2022
Organization, dynamics and mechanoregulation of integrin-mediated cell–ECM adhesions
Kanchanawong P, Calderwood DA. Organization, dynamics and mechanoregulation of integrin-mediated cell–ECM adhesions. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2022, 24: 142-161. PMID: 36168065, PMCID: PMC9892292, DOI: 10.1038/s41580-022-00531-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrixCell-ECM adhesionCell-ECM interactionsLocal extracellular matrixAdhesion maturationAdhesion complexesAnimal cellsBiochemical signalingTransmembrane receptorsAdhesion structuresCell shapeIntegrin familyMolecular natureAge-related dysfunctionAdvanced imaging approachesCharacterization of rearrangementsMechanical forcesSignalingTissue formationAdhesionCytoskeletonMechanoregulationImmune responseImaging approachImproved understanding
2018
Structural basis of the filamin A actin-binding domain interaction with F-actin
Iwamoto DV, Huehn A, Simon B, Huet-Calderwood C, Baldassarre M, Sindelar CV, Calderwood DA. Structural basis of the filamin A actin-binding domain interaction with F-actin. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2018, 25: 918-927. PMID: 30224736, PMCID: PMC6173970, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0128-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin-binding domainCalponin homology domainHomology domainF-actinActin cross-linking proteinFunction mutationsTandem calponin homology domainsDisease-associated mutantsCryo-electron microscopyHigh-resolution structuresNumerous genetic diseasesSequence conservationHigher-order structureLinking proteinStructural basisDomain interactionsCell shapeActin filamentsMolecular understandingN-terminalFunctional studiesGenetic diseasesMissense mutationsMutationsAtomic resolution
2012
Filamins in Mechanosensing and Signaling
Razinia Z, Mäkelä T, Ylänne J, Calderwood DA. Filamins in Mechanosensing and Signaling. Annual Review Of Biophysics 2012, 41: 227-246. PMID: 22404683, PMCID: PMC5508560, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biophys-050511-102252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneActin filamentsActin-binding proteinsExtracellular matrix connectionsCortical rigidityActin cytoskeletonCellular functionsCell cortexTranscription factorsTransmembrane receptorsAdhesion proteinsCell shapeFilaminIon channelsDiverse arrayFunctional evidenceEssential roleProteinMatrix connectionsPhysical forcesMembraneFilamentsCytoskeletalMechanosensingCytoskeleton
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