2022
Fibroblasts secrete fibronectin under lamellipodia in a microtubule- and myosin II–dependent fashion
Huet-Calderwood C, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D, Calderwood D. Fibroblasts secrete fibronectin under lamellipodia in a microtubule- and myosin II–dependent fashion. Journal Of Cell Biology 2022, 222: e202204100. PMID: 36416725, PMCID: PMC9699186, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202204100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFN secretionFocal adhesion dynamicsExtracellular matrixFocal adhesion formationSites of exocytosisLive-cell microscopyIntegrin-independent mannerCytoskeletal dynamicsFocal adhesionsAdhesion dynamicsRegulatory componentsMyosin IIIntact microtubulesCell polarizationCell adhesionIntegrin receptorsFN depositionLamellipodiaMicrotubulesFibronectinAdhesion formationNew adhesion formationFibroblastsII-dependent fashionCells
2019
The subcellular localization of type I p21-activated kinases is controlled by the disordered variable region and polybasic sequences
Sun X, Su VL, Calderwood DA. The subcellular localization of type I p21-activated kinases is controlled by the disordered variable region and polybasic sequences. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 14319-14332. PMID: 31391252, PMCID: PMC6768646, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.007692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-cell contactCell-cell junctionsPolybasic sequenceP21-activated kinaseSmall GTPases RacVariable regionsCell-cell boundariesPAK regulationDomain organizationCdc42 bindingAdhesion dynamicsCRIB domainGTPases RacSubcellular localizationTruncation mutantsKinase domainKinase effectorsCellular signalsExtensive similaritySequence regionsPAK1Cell adhesionCdc42PAKKinase
2014
TRIM15 is a focal adhesion protein that regulates focal adhesion disassembly
Uchil PD, Pawliczek T, Reynolds TD, Ding S, Hinz A, Munro JB, Huang F, Floyd RW, Yang H, Hamilton WL, Bewersdorf J, Xiong Y, Calderwood DA, Mothes W. TRIM15 is a focal adhesion protein that regulates focal adhesion disassembly. Journal Of Cell Science 2014, 127: 3928-3942. PMID: 25015296, PMCID: PMC4163643, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.143537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesion proteinsFocal adhesionsCell migrationAdhesion proteinsMulti-adaptor proteinTripartite motif (TRIM) protein familyFocal adhesion dynamicsFocal adhesion turnoverFocal adhesion componentsCoiled-coil domainImpaired cell migrationII-independent mannerLD2 motifAdhesion turnoverActin cytoskeletonProtein familyAdhesion dynamicsCellular functionsDynamic turnoverMacromolecular complexesRegulatory componentsFocal contactsAdhesion componentsExtracellular matrixTRIM15
2012
FAK promotes recruitment of talin to nascent adhesions to control cell motility
Lawson C, Lim ST, Uryu S, Chen XL, Calderwood DA, Schlaepfer DD. FAK promotes recruitment of talin to nascent adhesions to control cell motility. Journal Of Cell Biology 2012, 196: 223-232. PMID: 22270917, PMCID: PMC3265949, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201108078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesion kinaseNascent adhesionsCell motilityCell migrationRecruitment of talinCytoskeletal protein talinTension-independent mannerCytoskeletal-associated proteinDirect binding siteTalin associationProtein talinFAK recruitmentAdhesion dynamicsAdhesion kinaseFAK localizationTalinAdhesion sitesTalin cleavageIntegrin receptorsΒ1 integrinPoint mutationsNew adhesionsBinding sites