2021
Early events in endothelial flow sensing
Tanaka K, Joshi D, Timalsina S, Schwartz MA. Early events in endothelial flow sensing. Cytoskeleton 2021, 78: 217-231. PMID: 33543538, DOI: 10.1002/cm.21652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluid shear stressLymphatic endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsCytoskeletal pathwaysVascular morphogenesisBiochemical signalsGene expressionEC phenotypeLymphatic fluid flowEarly eventsPhysiologyImmediate mechanismPrimary mechanismRecent advancesMorphogenesisMechanotransductionSignalingPhenotypePathwayMechanismExpressionFlow sensingCellsImportant questions
2016
Endothelial fluid shear stress sensing in vascular health and disease
Baeyens N, Bandyopadhyay C, Coon BG, Yun S, Schwartz MA. Endothelial fluid shear stress sensing in vascular health and disease. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 821-828. PMID: 26928035, PMCID: PMC4767335, DOI: 10.1172/jci83083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal morphogenesisBiochemical signalsGene expressionSame pathwayFluid shear stressCell behaviorSpecialized mechanismsMorphogenesisPathwayPathological conditionsEndothelial cellsVascular physiologyVascular systemBasic mechanismsRecent advancesFlow signalingSignalingMechanismAdult lifePhysiologyExpression
2013
Integrins in mechanotransduction
Ross TD, Coon BG, Yun S, Baeyens N, Tanaka K, Ouyang M, Schwartz MA. Integrins in mechanotransduction. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2013, 25: 613-618. PMID: 23797029, PMCID: PMC3757118, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2013.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular mechanismsIntegrin-mediated adhesionImportant regulatory eventActin cytoskeletonRegulatory eventsExtracellular matrixNormal physiologyCell functionMajor insightsCentral roleCellsRecent advancesCytoskeletonEffect of forceMechanotransductionAdhesionIntegrinsPathwayPhysiologyMechanismRecent work
2008
Cell adhesion receptors in mechanotransduction
Schwartz MA, DeSimone DW. Cell adhesion receptors in mechanotransduction. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2008, 20: 551-556. PMID: 18583124, PMCID: PMC2581799, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2008.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdhesion receptorsCell fate decisionsCadherin-mediated adhesionCell adhesion receptorsFate decisionsMorphogenetic movementsTissue-level responsesCultured cellsExtracellular matrixMechanotransductionLevel responseCellsCytoskeletonCadherinReceptorsOrganismsAdhesionIntegrinsPathwayMechanical stimulationIntracellularMechanismMechanical stressResponseCentral mechanisms