Stabilization of the dystroglycan complex in Cajal bands of myelinating Schwann cells through plectin-mediated anchorage to vimentin filaments

Intermediate filament-associated cytolinker plectin 1c destabilizes microtubules in keratinocytes

(2013) Rocio G. Valencia et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Vimentin regulates peripheral nerve myelination

(2012) D. Triolo et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Vimentin phosphorylation by Cdc2 in Schwann cell controls axon growth via β1-integrin activation

(2012) In Ae Chang et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Spectraplakins: Master orchestrators of cytoskeletal dynamics

(2012) Kathleen C. Suozzi et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Drp2 and Periaxin Form Cajal Bands with Dystroglycan But Have Distinct Roles in Schwann Cell Growth

(2012) D. L. Sherman et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

MMP2-9 Cleavage of Dystroglycan Alters the Size and Molecular Composition of Schwann Cell Domains

(2011) F. A. Court et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Targeted Proteolysis of Plectin Isoform 1a Accounts for Hemidesmosome Dysfunction in Mice Mimicking the Dominant Skin Blistering Disease EBS-Ogna

(2011) Gernot Walko et al.   PLoS Genetics

MMP-mediated cleavage of β-dystroglycan in myelin sheath is involved in autoimmune neuritis

(2010) Xiu Li Zhao et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Novel method to obtain highly enriched cultures of adult rat Schwann cells

(2010) Ali Niapour et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Plectin expression patterns determine two distinct subtypes of epidermolysis bullosa simplex

(2010) Ken Natsuga et al.   HUMAN MUTATION

A Dystroglycan/Plectin Scaffold Mediates Mechanical Pathway Bifurcation in Lung Epithelial Cells

(2010) Desire Takawira et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Biological Role of Dystroglycan in Schwann Cell Function and Its Implications in Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

(2010) Toshihiro Masaki et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Keeping the Vimentin Network under Control: Cell–Matrix Adhesion–associated Plectin 1f Affects Cell Shape and Polarity of Fibroblasts

(2010) Gerald Burgstaller et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Purification and characterization of recombinant full-length and protease domain of murine MMP-9 expressed in Drosophila S2 cells

(2010) Morten G. Rasch et al.   PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION

Plectin Gene Defects Lead to Various Forms of Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex

(2009) Günther A. Rezniczek et al.   DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS

Targeted Inactivation of a Developmentally Regulated Neural Plectin Isoform (Plectin 1c) in Mice Leads to Reduced Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity

(2009) Peter Fuchs et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A Laminin-2, Dystroglycan, Utrophin Axis Is Required for Compartmentalization and Elongation of Myelin Segments

(2009) F. A. Court et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Plectin deficiency affects precursor formation and dynamics of vimentin networks

(2008) Radovan Spurny et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

The ABCA1 cholesterol transporter associates with one of two distinct dystrophin-based scaffolds in Schwann cells

(2008) Douglas E. Albrecht et al.   GLIA

Myofiber integrity depends on desmin network targeting to Z-disks and costameres via distinct plectin isoforms

(2008) Patryk Konieczny et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Plectin 1 links intermediate filaments to costameric sarcolemma through  -synemin,  -dystrobrevin and actin

(2008) T. Hijikata et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

 6 4 Integrin and Dystroglycan Cooperate to Stabilize the Myelin Sheath

(2008) A. Nodari et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE