2024
The CUL5 E3 ligase complex negatively regulates central signaling pathways in CD8+ T cells
Liao X, Li W, Zhou H, Rajendran B, Li A, Ren J, Luan Y, Calderwood D, Turk B, Tang W, Liu Y, Wu D. The CUL5 E3 ligase complex negatively regulates central signaling pathways in CD8+ T cells. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 603. PMID: 38242867, PMCID: PMC10798966, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44885-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8+ T cellsT cellsCancer immunotherapyMouse CD8+ T cellsAnti-tumor immunityTumor growth inhibition abilityAnti-tumor effectsInhibition of neddylationCD8Effector functionsTCR stimulationIL2 signalingCentral signaling pathwaysCore signaling pathwaysEffector activityNegative regulatory mechanismsTranslational implicationsImmunotherapyGrowth inhibition abilityCytokine signalingTCRProteomic alterationsSignaling pathwayCancerCRISPR-based screens
2021
A Small-Scale shRNA Screen in Primary Mouse Macrophages Identifies a Role for the Rab GTPase Rab1b in Controlling Salmonella Typhi Growth
Solano-Collado V, Colamarino RA, Calderwood DA, Baldassarre M, Spanò S. A Small-Scale shRNA Screen in Primary Mouse Macrophages Identifies a Role for the Rab GTPase Rab1b in Controlling Salmonella Typhi Growth. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2021, 11: 660689. PMID: 33898333, PMCID: PMC8059790, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.660689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShRNA screenMouse macrophagesGenome-wide screeningRab GTPasesRab GTPasePrimary mouse macrophagesGTPase Rab1bNext-generation sequencingLife-threatening systemic infectionsUnbiased identificationFluorescent populationsConcept screenIntracellular pathogensPrimary immune cellsRab32Bacterial pathogensRab1bHuman hostPrimary mouseInfected cellsHuman macrophagesImportance of macrophagesSalmonella typhi growthTyphi infectionImmune cells
2019
Filamin A mediates isotropic distribution of applied force across the actin network
Kumar A, Shutova MS, Tanaka K, Iwamoto DV, Calderwood DA, Svitkina TM, Schwartz MA. Filamin A mediates isotropic distribution of applied force across the actin network. Journal Of Cell Biology 2019, 218: 2481-2491. PMID: 31315944, PMCID: PMC6683746, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201901086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTalin tension sensorStress fibersActin networkFilamin ACortical actin networkCortical actin filamentsIntegrin-mediated adhesionActin cytoskeletonFocal adhesionsCortical actinFLNA knockdownActin filamentsTalinKnockdownCell sensingDirection of stretchTension sensorPhysiology of muscleUniaxial stretchForce transmissionCytoskeletonStrainsStretchAdhesionReexpression
2017
Novel ecto-tagged integrins reveal their trafficking in live cells
Huet-Calderwood C, Rivera-Molina F, Iwamoto DV, Kromann EB, Toomre D, Calderwood DA. Novel ecto-tagged integrins reveal their trafficking in live cells. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 570. PMID: 28924207, PMCID: PMC5603536, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00646-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin functionΒ1 integrinLive cellsCell surface adhesion receptorsHeterodimeric cell-surface adhesion receptorsIntegrin endocytosisMulticellular organismsNovel powerful toolFocal adhesionsKnockout fibroblastsIntegrin activationAdhesion receptorsExtracellular loopIntegrinsTraffickingMajor mysteriesCellsTagsAdhesionHaloTagEndocytosisPowerful toolExocytosisOrganismsVesicles
2014
Up-regulation of Thrombospondin-2 in Akt1-null Mice Contributes to Compromised Tissue Repair Due to Abnormalities in Fibroblast Function*
Bancroft T, Bouaouina M, Roberts S, Lee M, Calderwood DA, Schwartz M, Simons M, Sessa WC, Kyriakides TR. Up-regulation of Thrombospondin-2 in Akt1-null Mice Contributes to Compromised Tissue Repair Due to Abnormalities in Fibroblast Function*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 290: 409-422. PMID: 25389299, PMCID: PMC4281743, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.618421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MovementFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationGenetic Complementation TestIntegrin beta1MiceMice, KnockoutNeuropeptidesNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPrimary Cell CultureProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSkinThrombospondinsWound HealingWounds, NonpenetratingDynamin 2 regulation of integrin endocytosis, but not VEGF signaling, is crucial for developmental angiogenesis
Lee MY, Skoura A, Park EJ, Landskroner-Eiger S, Jozsef L, Luciano AK, Murata T, Pasula S, Dong Y, Bouaouina M, Calderwood DA, Ferguson SM, De Camilli P, Sessa WC. Dynamin 2 regulation of integrin endocytosis, but not VEGF signaling, is crucial for developmental angiogenesis. Development 2014, 141: 1465-1472. PMID: 24598168, PMCID: PMC3957370, DOI: 10.1242/dev.104539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ1 integrinFocal adhesion sizeGrowth factor signalingVascular endothelial growth factor signalingEndocytic turnoverIntegrin endocytosisDynamin 2Adhesion sizeFactor signalingDevelopmental angiogenesisAngiogenic sproutingCell migrationCultured endothelial cellsMultiple integrinsInducible lossIntegrinsMorphogenesisActivation stateDNM2Endothelial cellsAngiogenesisVivoEndocytosisSurface levelSignalingPodocyte-associated talin1 is critical for glomerular filtration barrier maintenance
Tian X, Kim JJ, Monkley SM, Gotoh N, Nandez R, Soda K, Inoue K, Balkin DM, Hassan H, Son SH, Lee Y, Moeckel G, Calderwood DA, Holzman LB, Critchley DR, Zent R, Reiser J, Ishibe S. Podocyte-associated talin1 is critical for glomerular filtration barrier maintenance. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 1098-1113. PMID: 24531545, PMCID: PMC3934159, DOI: 10.1172/jci69778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrotic syndromeFoot process effacementLoss of talin1Glomerular filtration barrierGlomerular injuryMurine modelProcess effacementKidney's glomerular filtration barrierFiltration barrierGlomerular basement membraneSevere proteinuriaKidney failurePharmacologic inhibitionSyndromeBarrier maintenanceCalpain activityIntegrin activationEpithelial cellsPodocytesModest reductionΒ1 integrin activationBasement membranePathogenesisInjuryCytoskeletal protein talin1Differences in binding to the ILK complex determines kindlin isoform adhesion localization and integrin activation
Huet-Calderwood C, Brahme NN, Kumar N, Stiegler AL, Raghavan S, Boggon TJ, Calderwood DA. Differences in binding to the ILK complex determines kindlin isoform adhesion localization and integrin activation. Journal Of Cell Science 2014, 127: 4308-4321. PMID: 25086068, PMCID: PMC4179494, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.155879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin activationKindlin-2Kindlin-3Focal adhesion proteinsFunctional differencesIntegrin-linked kinaseILK complexAdhesion proteinsF2 subdomainMolecular basisIsoform specificityComplex bindsKindlinFA targetingActivation defectsCell adhesionActivationFALocalizesKinaseGFPSignalingILKIsoformsProteinTRIM15 is a focal adhesion protein that regulates focal adhesion disassembly
Uchil PD, Pawliczek T, Reynolds TD, Ding S, Hinz A, Munro JB, Huang F, Floyd RW, Yang H, Hamilton WL, Bewersdorf J, Xiong Y, Calderwood DA, Mothes W. TRIM15 is a focal adhesion protein that regulates focal adhesion disassembly. Journal Of Cell Science 2014, 127: 3928-3942. PMID: 25015296, PMCID: PMC4163643, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.143537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesion proteinsFocal adhesionsCell migrationAdhesion proteinsMulti-adaptor proteinTripartite motif (TRIM) protein familyFocal adhesion dynamicsFocal adhesion turnoverFocal adhesion componentsCoiled-coil domainImpaired cell migrationII-independent mannerLD2 motifAdhesion turnoverActin cytoskeletonProtein familyAdhesion dynamicsCellular functionsDynamic turnoverMacromolecular complexesRegulatory componentsFocal contactsAdhesion componentsExtracellular matrixTRIM15
2013
Kindlin Binds Migfilin Tandem LIM Domains and Regulates Migfilin Focal Adhesion Localization and Recruitment Dynamics*
Brahme NN, Harburger DS, Kemp-O'Brien K, Stewart R, Raghavan S, Parsons M, Calderwood DA. Kindlin Binds Migfilin Tandem LIM Domains and Regulates Migfilin Focal Adhesion Localization and Recruitment Dynamics*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2013, 288: 35604-35616. PMID: 24165133, PMCID: PMC3853305, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.483016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsLIM domainsActin cytoskeletonFluorescence resonance energy transferFA localizationActin-rich stress fibersC-terminal LIM domainsLIM domain regionTandem LIM domainsTwo-hybrid screenDomain-containing adaptor proteinFocal adhesion localizationIntegrin-binding proteinsIntegrin adhesion receptorsPulldown assaysAdaptor proteinMigfilinFA formationKindlinRecruitment dynamicsStress fibersKindlin-2Integrin activationIntracellular proteinsAdhesion receptors
2012
Structural and Functional Characterization of the Kindlin-1 Pleckstrin Homology Domain*
Yates LA, Lumb CN, Brahme NN, Zalyte R, Bird LE, De Colibus L, Owens RJ, Calderwood DA, Sansom MS, Gilbert RJ. Structural and Functional Characterization of the Kindlin-1 Pleckstrin Homology Domain*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 43246-43261. PMID: 23132860, PMCID: PMC3527912, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.422089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacrophage Mesenchymal Migration Requires Podosome Stabilization by Filamin A*
Guiet R, Vérollet C, Lamsoul I, Cougoule C, Poincloux R, Labrousse A, Calderwood DA, Glogauer M, Lutz PG, Maridonneau-Parini I. Macrophage Mesenchymal Migration Requires Podosome Stabilization by Filamin A*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 13051-13062. PMID: 22334688, PMCID: PMC3339984, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.307124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin AMesenchymal migrationEmbryonic developmentPodosome rosette formationCell migrationMesenchymal migration modeCertain cell typesPodosome stabilityScaffold proteinActin polymerizationAmoeboid migrationNull mutationPodosomesActin filamentsMigratory cellsAmoeboid modeCell typesOrgan defectsMigration modesNew functionsThree-dimensional environmentMutationsProteaseStrong consequencesFLNA mutationsA Conserved Lipid-binding Loop in the Kindlin FERM F1 Domain Is Required for Kindlin-mediated αIIbβ3 Integrin Coactivation*
Bouaouina M, Goult BT, Huet-Calderwood C, Bate N, Brahme NN, Barsukov IL, Critchley DR, Calderwood DA. A Conserved Lipid-binding Loop in the Kindlin FERM F1 Domain Is Required for Kindlin-mediated αIIbβ3 Integrin Coactivation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 6979-6990. PMID: 22235127, PMCID: PMC3293583, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.330845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin β tailsTalin FERM domainFERM domainFocal adhesionsΒ tailTalin headHeterodimeric integrin adhesion receptorsIntegrin activationKindlin-1Membrane-binding motifFERM domain proteinsIntegrin β subunitsShort cytoplasmic tailAcidic membrane phospholipidsIntegrin adhesion receptorsΑIIbβ3 integrin activationDomain proteinsIntegrin tailsCytoplasmic domainCytoplasmic tailKindlinKindlin familyDomain interactionsPhospholipid head groupsPolylysine motifNanopatterning reveals an ECM area threshold for focal adhesion assembly and force transmission that is regulated by integrin activation and cytoskeleton tension
Coyer SR, Singh A, Dumbauld DW, Calderwood DA, Craig SW, Delamarche E, García AJ. Nanopatterning reveals an ECM area threshold for focal adhesion assembly and force transmission that is regulated by integrin activation and cytoskeleton tension. Journal Of Cell Science 2012, 125: 5110-5123. PMID: 22899715, PMCID: PMC3533393, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.108035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesionsForce transductionFA assemblyCytoskeletal tensionExtracellular matrixIntegrin activationFocal adhesion assemblyVinculin head domainExpression of talinNon-migrating cellsVinculin mutantsCytoskeleton tensionAdhesion assemblyECM ligandsMyosin contractilityAdhesive areaStable assemblyIntracellular pathwaysTransductionAssemblyStructural linkPathwayStructural linkagesTraction forceCells
2011
The E3 ubiquitin ligase specificity subunit ASB2α targets filamins for proteasomal degradation by interacting with the filamin actin-binding domain
Razinia Z, Baldassarre M, Bouaouina M, Lamsoul I, Lutz PG, Calderwood DA. The E3 ubiquitin ligase specificity subunit ASB2α targets filamins for proteasomal degradation by interacting with the filamin actin-binding domain. Journal Of Cell Science 2011, 124: 2631-2641. PMID: 21750192, PMCID: PMC3138704, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.084343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin degradationProteasomal degradationCell differentiationDomain of filaminActin-rich structuresUbiquitin-proteasome pathwayExtracellular matrix connectionsActin cytoskeletonTransmembrane proteinSubcellular localizationMolecular basisSignaling cascadesASB2αActin filamentsFilaminAcute degradationBiochemical assaysMyeloid leukemia cellsImportant familyActinEarly eventsProteinLeukemia cellsImportant mechanismDifferentiationFunctional and Structural Insights into ASB2α, a Novel Regulator of Integrin-dependent Adhesion of Hematopoietic Cells*
Lamsoul I, Burande CF, Razinia Z, Houles TC, Menoret D, Baldassarre M, Erard M, Moog-Lutz C, Calderwood DA, Lutz PG. Functional and Structural Insights into ASB2α, a Novel Regulator of Integrin-dependent Adhesion of Hematopoietic Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 30571-30581. PMID: 21737450, PMCID: PMC3162417, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.220921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell AdhesionFibronectinsGene Expression RegulationHeLa CellsHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansIntegrinsMiceMusclesNIH 3T3 CellsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiarySubstrate SpecificitySuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsConceptsN-terminal regionHematopoietic cellsE3 ubiquitin ligase complexE3 ubiquitin ligase functionShort N-terminal regionUbiquitin ligase complexUbiquitin ligase functionAcid-responsive genesIntegrin-dependent adhesionRetinoic acid-responsive geneCell fateLigase complexSpecificity subunitLigase functionResponsive genesLeukemia cellsProteasomal degradationNovel regulatorFilamin A.Myogenic differentiationStructural insightsASB2αΒ-integrinAcute promyelocytic leukemia cellsStructural homology
2009
Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension
Gehler S, Baldassarre M, Lad Y, Leight JL, Wozniak MA, Riching KM, Eliceiri KW, Weaver VM, Calderwood DA, Keely PJ. Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2009, 20: 3224-3238. PMID: 19458194, PMCID: PMC2710838, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-12-1186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin AExtracellular matrixProtein filamin AHigh-density gelsMatrix tensionCollagen gelsMechanosensitive complexBreast epithelial cellsCellular contractilityMatrix stiffnessMorphogenesisEpithelial cell responsesCell typesDuctal morphogenesisEpithelial cellsCellsCollagen matrixGel contractionActinCollagen remodelingIntegrinsCell responsesCollagen fibrilsRemodelingGelThe E3 ubiquitin ligase specificity subunit ASB2β is a novel regulator of muscle differentiation that targets filamin B to proteasomal degradation
Bello NF, Lamsoul I, Heuzé ML, Métais A, Moreaux G, Calderwood DA, Duprez D, Moog-Lutz C, Lutz PG. The E3 ubiquitin ligase specificity subunit ASB2β is a novel regulator of muscle differentiation that targets filamin B to proteasomal degradation. Cell Death & Differentiation 2009, 16: 921-932. PMID: 19300455, PMCID: PMC2709956, DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2009.27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell LineChickensContractile ProteinsFilaminsGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansMiceMicrofilament ProteinsMyoblastsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexRNA InterferenceRNA, MessengerSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsFilamin BMuscle differentiationSpecificity subunitAnkyrin repeat-containing proteinActive E3 ubiquitin ligaseE3 ubiquitin ligase complexRepeat-containing proteinUbiquitin ligase complexE3 ubiquitin ligaseSuppressor of cytokineBox 2 geneLigase complexE3 ubiquitinUbiquitin ligaseProteasomal degradationMyoblast fusionNovel regulatorMuscle developmentKnockdown cellsProtein degradationMyogenic differentiationAdult tissuesC2C12 cellsMuscle contractile proteinsInduced differentiationKindlin-1 and -2 Directly Bind the C-terminal Region of β Integrin Cytoplasmic Tails and Exert Integrin-specific Activation Effects*
Harburger DS, Bouaouina M, Calderwood DA. Kindlin-1 and -2 Directly Bind the C-terminal Region of β Integrin Cytoplasmic Tails and Exert Integrin-specific Activation Effects*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 11485-11497. PMID: 19240021, PMCID: PMC2670154, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m809233200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Role of FilGAP-Filamin A Interactions in Mechanoprotection
Shifrin Y, Arora PD, Ohta Y, Calderwood DA, McCulloch CA. The Role of FilGAP-Filamin A Interactions in Mechanoprotection. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2009, 20: 1269-1279. PMID: 19144823, PMCID: PMC2649276, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-08-0872.Peer-Reviewed Original Research