2023
SMAD4 maintains the fluid shear stress set point to protect against arterial-venous malformations
Banerjee K, Lin Y, Gahn J, Cordero J, Gupta P, Mohamed I, Graupera M, Dobreva G, Schwartz M, Ola R. SMAD4 maintains the fluid shear stress set point to protect against arterial-venous malformations. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2023, 133: e168352. PMID: 37490341, PMCID: PMC10503796, DOI: 10.1172/jci168352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivin-like kinase 1Fluid shear stressSMAD family member 4Arterial identityCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors Cdkn2aVascular network formsEndothelial cellsVascular stabilitySensitivity of ECsBMP signalsPI3K/AktFamily member 4Downstream effectorsProtein 9Kinase 1Vascular developmentBone morphogenic protein 9Mechanism of synergyMorphological responsesSMAD4 deletionEC proliferationMember 4
2004
Integrins Regulate Rac Targeting by Internalization of Membrane Domains
del Pozo MA, Alderson NB, Kiosses WB, Chiang HH, Anderson RG, Schwartz MA. Integrins Regulate Rac Targeting by Internalization of Membrane Domains. Science 2004, 303: 839-842. PMID: 14764880, DOI: 10.1126/science.1092571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCell AdhesionCell LineCell MembraneCells, CulturedCholera ToxinCholesterolG(M1) GangliosideGlycosylphosphatidylinositolsGuanosine TriphosphateHumansIntegrin beta1IntegrinsLiposomesMembrane MicrodomainsMiceNIH 3T3 CellsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSignal TransductionTransfectionConceptsMembrane domainsLipid raftsLipid raft markersPlasma membrane cholesterolCholesterol-rich membranesCell plasma membraneMembrane targetingAdhesion of cellsSmall GTPRaft markersIntegrin signalsPlasma membraneDownstream effectorsEffector activationMembrane lipidsMembrane cholesterolAnchorage-dependent cellsExtracellular matrixCell detachmentNonadherent cellsInternalizationRaftsCellsTargetingMembrane