2024
Latrophilin-2 mediates fluid shear stress mechanotransduction at endothelial junctions
Tanaka K, Chen M, Prendergast A, Zhuang Z, Nasiri A, Joshi D, Hintzen J, Chung M, Kumar A, Mani A, Koleske A, Crawford J, Nicoli S, Schwartz M. Latrophilin-2 mediates fluid shear stress mechanotransduction at endothelial junctions. The EMBO Journal 2024, 43: 3175-3191. PMID: 38886581, PMCID: PMC11294477, DOI: 10.1038/s44318-024-00142-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLatrophilin-2Affinity purification methodCell-cell junctionsHuman genetic dataPECAM-1SiRNA screenGenetic dataEndothelial cell response to fluid shear stressGA proteinsDownstream eventsEndothelial-specific knockoutG-proteinActivity assayShear stress mechanotransductionPlexin-D1Endothelial signalingJunctional complexesPurification methodVE-cadherinResponse to fluid shear stressVascular developmentGA residuesEndothelial junctionsGPCRsVEGF receptors
2013
WAVE2 Regulates Epithelial Morphology and Cadherin Isoform Switching through Regulation of Twist and Abl
Bryce NS, Reynolds AB, Koleske AJ, Weaver AM. WAVE2 Regulates Epithelial Morphology and Cadherin Isoform Switching through Regulation of Twist and Abl. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e64533. PMID: 23691243, PMCID: PMC3654908, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial morphogenesisAbl kinaseActin cytoskeletal rearrangementCell-cell junctionsE-cadherinRegulation of TwistTotal cell lysatesAbl kinase activityEpithelial morphologyTranscription factor Twist1N-cadherin proteinTwist1 expressionWAVE2 complexABL substratesCellular signalingInhibition of AblCadherin isoformsCytoskeletal rearrangementsTyrosine phosphorylationEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionKinase activityMorphological phenotypesFilament localizationCadherin expressionWAVE2