Branched actin networks push against each other at adherens junctions to maintain cell–cell adhesion

The Actin Cytoskeleton and Actin-Based Motility

(2018) Tatyana Svitkina   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Platinum replica electron microscopy: Imaging the cytoskeleton globally and locally

(2017) Tatyana M. Svitkina   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

Vinculin forms a directionally asymmetric catch bond with F-actin

(2017) Derek L. Huang et al.   SCIENCE

Integration of Cadherin Adhesion and Cytoskeleton at Adherens Junctions

(2017) René Marc Mège et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Force Feedback Controls Motor Activity and Mechanical Properties of Self-Assembling Branched Actin Networks

(2016) Peter Bieling et al.   CELL

Neurite outgrowth is driven by actin polymerization even in the presence of actin polymerization inhibitors

(2016) Jonathan X. Chia et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Nanoscale architecture of cadherin-based cell adhesions

(2016) Cristina Bertocchi et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Engulfed cadherin fingers are polarized junctional structures between collectively migrating endothelial cells

(2016) Arnold Hayer et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Neogenin recruitment of the WAVE regulatory complex maintains adherens junction stability and tension

(2016) Natalie K. Lee et al.   Nature Communications

Nonmuscle Myosin IIA Regulates Intestinal Epithelial Barrier in vivo and Plays a Protective Role During Experimental Colitis

(2016) Nayden G. Naydenov et al.   Scientific Reports

Jack of all trades: functional modularity in the adherens junction

(2015) Anup Padmanabhan et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Actin-Delimited Adhesion-Independent Clustering of E-Cadherin Forms the Nanoscale Building Blocks of Adherens Junctions

(2015) Yao Wu et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Adherens Junctions Revisualized: Organizing Cadherins as Nanoassemblies

(2015) Alpha S. Yap et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

The CellBorderTracker, a novel tool to quantitatively analyze spatiotemporal endothelial junction dynamics at the subcellular level

(2015) Jochen Seebach et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

The mechanotransduction machinery at work at adherens junctions

(2015) B. Ladoux et al.   Integrative Biology

The formation of ordered nanoclusters controls cadherin anchoring to actin and cell–cell contact fluidity

(2015) Pierre-Olivier Strale et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

α-Catenin–mediated cadherin clustering couples cadherin and actin dynamics

(2015) Chi-Shuo Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Towards a Dynamic Understanding of Cadherin-Based Mechanobiology

(2015) Brenton D. Hoffman et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

VASP, zyxin and TES are tension-dependent members of Focal Adherens Junctions independent of the α-catenin-vinculin module

(2015) Joppe Oldenburg et al.   Scientific Reports

Actin filament dynamics and endothelial cell junctions: the Ying and Yang between stabilization and motion

(2014) Hans Schnittler et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

 -Catenin cytomechanics - role in cadherin-dependent adhesion and mechanotransduction

(2014) A. K. Barry et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

The minimal cadherin-catenin complex binds to actin filaments under force

(2014) C. D. Buckley et al.   SCIENCE

Force-dependent conformational switch of α-catenin controls vinculin binding

(2014) Mingxi Yao et al.   Nature Communications

Cadherin mechanotransduction in tissue remodeling

(2013) Floor Twiss et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Principles of E-Cadherin Supramolecular Organization In Vivo

(2013) Binh-An Truong Quang et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Ultrastructure of protrusive actin filament arrays

(2013) Tatyana M Svitkina   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

VE-Cadherin and Endothelial Adherens Junctions: Active Guardians of Vascular Integrity

(2013) Monica Giannotta et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Release of cellular tension signals self-restorative ventral lamellipodia to heal barrier micro-wounds

(2013) Roberta Martinelli et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanosensitive systems at the cadherin-F-actin interface

(2013) S. Huveneers et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

The Adherens Junction: A Mosaic of Cadherin and Nectin Clusters Bundled by Actin Filaments

(2013) Indrajyoti Indra et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

ARP2/3-mediated junction-associated lamellipodia control VE-cadherin–based cell junction dynamics and maintain monolayer integrity

(2013) Abdallah Abu Taha et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

The regulation and functional impact of actin assembly at cadherin cell–cell adhesions

(2013) Magdalene Michael et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Vascular endothelial-cadherin and vascular stability

(2012) Elisabetta Dejana et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN HEMATOLOGY

α-Catenin and Vinculin Cooperate to Promote High E-cadherin-based Adhesion Strength

(2012) William A. Thomas et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

α-Actinin-4/FSGS1 is required for Arp2/3-dependent actin assembly at the adherens junction

(2012) Vivian W. Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Vinculin associates with endothelial VE-cadherin junctions to control force-dependent remodeling

(2012) Stephan Huveneers et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Functions of Nonmuscle Myosin II in Assembly of the Cellular Contractile System

(2012) Maria Shutova et al.   PLoS One

Vinculin-dependent Cadherin mechanosensing regulates efficient epithelial barrier formation

(2012) F. Twiss et al.   Biology Open

Inhibition of Rho kinases increases directional motility of microvascular endothelial cells

(2011) Johannes Breyer et al.   BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Structural Organization of the Actin Cytoskeleton at Sites of Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis

(2011) Agnieszka Collins et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Cadherin–actin interactions at adherens junctions

(2011) Shigenobu Yonemura   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

The cytoskeletal mechanisms of cell–cell junction formation in endothelial cells

(2011) Matthew K. Hoelzle et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

N-WASP regulates the epithelial junctional actin cytoskeleton through a non-canonical post-nucleation pathway

(2011) Eva M. Kovacs et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Rapid Suppression of Activated Rac1 by Cadherins and Nectins during De Novo Cell-Cell Adhesion

(2011) Khameeka N. Kitt et al.   PLoS One

Adherens junctions connect stress fibers between adjacent endothelial cells

(2010) Jaime Millan et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

The PI3K p110α isoform regulates endothelial adherens junctions via Pyk2 and Rac1

(2010) Robert J. Cain et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

α-Catenin as a tension transducer that induces adherens junction development

(2010) Shigenobu Yonemura et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Myosin II isoforms identify distinct functional modules that support integrity of the epithelial zonula adherens

(2010) Michael Smutny et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanical tugging force regulates the size of cell-cell junctions

(2010) Z. Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Actin filament nucleation and elongation factors – structure–function relationships

(2009) Roberto Dominguez   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Regulation of Cell-Cell Adhesion by Abi/Diaphanous Complexes

(2009) J. R. Ryu et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Molecular Architecture of Synaptic Actin Cytoskeleton in Hippocampal Neurons Reveals a Mechanism of Dendritic Spine Morphogenesis

(2009) Farida Korobova et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Rearrangements of the Actin Cytoskeleton and E-Cadherin–Based Adherens Junctions Caused by Neoplasic Transformation Change Cell–Cell Interactions

(2009) Dmitry V. Ayollo et al.   PLoS One

Protein Kinase C-related Kinase and ROCK Are Required for Thrombin-induced Endothelial Cell Permeability Downstream from Gα12/13 and Gα11/q

(2008) Julie Gavard et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Arp2/3 Complex Is Important for Filopodia Formation, Growth Cone Motility, and Neuritogenesis in Neuronal Cells

(2008) Farida Korobova et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL