Focal adhesions: a personal perspective on a half century of progress

Molecular mechanism of vinculin activation and nanoscale spatial organization in focal adhesions

(2015) Lindsay B. Case et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Talins and kindlins: partners in integrin-mediated adhesion

(2013) David A. Calderwood et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Integrin-dependent force transmission to the extracellular matrix by  -actinin triggers adhesion maturation

(2013) P. Roca-Cusachs et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Rho GEFs LARG and GEF-H1 regulate the mechanical response to force on integrins

(2011) Christophe Guilluy et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics

(2010) Carsten Grashoff et al.   NATURE

Nanoscale architecture of integrin-based cell adhesions

(2010) Pakorn Kanchanawong et al.   NATURE

Stretching Single Talin Rod Molecules Activates Vinculin Binding

(2009) A. del Rio et al.   SCIENCE

PyK2 and FAK connections to p190Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor regulate RhoA activity, focal adhesion formation, and cell motility

(2008) Yangmi Lim et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Environmental sensing through focal adhesions

(2008) Benjamin Geiger et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY