Cellular adhesion: Instant integrin mechanosensing

Distinct biophysical mechanisms of focal adhesion kinase mechanoactivation by different extracellular matrix proteins

(2013) J. Seong et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Vinculin potentiates E-cadherin mechanosensing and is recruited to actin-anchored sites within adherens junctions in a myosin II–dependent manner

(2010) Quint le Duc et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics

(2010) Carsten Grashoff et al.   NATURE

Demonstration of catch bonds between an integrin and its ligand

(2009) Fang Kong et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Stretching Single Talin Rod Molecules Activates Vinculin Binding

(2009) A. del Rio et al.   SCIENCE

Rapid signal transduction in living cells is a unique feature of mechanotransduction

(2008) S. Na et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA