2023
TLN1 contains a cancer-associated cassette exon that alters talin-1 mechanosensitivity
Gallego-Paez L, Edwards W, Chanduri M, Guo Y, Koorman T, Lee C, Grexa N, Derksen P, Yan J, Schwartz M, Mauer J, Goult B. TLN1 contains a cancer-associated cassette exon that alters talin-1 mechanosensitivity. Journal Of Cell Biology 2023, 222: e202209010. PMID: 36880935, PMCID: PMC9997659, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202209010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExon 17bTerminal FERM domainVinculin bindingFERM domainSwitch domainAdhesion dynamicsCassette exonsSplicing analysisAdapter proteinTLN1Single isoformIsoform switchTalin-1Amino acidsFrame insertionExonsBiochemical analysisIsoformsProteinExon 17CytoskeletonGenesMechanotransductionDomainIntegrins
2019
MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation
Hu X, Liu ZZ, Chen X, Schulz VP, Kumar A, Hartman AA, Weinstein J, Johnston JF, Rodriguez EC, Eastman AE, Cheng J, Min L, Zhong M, Carroll C, Gallagher PG, Lu J, Schwartz M, King MC, Krause DS, Guo S. MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1695. PMID: 30979898, PMCID: PMC6461646, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09636-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate reprogrammingChromatin accessibilityActin cytoskeletonSomatic cell reprogrammingPluripotency transcription factorsGlobal chromatin accessibilityGenomic accessibilityCytoskeleton (LINC) complexCell reprogrammingCytoskeletal genesTranscription factorsReprogrammingPluripotencyChromatinCytoskeletonMKL1Unappreciated aspectPathwayNuclear volumeNucleoskeletonSUN2CellsActivationGenesExpression
2015
Role of Mechanotransduction in Vascular Biology
Humphrey JD, Schwartz MA, Tellides G, Milewicz DM. Role of Mechanotransduction in Vascular Biology. Circulation Research 2015, 116: 1448-1461. PMID: 25858068, PMCID: PMC4420625, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.114.304936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrixRole of mechanotransductionExtracellular matrix constituentsActomyosin filamentsMembrane receptorsDysfunctional mechanosensingVascular biologyAortic aneurysmNew therapeutic strategiesContractile proteinsThoracic aortic aneurysmIntramural cellsCellsMechanobiological processesMatrix constituentsAcute dissectionAortic cellsAortic diseaseMechanosensingTherapeutic strategiesHemodynamic loadGenesProgressive enlargementReceptorsMechanoregulation
1998
Regulation of inositol lipid kinases by Rho and Rac
Ren X, Schwartz M. Regulation of inositol lipid kinases by Rho and Rac. Current Opinion In Genetics & Development 1998, 8: 63-67. PMID: 9529607, DOI: 10.1016/s0959-437x(98)80063-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research