2017
Novel ecto-tagged integrins reveal their trafficking in live cells
Huet-Calderwood C, Rivera-Molina F, Iwamoto DV, Kromann EB, Toomre D, Calderwood DA. Novel ecto-tagged integrins reveal their trafficking in live cells. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 570. PMID: 28924207, PMCID: PMC5603536, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00646-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin functionΒ1 integrinLive cellsCell surface adhesion receptorsHeterodimeric cell-surface adhesion receptorsIntegrin endocytosisMulticellular organismsNovel powerful toolFocal adhesionsKnockout fibroblastsIntegrin activationAdhesion receptorsExtracellular loopIntegrinsTraffickingMajor mysteriesCellsTagsAdhesionHaloTagEndocytosisPowerful toolExocytosisOrganismsVesicles
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