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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2019

Vinculin anchors contractile actin to the cardiomyocyte adherens junction.

Chelsea D Merkel, Yang Li, Qanber Raza, Donna B Stolz, Adam V Kwiatkowski

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Chronic diastolic stretch unmasks conduction defects in an in vitro model of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chelsea D MerkelDepartment of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
Yang LiDepartment of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
Qanber RazaDepartment of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
Donna B StolzDepartment of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
Adam V KwiatkowskiDepartment of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Alpha-catenin function in cardiomyocyte adhesion and cytoskeletal organizationR01HL127711 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KWIATKOWSKI, ADAM VINCENT · 2016 to 2024
$3.5M
The Role of Vinculin in Cardiomyocyte Adhesion and Mechanical ContinuityF31HL136069 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MERKEL, CHELSEA · 2017 to 2019
$96k
NHLBI NIH HHS F31 HL136069NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL127711
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The adherens junction (AJ) couples the actin cytoskeletons of neighboring cells to allow mechanical integration and tissue organization. The physiological demands of intercellular adhesion require that the AJ be responsive to dynamic changes in force while maintaining mechanical load. These demands are tested in the heart, where cardiomyocyte AJs must withstand repeated cycles of actomyosin-mediated contractile force. Here we show that force-responsive cardiomyocyte AJs recruit actin-binding ligands to selectively couple actin networks. We employed a panel of N-cadherin-αE-catenin fusion proteins to rebuild AJs with specific actin linkages in N-cadherin-null cardiomyocytes. In this system, vinculin recruitment was required to rescue myofibril integration at nascent contacts. In contrast, loss of vinculin from the AJ disrupted junction morphology and blocked myofibril integration at cell-cell contacts. Our results identify vinculin as a critical link to contractile actomyosin and offer insight to how actin integration at the AJ is regulated to provide stability under mechanical load.

Indexed as

Actin CytoskeletonActinsActomyosinAdherens Junctionsalpha CateninAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCadherinsCells, CulturedHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMyocytes, CardiacProtein BindingVinculinActinsActomyosinalpha CateninCadherinsVinculin

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PMID31483697
PMCPMC6761764
OpenAlexW2972255324

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