Listeria monocytogenes InlP interacts with afadin and facilitates basement membrane crossing

Rickettsia Sca4 Reduces Vinculin-Mediated Intercellular Tension to Promote Spread

(2016) Rebecca L. Lamason et al.   CELL

InlP, a New Virulence Factor with Strong Placental Tropism

(2016) Cristina Faralla et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Endothelial Cells Use a Formin-Dependent Phagocytosis-Like Process to Internalize the Bacterium Listeria monocytogenes

(2016) Michelle Rengarajan et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Human Placental and Decidual Organ Cultures to Study Infections at the Maternal-fetal Interface

(2016) Gabrielle A. Rizzuto et al.   Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments

Loss of AF-6/afadin induces cell invasion, suppresses the formation of glandular structures and might be a predictive marker of resistance to chemotherapy in endometrial cancer

(2015) Takuro Yamamoto et al.   BMC CANCER

The Polarized Effect of Intracellular Calcium on the Renal Epithelial Sodium Channel Occurs as a Result of Subcellular Calcium Signaling Domains Maintained by Mitochondria

(2015) Tiffany L. Thai et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cyclic stretch of embryonic cardiomyocytes increases proliferation, growth, and expression while repressing Tgf-β signaling

(2015) Indroneal Banerjee et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

Afadin is localized at cell–cell contact sites in mesangial cells and regulates migratory polarity

(2015) Haruko Tsurumi et al.   LABORATORY INVESTIGATION

Control of cell–cell forces and collective cell dynamics by the intercellular adhesome

(2015) Elsa Bazellières et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Immune mechanisms at the maternal-fetal interface: perspectives and challenges

(2015) Mercy PrabhuDas et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Human HLA-G+ extravillous trophoblasts: Immune-activating cells that interact with decidual leukocytes

(2015) Tamara Tilburgs et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Both contractile axial and lateral traction force dynamics drive amoeboid cell motility

(2014) Effie Bastounis et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Remodeling of the Intestinal Brush Border Underlies Adhesion and Virulence of an Enteric Pathogen

(2014) X. Zhou et al.   mBio

Calcium Transport and Local Pool Regulate Polycystin-2 (TRPP2) Function in Human Syncytiotrophoblast

(2013) María del Rocío Cantero et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Placental Syncytium Forms a Biophysical Barrier against Pathogen Invasion

(2013) Varvara B. Zeldovich et al.   PLoS Pathogens

R-Ras controls axon branching through afadin in cortical neurons

(2012) Nariaki Iwasawa et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Mechanical waves during tissue expansion

(2012) Xavier Serra-Picamal et al.   Nature Physics

Host Defense and Tolerance: Unique Challenges in the Placenta

(2012) Varvara B. Zeldovich et al.   PLoS Pathogens

REFMAC5 for the refinement of macromolecular crystal structures

(2011) Garib N. Murshudov et al.   ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Pathogens and the placental fortress

(2011) Jennifer R Robbins et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Tissue Barriers of the Human Placenta to Infection with Toxoplasma gondii

(2011) Jennifer R. Robbins et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Oral Infection with Signature-Tagged Listeria monocytogenes Reveals Organ-Specific Growth and Dissemination Routes in Guinea Pigs

(2011) Jody A. Melton-Witt et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Involvement of afadin in barrier function and homeostasis of mouse intestinal epithelia

(2011) M. Tanaka-Okamoto et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Invasive Extravillous Trophoblasts Restrict Intracellular Growth and Spread of Listeria monocytogenes

(2011) Varvara B. Zeldovich et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The Listeria monocytogenes InlC protein interferes with innate immune responses by targeting the I B kinase subunit IKK 

(2010) E. Gouin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Placental Syncytiotrophoblast Constitutes a Major Barrier to Vertical Transmission of Listeria monocytogenes

(2010) Jennifer R. Robbins et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Intestinal barrier function: Molecular regulation and disease pathogenesis

(2009) Katherine R. Groschwitz et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

TheDrosophilaafadin homologue Canoe regulates linkage of the actin cytoskeleton to adherens junctions during apical constriction

(2009) Jessica K. Sawyer et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Junctional Adhesion Molecule A Interacts with Afadin and PDZ-GEF2 to Activate Rap1A, Regulate β1 Integrin Levels, and Enhance Cell Migration

(2009) Eric A. Severson et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

The bacterial virulence factor InlC perturbs apical cell junctions and promotes cell-to-cell spread of Listeria

(2009) Tina Rajabian et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY