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ArticleCells2026

Tracking Focal Adhesion Turnover: A Novel Reporter for FA-Phagy Flux.

Kuizhi Qu, Mengjun Dai, Ying Jiang, Sophie Liu, John P Hagan, Louise D McCullough, Zhen Xu, Yan-Ning Rui

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Article in Cells, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Kuizhi QuDepartment of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-1999-9552
Mengjun DaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Ying JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Sophie LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
John P HaganDepartment of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Louise D McCulloughDepartment of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8050-1686
Zhen XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2190-3861
Yan-Ning RuiDepartment of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Funding

Role of Selective Autophagy of Focal Adhesion in Intracranial AneurysmR01NS126820 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Yanning Rui · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
Role of p62-Mediated Endothelial FA-Phagy in Intracranial AneurysmsR21NS130570 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI RUI, YANNING · 2023 to 2024
$429k
NIH HHS 1R01NS126664-05NIH HHS 1R21NS126820-02NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS126820NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS130570
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Focal adhesions (FAs) are critical multi-protein complexes regulating cell adhesion, migration, and survival, and their dysregulation contributes to cancer metastasis and vascular diseases. Despite extensive research on FA formation, little is known about FA turnover, particularly its regulation by autophagy. This study introduces a novel tandem fluorescence reporter capable of tracking the entire FA-phagy flux, from autophagosome formation to lysosomal degradation. The reporter, based on a red-green fluorescence system with a lysosome-specific cleavage site, integrates seamlessly into endogenous focal adhesion complexes, demonstrating sensitivity and specificity to autophagy stimuli. Validated in multiple cell lines, the tool revealed dynamic FA-phagy responses to starvation-induced autophagy and the involvement of autophagy regulators such as

Indexed as

Focal AdhesionsGenes, ReporterAnimalsAutophagosomesAutophagyCell AdhesionHumansLysosomesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesautophagyFA-phagyfocal adhesionslysosomenew assay

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PMID41677669
PMCPMC12896405

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