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ReviewThe Journal of cell biology2018

Talin as a mechanosensitive signaling hub.

Benjamin T Goult, Jie Yan, Martin A Schwartz

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Review in The Journal of cell biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 145 papers.

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145citing papers in PubMed
12.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

145 citing papers in PubMed, 259 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Benjamin T GoultSchool of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK b.t.goult@kent.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3438-2807
Jie YanMechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Martin A SchwartzWellcome Trust Centre for Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2071-1243
National University of Singapore · SGUniversity of Kent · GBWellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/N007336/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix (ECM), mediated by transmembrane receptors of the integrin family, is exquisitely sensitive to biochemical, structural, and mechanical features of the ECM. Talin is a cytoplasmic protein consisting of a globular head domain and a series of α-helical bundles that form its long rod domain. Talin binds to the cytoplasmic domain of integrin β-subunits, activates integrins, couples them to the actin cytoskeleton, and regulates integrin signaling. Recent evidence suggests switch-like behavior of the helix bundles that make up the talin rod domains, where individual domains open at different tension levels, exerting positive or negative effects on different protein interactions. These results lead us to propose that talin functions as a mechanosensitive signaling hub that integrates multiple extracellular and intracellular inputs to define a major axis of adhesion signaling.

Indexed as

IntegrinsMechanotransduction, CellularTalinAnimalsExtracellular MatrixHumansProtein DomainsProtein Structure, SecondaryIntegrinsTalin

Identifiers

PMID30254032
PMCPMC6219721
OpenAlexW2894360011

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