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
1997
The Integrin α1 A-domain Is a Ligand Binding Site for Collagens and Laminin*
Calderwood D, Tuckwell D, Eble J, Kühn K, Humphries M. The Integrin α1 A-domain Is a Ligand Binding Site for Collagens and Laminin*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 12311-12317. PMID: 9139675, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.19.12311.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Integrin α2 I-domain is a binding site for collagens
Tuckwell D, Calderwood D, Green L, Humphries M. Integrin α2 I-domain is a binding site for collagens. Journal Of Cell Science 1995, 108: 1629-1638. PMID: 7615681, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.108.4.1629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha 2 beta 1Alpha 1 beta 1I-domainIntegrin alpha 2 beta 1Beta 1N-terminal regionMajor cellular receptorAlpha 2 subunitIntegrins alpha 1 beta 1Complete receptorBacterial expressionAnti-functional antibodiesCollagen-binding domainA-domainInhibits cellAmino acidsCollagen specificityCellular receptorsXI collagenConcentration-dependent mannerVon Willebrand factorAlpha 1BindingWillebrand factorHomology