2024
Controversy in mechanotransduction – the role of endothelial cell–cell junctions in fluid shear stress sensing
X S, Aitken C, Mehta V, Tardajos-Ayllon B, Serbanovic-Canic J, Zhu J, Miao B, Tzima E, Evans P, Fang Y, Schwartz M. Controversy in mechanotransduction – the role of endothelial cell–cell junctions in fluid shear stress sensing. Journal Of Cell Science 2024, 137: jcs262348. PMID: 39143856, PMCID: PMC11423816, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.262348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShear stress sensingFluid shear stressFluid flowCell-cell contactShear stressCell-cell adhesionStress sensingCell-cell junctionsEndothelial cell-cell junctionsEC alignmentRegulates vascular developmentAdhesion receptorsCell typesEndothelial cellsFlowSingle cellsVascular developmentShearAdhesionContact
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 changesMatures
2012
Lessons from the endothelial junctional mechanosensory complex
Conway D, Schwartz MA. Lessons from the endothelial junctional mechanosensory complex. F1000 Biology Reports 2012, 4: 1. PMID: 22238515, PMCID: PMC3251317, DOI: 10.3410/b4-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Induction of Vascular Permeability: βPIX and GIT1 Scaffold the Activation of Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase by PAK
Stockton R, Reutershan J, Scott D, Sanders J, Ley K, Schwartz MA. Induction of Vascular Permeability: βPIX and GIT1 Scaffold the Activation of Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase by PAK. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2007, 18: 2346-2355. PMID: 17429073, PMCID: PMC1877103, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e06-07-0584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCapillary PermeabilityCattleCell Cycle ProteinsCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHumansInflammationLipopolysaccharidesLungMiceP21-Activated KinasesPeptidesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsConceptsP21-activated kinaseMitogen-activated protein kinase kinaseEndothelial cell-cell junctionsExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseCell-cell junctionsProtein kinase kinaseMyosin light chain phosphorylationLight chain phosphorylationSignal-regulated kinaseCell-permeant peptideActivation of ERKKinase kinaseExtracellular signalsPAK functionChain phosphorylationCritical regulatorKinaseCell contractilityCell typesCultured endothelial cellsPhosphorylationMouse lung injury modelMyosin phosphorylationEndothelial cellsGIT1
2004
p21-activated Kinase Regulates Endothelial Permeability through Modulation of Contractility*
Stockton RA, Schaefer E, Schwartz MA. p21-activated Kinase Regulates Endothelial Permeability through Modulation of Contractility*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 46621-46630. PMID: 15333633, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408877200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCattleCell CommunicationCells, CulturedCytokinesCytoskeletonEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationHumansInflammationIschemiaMicroscopy, FluorescenceMuscle ContractionMyosin Light ChainsP21-Activated KinasesPeptidesPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein TransportThrombinTime FactorsTransfectionUmbilical VeinsConceptsP21-activated kinaseClose cell-cell associationsEndothelial cell-cell junctionsCell-cell junctionsActin stress fibersCell-cell associationsSuitable drug targetsGrowth factorMyosin phosphorylationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsCentral regulatorStress fibersUmbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsPAK activationDrug targetsVein endothelial cellsCell contractilityMultiple growth factorsParacellular poresEndothelial permeabilityPhosphorylationPathological processesPathological conditionsPotential role