2006
Direct Interaction of the C-Terminal Domain of α-Catenin and F-Actin is Necessary for Stabilized Cell-Cell Adhesion
Pappas DJ, Rimm DL. Direct Interaction of the C-Terminal Domain of α-Catenin and F-Actin is Necessary for Stabilized Cell-Cell Adhesion. Cell Communication & Adhesion 2006, 13: 151-170. PMID: 16798615, DOI: 10.1080/15419060600726142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actinF-actin interactionCell-cell adhesionC-terminal domainCell-cell contactFilamentous actin cytoskeletonActin cosedimentationActin cytoskeletonAdherens junctionsΑ-cateninColon carcinoma cell lineBasic residuesFusion proteinSingle residueAdhesive phenotypeDrop aggregationC-terminalAdhesive stateCarcinoma cell linesCharge mutationsDirect interactionIndirect binding mechanismsEpithelial monolayersCell linesBinding mechanism
1995
Alpha 1(E)-catenin is an actin-binding and -bundling protein mediating the attachment of F-actin to the membrane adhesion complex.
Rimm DL, Koslov ER, Kebriaei P, Cianci CD, Morrow JS. Alpha 1(E)-catenin is an actin-binding and -bundling protein mediating the attachment of F-actin to the membrane adhesion complex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 8813-8817. PMID: 7568023, PMCID: PMC41057, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.19.8813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actinBundling proteinE-cadherin-mediated cell-cell contactsHomotypic cell-cell adhesionBundles F-actinEpithelial cell polarityCortical actin cytoskeletonCell-cell adhesionActin-binding proteinsFull-length proteinE-cadherinCell-cell contactMembrane adhesion complexesBundles actinCell polarityHierarchy of interactionsActin cytoskeletonAdhesion complexesCytoplasmic domainCosedimentation assaysSedimentation assaysAdditional proteinsMolecular basisActin filamentsActin complexReceptor protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPmu associates with cadherins and catenins in vivo.
Brady-Kalnay SM, Rimm DL, Tonks NK. Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPmu associates with cadherins and catenins in vivo. Journal Of Cell Biology 1995, 130: 977-986. PMID: 7642713, PMCID: PMC2199947, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.130.4.977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha CateninAnimalsBeta CateninBinding SitesBrainCadherinsCell LineCytoskeletal ProteinsImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryIntercellular JunctionsLungMembrane ProteinsMinkMyocardiumPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesRatsReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 8Receptors, Cell SurfaceTissue DistributionTrans-ActivatorsVanadatesConceptsIntracellular segmentIntracellular domainCellular tyrosine phosphatase activityCadherin/catenin complexDynamic tyrosine phosphorylationImmunoglobulin domainFibronectin type III repeatsTyrosine phosphatase activityTyrosine-phosphorylated formType III repeatsCell-cell contactJuxtamembrane segmentPTP domainPervanadate treatmentMAM domainActin cytoskeletonCatenin complexPTPmuTyrosine phosphorylationExtracellular segmentCadherinEndogenous substratesMink lung cellsPhosphatase activityCatenin