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
2014
Podocyte-associated talin1 is critical for glomerular filtration barrier maintenance
Tian X, Kim JJ, Monkley SM, Gotoh N, Nandez R, Soda K, Inoue K, Balkin DM, Hassan H, Son SH, Lee Y, Moeckel G, Calderwood DA, Holzman LB, Critchley DR, Zent R, Reiser J, Ishibe S. Podocyte-associated talin1 is critical for glomerular filtration barrier maintenance. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 1098-1113. PMID: 24531545, PMCID: PMC3934159, DOI: 10.1172/jci69778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrotic syndromeFoot process effacementLoss of talin1Glomerular filtration barrierGlomerular injuryMurine modelProcess effacementKidney's glomerular filtration barrierFiltration barrierGlomerular basement membraneSevere proteinuriaKidney failurePharmacologic inhibitionSyndromeBarrier maintenanceCalpain activityIntegrin activationEpithelial cellsPodocytesModest reductionΒ1 integrin activationBasement membranePathogenesisInjuryCytoskeletal protein talin1
2012
Macrophage Mesenchymal Migration Requires Podosome Stabilization by Filamin A*
Guiet R, Vérollet C, Lamsoul I, Cougoule C, Poincloux R, Labrousse A, Calderwood DA, Glogauer M, Lutz PG, Maridonneau-Parini I. Macrophage Mesenchymal Migration Requires Podosome Stabilization by Filamin A*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 13051-13062. PMID: 22334688, PMCID: PMC3339984, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.307124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin AMesenchymal migrationEmbryonic developmentPodosome rosette formationCell migrationMesenchymal migration modeCertain cell typesPodosome stabilityScaffold proteinActin polymerizationAmoeboid migrationNull mutationPodosomesActin filamentsMigratory cellsAmoeboid modeCell typesOrgan defectsMigration modesNew functionsThree-dimensional environmentMutationsProteaseStrong consequencesFLNA mutationsNanopatterning reveals an ECM area threshold for focal adhesion assembly and force transmission that is regulated by integrin activation and cytoskeleton tension
Coyer SR, Singh A, Dumbauld DW, Calderwood DA, Craig SW, Delamarche E, García AJ. Nanopatterning reveals an ECM area threshold for focal adhesion assembly and force transmission that is regulated by integrin activation and cytoskeleton tension. Journal Of Cell Science 2012, 125: 5110-5123. PMID: 22899715, PMCID: PMC3533393, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.108035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsForce transductionFA assemblyCytoskeletal tensionExtracellular matrixIntegrin activationFocal adhesion assemblyVinculin head domainExpression of talinNon-migrating cellsVinculin mutantsCytoskeleton tensionAdhesion assemblyECM ligandsMyosin contractilityAdhesive areaStable assemblyIntracellular pathwaysTransductionAssemblyStructural linkPathwayStructural linkagesTraction forceCells
2009
The Role of FilGAP-Filamin A Interactions in Mechanoprotection
Shifrin Y, Arora PD, Ohta Y, Calderwood DA, McCulloch CA. The Role of FilGAP-Filamin A Interactions in Mechanoprotection. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2009, 20: 1269-1279. PMID: 19144823, PMCID: PMC2649276, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-08-0872.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Integrins and Actin Filaments: Reciprocal Regulation of Cell Adhesion and Signaling*
Calderwood D, Shattil S, Ginsberg M. Integrins and Actin Filaments: Reciprocal Regulation of Cell Adhesion and Signaling*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 22607-22610. PMID: 10801899, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r900037199.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements