2015
Nuclear–cytoskeletal linkages facilitate cross talk between the nucleus and intercellular adhesions
Stewart RM, Zubek AE, Rosowski KA, Schreiner SM, Horsley V, King MC. Nuclear–cytoskeletal linkages facilitate cross talk between the nucleus and intercellular adhesions. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 209: 403-418. PMID: 25963820, PMCID: PMC4427780, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201502024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntercellular adhesionNuclear positionEpidermal tissue integrityLinker of nucleoskeletonCross talkPrimary mouse keratinocytesCytoskeleton (LINC) complexCytoplasmic cytoskeletonAdhesion functionMicrotubule networkDefective adhesionCytoskeletonSUN2Mouse keratinocytesTissue integrityFollicle structureEpidermal keratinocytesAdhesionNucleoskeletonCellsKeratinocytesAdhesion formationNucleusIntegrityComplexes
2012
Cadherin-based intercellular adhesions organize epithelial cell–matrix traction forces
Mertz AF, Che Y, Banerjee S, Goldstein JM, Rosowski KA, Revilla SF, Niessen CM, Marchetti MC, Dufresne ER, Horsley V. Cadherin-based intercellular adhesions organize epithelial cell–matrix traction forces. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 110: 842-847. PMID: 23277553, PMCID: PMC3549115, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1217279110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-cell adhesionExtracellular matrixIntercellular adhesionCell-matrix adhesionImportance of cadherinPrimary mouse keratinocytesTraction forceMechanical regulationFunction of tissuesCadherinColony peripheryCadherin expressionMinimal physical modelCross talkEssential roleMouse keratinocytesEpithelial tissuesEpithelial cellsContractile cellsPhysical cohesionSpatial rearrangementCellsColoniesAdhesionAdhesion type