2021
Vascular Mechanobiology: Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Disease
Humphrey JD, Schwartz MA. Vascular Mechanobiology: Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Disease. Annual Review Of Biomedical Engineering 2021, 23: 1-27. PMID: 34255994, PMCID: PMC8719655, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-092419-060810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArterial healthDisease progressionVascular wallTherapeutic needsHealthy vesselsHomeostatic mechanismsDiseaseVessel wallHomeostatic pathwaysPositive feedback loopWall mechanicsHomeostasisGene expressionOptimal functionMajor diseasesNegative feedback loopRegulatory pathwaysInflammationBiochemical meansArtery
1999
Regulation of the small GTP‐binding protein Rho by cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton
Ren X, Kiosses W, Alexander Schwartz M. Regulation of the small GTP‐binding protein Rho by cell adhesion and the cytoskeleton. The EMBO Journal 1999, 18: 578-585. PMID: 9927417, PMCID: PMC1171150, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.3.578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsRho activationRho activityExtracellular matrixSmall GTPProtein RhoLysophosphatidic acidStress fibersCell adhesionRho-dependent mannerActin stress fibersHigh Rho activitySwiss 3T3 cellsNegative feedback loopAdherent cellsCytoskeletal structuresSoluble factorsCytochalasin DRhoGTPPresence of serumCellsActivationRegulationAdhesion
1997
Suppression of Integrin Activation: A Novel Function of a Ras/Raf-Initiated MAP Kinase Pathway
Hughes P, Renshaw M, Pfaff M, Forsyth J, Keivens V, Schwartz M, Ginsberg M. Suppression of Integrin Activation: A Novel Function of a Ras/Raf-Initiated MAP Kinase Pathway. Cell 1997, 88: 521-530. PMID: 9038343, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81892-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCell SizeCHO CellsCricetinaeCytoplasmDNA, ComplementaryEndoribonucleasesEnzyme ActivationExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibronectinsFlow CytometryFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicIntegrinsProtein BiosynthesisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-rafRas ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTranscription, GeneticConceptsMAP kinase pathwayKinase pathwayIntegrin activationBeta-subunit cytoplasmic domainH-RasTranscription-independent functionsSubunit cytoplasmic domainERK MAP kinase pathwayIntegrin affinity stateCell adhesion receptorsIntegrin cell adhesion receptorsActivation of integrinsNegative feedback loopSmall GTPCytoplasmic domainEffector kinaseIntegrin phosphorylationRaf-1Novel functionIntegrin functionNegative regulatorAdhesion receptorsProtein synthesisMRNA transcriptionDistinct alpha