2013
Talins and kindlins: partners in integrin-mediated adhesion
Calderwood DA, Campbell ID, Critchley DR. Talins and kindlins: partners in integrin-mediated adhesion. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2013, 14: 503-517. PMID: 23860236, PMCID: PMC4116690, DOI: 10.1038/nrm3624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin activationAdhesion complexesTalin headAmino-terminal headTalin-vinculin interactionsIntegrin cytoplasmic domainIntegrin activation pathwaysIntegrin extracellular domainIntegrin subunitsShort cytoplasmic tailDefective integrin activationPost-translational modificationsFull-length talinTalin-integrin interactionActin-binding siteImportant control pointTransmit chemicalTalin autoinhibitionDisease-causing mutationsKey PointsIntegrinsActin cytoskeletonProtein talinExtracellular ligandsFocal adhesionsIntegrin tails
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
2009
Kindlin-1 and -2 Directly Bind the C-terminal Region of β Integrin Cytoplasmic Tails and Exert Integrin-specific Activation Effects*
Harburger DS, Bouaouina M, Calderwood DA. Kindlin-1 and -2 Directly Bind the C-terminal Region of β Integrin Cytoplasmic Tails and Exert Integrin-specific Activation Effects*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 11485-11497. PMID: 19240021, PMCID: PMC2670154, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m809233200.Peer-Reviewed Original Research