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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2011

Abl-interactor-1 (Abi1) has a role in cardiovascular and placental development and is a binding partner of the alpha4 integrin.

Colleen Ring, Mark H Ginsberg, Jacob Haling, Ann Marie Pendergast

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Adaptor protein Abelson interactor 1 in homeostasis and disease.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2024
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  8. Acetylation of Abelson interactor 1 at K416 regulates actin cytoskeleton and smooth muscle contraction.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2021
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  12. CRISPR/CAS9-mediated knockout of Abi1 inhibits p185Journal of hematology & oncology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Colleen RingDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Mark H Ginsberg
Jacob Haling
Ann Marie Pendergast
University of California, San Diego · USDuke Medical Center · USDuke University Hospital · US

Funding

Regulation of Integrin Alpha4 BetalR01AR027214 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GINSBERG, MARK HOWARD · 1986 to 2010
$3.5M
MOLECULAR BASIS OF SIGNALING BY THE CABL PROTO-ONCOGENER01CA070940 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI PENDERGAST, ANN MARIE · 1996 to 2010
$3.4M
Intercellular adhesion and morphogenesis: role of actin-regulatory proteinsR01HL084102 · NHLBI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI PENDERGAST, ANN MARIE · 2007 to 2010
$1.5M
PLATELETS IN RHEUMATIC DISEASER37AR027214 · NIAMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI GINSBERG, MARK HOWARD · 1991 to 2000
$279k
NCI NIH HHS CA070940NCI NIH HHS R01 CA070940NHLBI NIH HHS HL084102NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL084102NIAMS NIH HHS AR27214NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR027214NIAMS NIH HHS R37 AR027214
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dynamic signals linking the actin cytoskeleton and cell adhesion receptors are essential for morphogenesis during development and normal tissue homeostasis. Abi1 is a central regulator of actin polymerization through interactions with multiple protein complexes. However, the in vivo role of Abi1 remains to be defined. The α4 integrin adhesion receptor is associated with enhanced protrusive activity and regulation of directional cell migration. Among integrin subunits, α4 exhibits unique properties in that it predominantly accumulates at the leading edge of migrating cells; however, the pathways that link the actin-regulatory machinery to α4 at the leading edge have remained elusive. We generated Abi1 KO mice and found that loss of Abi1 phenocopies KO of α4. Mice lacking Abi1 or α4 exhibit midgestational lethality with abnormalities in placental and cardiovascular development. Notably, purified Abi1 protein binds directly to the α4 cytoplasmic tail and endogenous Abi1 colocalizes with phosphorylated α4 at the leading edge of spreading cells. Moreover, Abi1-deficient cells expressing α4 have impaired cell spreading, which is rescued by WT Abi1 but not an Abi1 mutant lacking the α4-binding site. These data reveal a direct link between the α4 integrin and actin polymerization and uncover a role for Abi1 in the regulation of morphogenesis in vivo. The Abi1-α4 interaction establishes a mechanistic paradigm for signaling between adhesion events and enhanced actin polymerization at the earliest stages of protrusion.

Indexed as

ActinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsBlotting, SouthernCardiovascular AbnormalitiesCell MovementCytoskeletal ProteinsDNA PrimersFemaleGenotypeIntegrin alpha4MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, FluorescenceMorphogenesisAbi1 protein, mouseActinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCytoskeletal ProteinsDNA PrimersIntegrin alpha4

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PMID21173240
PMCPMC3017183
OpenAlexW2057748282

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