2018
Vinculin and the mechanical response of adherent fibroblasts to matrix deformation
Rosowski KA, Boltyanskiy R, Xiang Y, Van den Dries K, Schwartz MA, Dufresne ER. Vinculin and the mechanical response of adherent fibroblasts to matrix deformation. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 17967. PMID: 30568231, PMCID: PMC6299284, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36272-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesion protein vinculinAdhesion protein vinculinExtracellular matrix stiffnessIntegrin-mediated adhesionTraction forceProtein vinculinMechanical cuesCellular forcesMatrix stiffnessAdherent fibroblastsECM deformationMouse fibroblastsTraction stressMatrix deformationMechanical responseVinculinMechanical energyApparent stiffnessDeformationFibroblastsStiffnessCellsStretchForceExpression
2013
Endothelial Cell Sensing of Flow Direction
Wang C, Baker BM, Chen CS, Schwartz MA. Endothelial Cell Sensing of Flow Direction. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2013, 33: 2130-2136. PMID: 23814115, PMCID: PMC3812824, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.113.301826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsAtherosclerosisCattleCell Culture TechniquesCell ShapeCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationHemodynamicsInflammationMechanotransduction, CellularNF-kappa BNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIOscillometryPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReactive Oxygen SpeciesRegional Blood FlowStress, MechanicalTime FactorsConceptsEndothelial cellsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseEndothelial nitric oxide synthase pathwayNitric oxide synthase pathwayNitric oxide synthaseOxide synthase pathwayAtherosclerosis-prone regionsInflammatory activationInflammatory effectsOxide synthaseEndothelial cell responsesCell responsesReactive oxygen productionDisturbed flowNitric oxideNuclear factorSimilar effectsActivationCellsSynthase pathwayInability of cellsDeconstructing Dimensionality
Schwartz MA, Chen CS. Deconstructing Dimensionality. Science 2013, 339: 402-404. PMID: 23349278, DOI: 10.1126/science.1233814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell nicheVivo cellular behaviorTwo-dimensional cultureCell nicheVivo functionGene expressionExtracellular matrix gelCellular behaviorTissue culture plasticCell behaviorDifferentiated functionsCell processesCulture plasticThree-dimensional environmentMatrix gelCellsTissue engineersMorphogenesisNicheBiologistsMajor advancesExpressionFunctionOnly minimal changesMaintenance
2007
Arf6 and microtubules in adhesion-dependent trafficking of lipid rafts
Balasubramanian N, Scott DW, Castle JD, Casanova JE, Schwartz MA. Arf6 and microtubules in adhesion-dependent trafficking of lipid rafts. Nature Cell Biology 2007, 9: 1381-1391. PMID: 18026091, PMCID: PMC2715295, DOI: 10.1038/ncb1657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneLipid raftsAnchorage-dependent signalingArf6-dependent mannerCaveolin-dependent internalizationSmall GTPase Arf6Microtubule-dependent traffickingIntegrin-mediated adhesionRecycling endosomesGTPase Arf6Membrane raftsDetachment of cellsCell spreadingF-actinRaftsArf6MicrotubulesEndosomesRac1TraffickingMembraneCellsEndocytosisSignalingPathway