Region of β Integrin Cytoplasmic Tails and Exert Integrin-specific Activation Effects*
Harburger DS, Bouaouina M, Calderwood DA. Kindlin-1 and -2 Directly Bind the C-terminal Region of β Integrin Cytoplasmic Tails and Exert Integrin-specific Activation Effects*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 11485-11497. PMID: 19240021, PMCID: PMC2670154, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m809233200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research