2015
Rac1 functions as a reversible tension modulator to stabilize VE-cadherin trans-interaction
Daneshjou N, Sieracki N, van Nieuw Amerongen GP, Conway D, Schwartz M, Komarova Y, Malik A. Rac1 functions as a reversible tension modulator to stabilize VE-cadherin trans-interaction. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 208: 23-32. PMID: 25559184, PMCID: PMC4284224, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201409108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActomyosinAdherens JunctionsAntigens, CDCadherinsCell AdhesionCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationHumansKineticsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicroscopy, VideoModels, BiologicalMyosin Type IIProtein BindingProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein MultimerizationProtein StabilityRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRho-Associated KinasesTime-Lapse ImagingTransfection
2002
Effects of cell tension on the small GTPase Rac
Katsumi A, Milanini J, Kiosses WB, del Pozo MA, Kaunas R, Chien S, Hahn KM, Schwartz MA. Effects of cell tension on the small GTPase Rac. Journal Of Cell Biology 2002, 158: 153-164. PMID: 12105187, PMCID: PMC2173027, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200201105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmidesAnimalsAzepinesCell LineCell MembraneCell MovementCollagenDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnergy TransferGTP PhosphohydrolasesGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicroscopy, Phase-ContrastMicroscopy, VideoNaphthalenesNeoplasm ProteinsProteinsPseudopodiaPyridinesRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRatsStress, MechanicalTime FactorsT-Lymphoma Invasion and Metastasis-inducing Protein 1Transfection
1999
A Role for P21-Activated Kinase in Endothelial Cell Migration
Kiosses W, Daniels R, Otey C, Bokoch G, Schwartz M. A Role for P21-Activated Kinase in Endothelial Cell Migration. Journal Of Cell Biology 1999, 147: 831-844. PMID: 10562284, PMCID: PMC2156168, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.147.4.831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActininAnimalsCell AdhesionCell LineCell MovementCOS CellsEndothelium, VascularGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMicrocirculationMicroscopy, VideoModels, BiologicalMyosin Light ChainsP21-Activated KinasesPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSrc Homology DomainsTransfectionVinculin