Mechanical Integration of Actin and Adhesion Dynamics in Cell Migration

Demonstration of catch bonds between an integrin and its ligand

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

Integrins in cell migration - the actin connection

(2009) M. Vicente-Manzanares et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Adhesion signaling - crosstalk between integrins, Src and Rho

(2009) S. Huveneers et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Force-induced cell polarisation is linked to RhoA-driven microtubule-independent focal-adhesion sliding

(2009) A. M. Goldyn et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Mechanosensing in actin stress fibers revealed by a close correlation between force and protein localization

(2009) J. Colombelli et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Epidermal Growth Factor–induced Contraction Regulates Paxillin Phosphorylation to Temporally Separate Traction Generation from De-adhesion

(2009) Ian C. Schneider et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Focal Adhesion Kinase Modulates Cell Adhesion Strengthening via Integrin Activation

(2009) Kristin E. Michael et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Modes and regulation of glial migration in vertebrates and invertebrates

(2009) Christian Klämbt   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Stretching Single Talin Rod Molecules Activates Vinculin Binding

(2009) A. del Rio et al.   SCIENCE

Mechanically Activated Integrin Switch Controls  5 1 Function

(2009) J. C. Friedland et al.   SCIENCE

Catch Bonds in Adhesion

(2008) Wendy Thomas   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Cooperativity in Adhesion Cluster Formation during Initial Cell Adhesion

(2008) Christine Selhuber-Unkel et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Contractile forces in tumor cell migration

(2008) C MIERKE et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Traction stress in focal adhesions correlates biphasically with actin retrograde flow speed

(2008) Margaret L. Gardel et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Retrograde Flow and Myosin II Activity within the Leading Cell Edge Deliver F-Actin to the Lamella to Seed the Formation of Graded Polarity Actomyosin II Filament Bundles in Migrating Fibroblasts

(2008) Tom W. Anderson et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Structure of a Complete Integrin Ectodomain in a Physiologic Resting State and Activation and Deactivation by Applied Forces

(2008) Jianghai Zhu et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Actin and α-actinin orchestrate the assembly and maturation of nascent adhesions in a myosin II motor-independent manner

(2008) Colin K. Choi et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Talin depletion reveals independence of initial cell spreading from integrin activation and traction

(2008) Xian Zhang et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Environmental sensing through focal adhesions

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

Regulation of Actin Assembly Associated With Protrusion and Adhesion in Cell Migration

(2008) Christophe Le Clainche et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Comparative Dynamics of Retrograde Actin Flow and Focal Adhesions: Formation of Nascent Adhesions Triggers Transition from Fast to Slow Flow

(2008) Antonina Y. Alexandrova et al.   PLoS One

Traction Dynamics of Filopodia on Compliant Substrates

(2008) C. E. Chan et al.   SCIENCE