2017
Live imaging molecular changes in junctional tension upon VE-cadherin in zebrafish
Lagendijk AK, Gomez GA, Baek S, Hesselson D, Hughes WE, Paterson S, Conway DE, Belting HG, Affolter M, Smith KA, Schwartz MA, Yap AS, Hogan BM. Live imaging molecular changes in junctional tension upon VE-cadherin in zebrafish. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 1402. PMID: 29123087, PMCID: PMC5680264, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01325-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVE-cadherinEndothelial cell-cell junctionsCell-cell junctionsActo-myosin cytoskeletonTension sensorActo-myosin contractilityJunctional tensionEmbryonic developmentDiverse rolesVascular developmentLive zebrafishChemical perturbationsFRET measurementsZebrafishAdjacent cellsMolecular changesEndothelial cellsCellsBiosensor approachCytoskeletonHomeostasisLocalizationVivoTensile changesMaturesVE-Cadherin Phosphorylation Regulates Endothelial Fluid Shear Stress Responses through the Polarity Protein LGN
Conway DE, Coon BG, Budatha M, Arsenovic PT, Orsenigo F, Wessel F, Zhang J, Zhuang Z, Dejana E, Vestweber D, Schwartz MA. VE-Cadherin Phosphorylation Regulates Endothelial Fluid Shear Stress Responses through the Polarity Protein LGN. Current Biology 2017, 27: 2219-2225.e5. PMID: 28712573, PMCID: PMC5667920, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSrc family kinasesProtein LGNCytoplasmic tyrosinesVE-cadherinVascular endothelial growth factor receptorVE-cadherin functionJunctional complexesRespective cytoplasmic domainsBlood vessel developmentVE-cadherin phosphorylationTransduce forcesTransduce signalsCytoplasmic domainFamily kinasesBlood vessel remodelingGrowth factor receptorVEGFR activationPECAM-1Stress responseComplex consistingFluid shear stressVessel developmentFlow-dependent vascular remodelingSpecific poolPhosphorylation
2015
Intramembrane binding of VE-cadherin to VEGFR2 and VEGFR3 assembles the endothelial mechanosensory complex
Coon BG, Baeyens N, Han J, Budatha M, Ross TD, Fang JS, Yun S, Thomas JL, Schwartz MA. Intramembrane binding of VE-cadherin to VEGFR2 and VEGFR3 assembles the endothelial mechanosensory complex. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 208: 975-986. PMID: 25800053, PMCID: PMC4384728, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201408103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDCadherinsCell MovementCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularHEK293 CellsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMechanotransduction, CellularMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeovascularization, PhysiologicPlaque, AtheroscleroticPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Protein Structure, TertiaryRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingStress, MechanicalStress, PhysiologicalVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3ZO-1 controls endothelial adherens junctions, cell–cell tension, angiogenesis, and barrier formation
Tornavaca O, Chia M, Dufton N, Almagro LO, Conway DE, Randi AM, Schwartz MA, Matter K, Balda MS. ZO-1 controls endothelial adherens junctions, cell–cell tension, angiogenesis, and barrier formation. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 208: 821-838. PMID: 25753039, PMCID: PMC4362456, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201404140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActomyosinAdherens JunctionsAnimalsAntigens, CDCadherinsCapillary PermeabilityCell Adhesion MoleculesCell MovementCells, CulturedClaudin-5Cytoskeletal ProteinsCytoskeletonEndothelial CellsHumansMechanotransduction, CellularMice, Inbred C57BLMyosinsNeovascularization, PhysiologicProtein TransportReceptors, Cell SurfaceTight JunctionsZonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsCell-cell tensionAdherens junctionsActive myosin IIZO-1VE-cadherinBarrier formationEndothelial adherens junctionsJunctional recruitmentPrimary endothelial cellsCadherin complexActomyosin organizationCentral regulatorStress fibersInhibition of ROCKMyosin IIProtein ZO-1Tight junction protein ZO-1Cell migrationIntercellular junctionsP114RhoGEFMechanotransducersTight junctionsEndothelial junctionsEndothelial cellsTight junction disruptionRac1 functions as a reversible tension modulator to stabilize VE-cadherin trans-interaction
Daneshjou N, Sieracki N, van Nieuw Amerongen GP, Conway D, Schwartz M, Komarova Y, Malik A. Rac1 functions as a reversible tension modulator to stabilize VE-cadherin trans-interaction. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 208: 23-32. PMID: 25559184, PMCID: PMC4284224, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201409108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActomyosinAdherens JunctionsAntigens, CDCadherinsCell AdhesionCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationHumansKineticsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicroscopy, VideoModels, BiologicalMyosin Type IIProtein BindingProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein MultimerizationProtein StabilityRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRho-Associated KinasesTime-Lapse ImagingTransfection
2014
Mechanotransduction of shear stress occurs through changes in VE-cadherin and PECAM-1 tension: Implications for cell migration
Conway DE, Schwartz MA. Mechanotransduction of shear stress occurs through changes in VE-cadherin and PECAM-1 tension: Implications for cell migration. Cell Adhesion & Migration 2014, 9: 335-339. PMID: 25482618, PMCID: PMC4955370, DOI: 10.4161/19336918.2014.968498.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Fluid Shear Stress on Endothelial Cells Modulates Mechanical Tension across VE-Cadherin and PECAM-1
Conway DE, Breckenridge MT, Hinde E, Gratton E, Chen CS, Schwartz MA. Fluid Shear Stress on Endothelial Cells Modulates Mechanical Tension across VE-Cadherin and PECAM-1. Current Biology 2013, 23: 1024-1030. PMID: 23684974, PMCID: PMC3676707, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluid shear stressVE-cadherinCell-cell junctionsPECAM-1Junctional tensionCytoskeletal remodelingVascular morphogenesisGene expressionComplex consistingCells triggersFlow-dependent vascular remodelingIon channelsFRET measurementsEndothelial cells triggersMechanical tensionNormal vascular functionTension sensorDetectable tensionEC responseStatic cultureJunctional receptorsRemodelingCytoskeletonMorphogenesisVascular remodeling
2005
A mechanosensory complex that mediates the endothelial cell response to fluid shear stress
Tzima E, Irani-Tehrani M, Kiosses WB, Dejana E, Schultz DA, Engelhardt B, Cao G, DeLisser H, Schwartz MA. A mechanosensory complex that mediates the endothelial cell response to fluid shear stress. Nature 2005, 437: 426-431. PMID: 16163360, DOI: 10.1038/nature03952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, CDCadherinsCattleCell AdhesionCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFemaleGene DeletionMechanotransduction, CellularMiceMice, KnockoutMultiprotein ComplexesNF-kappa BPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1RatsStress, MechanicalVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsDownstream inflammatory genesPECAM-1 knockout miceVascular endothelial cell cadherinVascular remodellingHigh-affinity stateInflammatory genesNF-κBVascular homeostasisEndothelial cell responsesCell responsesMechanosensory complexPECAM-1Heterologous cellsPathway upstreamCardiac developmentIntegrin activationAtherogenesisMechanism of transductionPathwayMice
2004
VE-cadherin Links tRNA Synthetase Cytokine to Anti-angiogenic Function*
Tzima E, Reader JS, Irani-Tehrani M, Ewalt KL, Schwartz MA, Schimmel P. VE-cadherin Links tRNA Synthetase Cytokine to Anti-angiogenic Function*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 280: 2405-2408. PMID: 15579907, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c400431200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntigens, CDAortaBlotting, WesternCadherinsCattleCell MovementCells, CulturedCytokinesEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGap JunctionsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunoprecipitationMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeovascularization, PathologicProtein BindingRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionTryptophan-tRNA LigaseVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsT2-TrpRS
2002
A Fragment of Paxillin Binds the α4Integrin Cytoplasmic Domain (Tail) and Selectively Inhibits α4-Mediated Cell Migration*
Liu S, Kiosses WB, Rose DM, Slepak M, Salgia R, Griffin JD, Turner CE, Schwartz MA, Ginsberg MH. A Fragment of Paxillin Binds the α4Integrin Cytoplasmic Domain (Tail) and Selectively Inhibits α4-Mediated Cell Migration*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2002, 277: 20887-20894. PMID: 11919182, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110928200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic domainPaxillin interactionCell migrationIntegrin-mediated cell adhesionIntegrin alpha subunitsEnhanced cell migrationPaxillin bindingFunctional responseFocal adhesionsCellular functionsPaxillinCardiac developmentAlanine substitutionsMutational analysisAdaptor moleculeAcid regionAlpha subunitBiological processesCell spreadingCellular responsesCell adhesionIntegrin subunitsSubunitsTernary complexFragments
2001
Integrin-mediated mechanotransduction requires its dynamic interaction with specific extracellular matrix (ECM) ligands
Jalali S, del Pozo M, Chen K, Miao H, Li Y, Schwartz M, Shyy J, Chien S. Integrin-mediated mechanotransduction requires its dynamic interaction with specific extracellular matrix (ECM) ligands. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 1042-1046. PMID: 11158591, PMCID: PMC14705, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.98.3.1042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAntigens, CDCells, CulturedCollagenEndothelium, VascularExtracellular MatrixExtracellular Matrix ProteinsFibrinogenFibronectinsHumansIntegrin beta1Integrin beta3IntegrinsJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLamininLigandsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPlatelet Membrane GlycoproteinsProteinsReceptors, VitronectinShc Signaling Adaptor ProteinsSignal TransductionSrc Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1Stress, MechanicalUmbilical VeinsVitronectin
1997
Affinity Modulation of Platelet Integrin αIIbβ3 by β3-Endonexin, a Selective Binding Partner of the β3 Integrin Cytoplasmic Tail
Kashiwagi H, Schwartz M, Eigenthaler M, Davis K, Ginsberg M, Shattil S. Affinity Modulation of Platelet Integrin αIIbβ3 by β3-Endonexin, a Selective Binding Partner of the β3 Integrin Cytoplasmic Tail. Journal Of Cell Biology 1997, 137: 1433-1443. PMID: 9182673, PMCID: PMC2132534, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.137.6.1433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreen fluorescent proteinIntegrin cytoplasmic tailsCytoplasmic tailSuch protein-protein interactionsSelective binding partnerΒ3 integrin cytoplasmic tailProtein-protein interactionsAffinity modulationFibrinogen-dependent aggregationPlatelet integrin αIIbβ3Β3-endonexinBinding partnerEnergy-dependent fashionAcid proteinH-RasIntegrin alphaIIbbeta3Adhesive functionMetabolic regulationFluorescent proteinBeta3 tailIntegrin αIIbβ3Cell lysatesCHO cellsAffinity stateSurface expression
1993
A 50-kDa integrin-associated protein is required for integrin-regulated calcium entry in endothelial cells.
Schwartz M, Brown E, Fazeli B. A 50-kDa integrin-associated protein is required for integrin-regulated calcium entry in endothelial cells. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1993, 268: 19931-19934. PMID: 8376355, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(20)80675-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin-associated proteinExtracellular matrix proteinsMatrix proteinsEndothelial cellsIAP functionTransmembrane domainTyrosine phosphorylationPrimary sequenceEndothelial cell adhesionCell adhesionMembrane channelsProteinAnti-integrin antibodiesCalcium entryCellsIntracellular pHIon transportInflux of Ca2Activation of neutrophilsActivationCalcium channelsCalcium influxPhosphorylationNeutrophil functionMonoclonal antibodies