2019
Filamin A mediates isotropic distribution of applied force across the actin network
Kumar A, Shutova MS, Tanaka K, Iwamoto DV, Calderwood DA, Svitkina TM, Schwartz MA. Filamin A mediates isotropic distribution of applied force across the actin network. Journal Of Cell Biology 2019, 218: 2481-2491. PMID: 31315944, PMCID: PMC6683746, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201901086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaFilaminsFocal AdhesionsGene Knockdown TechniquesHEK293 CellsHumansMiceNIH 3T3 CellsStress FibersStress, MechanicalTalinConceptsTalin tension sensorStress fibersActin networkFilamin ACortical actin networkCortical actin filamentsIntegrin-mediated adhesionActin cytoskeletonFocal adhesionsCortical actinFLNA knockdownActin filamentsTalinKnockdownCell sensingDirection of stretchTension sensorPhysiology of muscleUniaxial stretchForce transmissionCytoskeletonStrainsStretchAdhesionReexpression
2012
Nanopatterning reveals an ECM area threshold for focal adhesion assembly and force transmission that is regulated by integrin activation and cytoskeleton tension
Coyer SR, Singh A, Dumbauld DW, Calderwood DA, Craig SW, Delamarche E, García AJ. Nanopatterning reveals an ECM area threshold for focal adhesion assembly and force transmission that is regulated by integrin activation and cytoskeleton tension. Journal Of Cell Science 2012, 125: 5110-5123. PMID: 22899715, PMCID: PMC3533393, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.108035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsForce transductionFA assemblyCytoskeletal tensionExtracellular matrixIntegrin activationFocal adhesion assemblyVinculin head domainExpression of talinNon-migrating cellsVinculin mutantsCytoskeleton tensionAdhesion assemblyECM ligandsMyosin contractilityAdhesive areaStable assemblyIntracellular pathwaysTransductionAssemblyStructural linkPathwayStructural linkagesTraction forceCells
2009
Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension
Gehler S, Baldassarre M, Lad Y, Leight JL, Wozniak MA, Riching KM, Eliceiri KW, Weaver VM, Calderwood DA, Keely PJ. Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2009, 20: 3224-3238. PMID: 19458194, PMCID: PMC2710838, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-12-1186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin AExtracellular matrixProtein filamin AHigh-density gelsMatrix tensionCollagen gelsMechanosensitive complexBreast epithelial cellsCellular contractilityMatrix stiffnessMorphogenesisEpithelial cell responsesCell typesDuctal morphogenesisEpithelial cellsCellsCollagen matrixGel contractionActinCollagen remodelingIntegrinsCell responsesCollagen fibrilsRemodelingGel
2007
Forces and Bond Dynamics in Cell Adhesion
Evans EA, Calderwood DA. Forces and Bond Dynamics in Cell Adhesion. Science 2007, 316: 1148-1153. PMID: 17525329, DOI: 10.1126/science.1137592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomechanical PhenomenaCell AdhesionHumansIntegrinsSelectinsSignal TransductionSpectrum AnalysisConceptsSingle-molecule force spectroscopyCell adhesionDissociation of bondsMolecular cell biologyCell signaling processesBond dynamicsForce spectroscopySurface bondingCell biologySignaling processesAdhesion receptorsLarge moleculesCell biochemistryChemical processesMolecular interactionsExtracellular matrixBondsIntracellular sitesAdhesion bondsChemical circuitryCellsBiological cellsKey nodesAdhesionSpectroscopy