2022
Molecular basis for integrin adhesion receptor binding to p21-activated kinase 4 (PAK4)
Ha B, Yigit S, Natarajan N, Morse E, Calderwood D, Boggon T. Molecular basis for integrin adhesion receptor binding to p21-activated kinase 4 (PAK4). Communications Biology 2022, 5: 1257. PMID: 36385162, PMCID: PMC9669019, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04157-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP21-activated kinase 4Integrin adhesion receptorsMolecular basisAdhesion receptorsIntegrin β5Potential cellular rolesIntegrin β tailsKinase 4Membrane-proximal halfSubstrate-binding grooveSubstrate-binding siteSite-directed mutagenesisCellular rolesPhosphoacceptor sitesΒ tailExtracellular ligandsCytoplasmic signalingCytoplasmic tailKinase domainMultiple kinasesIntegrin complexΒ5 integrinsΒ5TailMutagenesis
2012
A Conserved Lipid-binding Loop in the Kindlin FERM F1 Domain Is Required for Kindlin-mediated αIIbβ3 Integrin Coactivation*
Bouaouina M, Goult BT, Huet-Calderwood C, Bate N, Brahme NN, Barsukov IL, Critchley DR, Calderwood DA. A Conserved Lipid-binding Loop in the Kindlin FERM F1 Domain Is Required for Kindlin-mediated αIIbβ3 Integrin Coactivation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 6979-6990. PMID: 22235127, PMCID: PMC3293583, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.330845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin β tailsTalin FERM domainFERM domainFocal adhesionsΒ tailTalin headHeterodimeric integrin adhesion receptorsIntegrin activationKindlin-1Membrane-binding motifFERM domain proteinsIntegrin β subunitsShort cytoplasmic tailAcidic membrane phospholipidsIntegrin adhesion receptorsΑIIbβ3 integrin activationDomain proteinsIntegrin tailsCytoplasmic domainCytoplasmic tailKindlinKindlin familyDomain interactionsPhospholipid head groupsPolylysine motif
2011
Talin and Signaling Through Integrins
Bouaouina M, Harburger DS, Calderwood DA. Talin and Signaling Through Integrins. Methods In Molecular Biology 2011, 757: 325-347. PMID: 21909921, PMCID: PMC5642996, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-166-6_20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic tailIntegrin activationIntegrin β tailsAbility of integrinsIntegrin cytoplasmic tailsShort cytoplasmic tailIntegrin adhesion receptorsBinding of talinDominant-negative constructMulticellular animalsActin cytoskeletonΒ tailExtracellular ligandsTalin domainTalinCharacterization of interactionsIntracellular signalsAdhesion receptorsCell adhesionIntegrin receptorsCultured cellsExtracellular matrixNegative constructsIntegrin subunitsIntegrins
2008
Structural Basis of the Migfilin-Filamin Interaction and Competition with Integrin β Tails*
Lad Y, Jiang P, Ruskamo S, Harburger DS, Ylänne J, Campbell ID, Calderwood DA. Structural Basis of the Migfilin-Filamin Interaction and Competition with Integrin β Tails*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 35154-35163. PMID: 18829455, PMCID: PMC2596399, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m802592200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-extracellular matrix adhesion sitesHuman filaminN-terminal actin-binding domainProtein-protein interaction studiesActin cross-linking protein filaminIntegrin β tailsMatrix adhesion sitesActin-binding domainIntegrin beta tailsN-terminal portionIntegrin-cytoskeleton linkagesImmunoglobulin-like domainsIntegrin tailsΒ tailAdaptor proteinMigfilinBeta tailsProtein filaminCommon binding siteMolecular basisStructural basisAdhesion sitesCell shapeFilaminCell adhesion