2023
Intracellular tension sensor reveals mechanical anisotropy of the actin cytoskeleton
Amiri S, Muresan C, Shang X, Huet-Calderwood C, Schwartz M, Calderwood D, Murrell M. Intracellular tension sensor reveals mechanical anisotropy of the actin cytoskeleton. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 8011. PMID: 38049429, PMCID: PMC10695988, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43612-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actin architectureStress fibersCortical actinActin cytoskeletonMolecular tension sensorsF-actin stress fibersF-actin cytoskeletonFilamentous actin cytoskeletonMechanical forcesTension sensorCell divisionCytoskeletonCell migrationExtracellular matrixMyosin inhibitionActinDirection of stretchCellsCell axisUniaxial stretchStretchFRET
2011
The E3 ubiquitin ligase specificity subunit ASB2α targets filamins for proteasomal degradation by interacting with the filamin actin-binding domain
Razinia Z, Baldassarre M, Bouaouina M, Lamsoul I, Lutz PG, Calderwood DA. The E3 ubiquitin ligase specificity subunit ASB2α targets filamins for proteasomal degradation by interacting with the filamin actin-binding domain. Journal Of Cell Science 2011, 124: 2631-2641. PMID: 21750192, PMCID: PMC3138704, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.084343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin degradationProteasomal degradationCell differentiationDomain of filaminActin-rich structuresUbiquitin-proteasome pathwayExtracellular matrix connectionsActin cytoskeletonTransmembrane proteinSubcellular localizationMolecular basisSignaling cascadesASB2αActin filamentsFilaminAcute degradationBiochemical assaysMyeloid leukemia cellsImportant familyActinEarly eventsProteinLeukemia cellsImportant mechanismDifferentiation
2009
Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension
Gehler S, Baldassarre M, Lad Y, Leight JL, Wozniak MA, Riching KM, Eliceiri KW, Weaver VM, Calderwood DA, Keely PJ. Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2009, 20: 3224-3238. PMID: 19458194, PMCID: PMC2710838, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-12-1186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin AExtracellular matrixProtein filamin AHigh-density gelsMatrix tensionCollagen gelsMechanosensitive complexBreast epithelial cellsCellular contractilityMatrix stiffnessMorphogenesisEpithelial cell responsesCell typesDuctal morphogenesisEpithelial cellsCellsCollagen matrixGel contractionActinCollagen remodelingIntegrinsCell responsesCollagen fibrilsRemodelingGel
2003
Talin forges the links between integrins and actin
Calderwood DA, Ginsberg MH. Talin forges the links between integrins and actin. Nature Cell Biology 2003, 5: 694-696. PMID: 12894175, DOI: 10.1038/ncb0803-694.Peer-Reviewed Original Research