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ReviewExperimental cell research2016

Mechanosensitive components of integrin adhesions: Role of vinculin.

Paul Atherton, Ben Stutchbury, Devina Jethwa, Christoph Ballestrem

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Review in Experimental cell research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers.

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85citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

85 citing papers in PubMed, 148 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paul AthertonWellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Ben StutchburyWellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Devina JethwaWellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Christoph BallestremWellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. Electronic address: christoph.ballestrem@manchester.ac.uk.
University of Manchester · GBWellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/J012254/1Wellcome Trust 088785/Z/09/ZWellcome Trust 099734/Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

External forces play a key role in shaping development and normal physiology. Aberrant responses to forces, or changes in the nature of such forces, are implicated in a variety of diseases. Cells contain several types of adhesions, linking them to their external environment. It is through these adhesions that forces are both sensed (from the outside inwards) and applied (from inside to out). Furthermore, several adhesion-based proteins are sensitive to changes in intracellular forces, utilising them for activation and regulation. Here, we outline how vinculin, a key component of integrin-mediated adhesions linking the actin cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix (ECM), is regulated by force and acts as force transducing protein. We discuss the role of vinculin in vivo and its place in health and disease; summarise the proposed mechanisms by which vinculin is recruited to and activated at integrin-ECM adhesions; and discuss recent findings that place vinculin as the major force sensing and transmitting component of cell-matrix adhesion complexes. Finally, we discuss the role of vinculin in regulating the cellular responses to both the physical properties of the external environment and to externally applied physical stimuli.

Indexed as

Cell AdhesionExtracellular MatrixHumansIntegrinsModels, BiologicalStress, MechanicalVinculinIntegrinsVinculinActinFocal adhesionForceMechanotransductionVinculin

Identifiers

PMID26607713
PMCPMC4856733
OpenAlexW2174517496

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