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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2017

Local Arp2/3-dependent actin assembly modulates applied traction force during apCAM adhesion site maturation.

Kenneth B Buck, Andrew W Schaefer, Vincent T Schoonderwoert, Matthew S Creamer, Eric R Dufresne, Paul Forscher

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. An Integrated Cytoskeletal Model of Neurite Outgrowth.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2018
    Review
  4. Actin-based growth cone motility and guidance.Molecular and cellular neurosciences · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kenneth B BuckDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Andrew W SchaeferDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Vincent T SchoonderwoertDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Matthew S CreamerInterdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Eric R DufresneDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520.
Paul ForscherDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 paul.forscher@yale.edu.
Yale University · US

Funding

Regulation of Neuronal Motility: the role of actin filament turnoverR01NS028695 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI FORSCHER, PAUL · 1990 to 2024
$7.8M
Spatiotemporal regulation of Rac and Rho in growth conesF32NS054487 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI BUCK, KENNETH · 2007 to 2009
$152k
NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS054487NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS028695
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Homophilic binding of immunoglobulin superfamily molecules such as the Aplysia cell adhesion molecule (apCAM) leads to actin filament assembly near nascent adhesion sites. Such actin assembly can generate significant localized forces that have not been characterized in the larger context of axon growth and guidance. We used apCAM-coated bead substrates applied to the surface of neuronal growth cones to characterize the development of forces evoked by varying stiffness of mechanical restraint. Unrestrained bead propulsion matched or exceeded rates of retrograde network flow and was dependent on Arp2/3 complex activity. Analysis of growth cone forces applied to beads at low stiffness of restraint revealed switching between two states: frictional coupling to retrograde flow and Arp2/3-dependent propulsion. Stiff mechanical restraint led to formation of an extensive actin cup matching the geometric profile of the bead target and forward growth cone translocation; pharmacological inhibition of the Arp2/3 complex or Rac attenuated F-actin assembly near bead binding sites, decreased the efficacy of growth responses, and blocked accumulation of signaling molecules associated with nascent adhesions. These studies introduce a new model for regulation of traction force in which local actin assembly forces buffer nascent adhesion sites from the mechanical effects of retrograde flow.

Indexed as

Actin CytoskeletonActin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexActinsAnimalsAplysiaCell AdhesionCell Adhesion MoleculesCells, CulturedCytoskeletonGrowth ConesNeuronsrac GTP-Binding ProteinsTractionActin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexActinsCell Adhesion Moleculesrac GTP-Binding Proteins

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PMID27852899
PMCPMC5221634
OpenAlexW2550177930

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