JOURNAL ARTICLE

α–Catenin-dependent vinculin recruitment to adherens junctions is antagonistic to focal adhesions

Vidal Bejar-PadillaJolene I. CabeSantiago LópezVani NarayananMazen MezherVenkat MaruthamuthuDaniel E. Conway

Year: 2022 Journal:   Molecular Biology of the Cell Vol: 33 (11)Pages: ar93-ar93   Publisher: American Society for Cell Biology

Abstract

Vinculin is a mechanosensitive protein found at both focal adhesions (FAs) and adherens junctions (AJs). Recruitment of vinculin to AJs results in impaired FA formation, occurring as a result of a structural rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton. Vinculin translocation between AJs and FAs is necessary for efficient collective cell migration.

Keywords:
Adherens junction Vinculin Biology Focal adhesion Catenin Cell biology Beta-catenin Cadherin Genetics Wnt signaling pathway Signal transduction

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Topics

Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
Life Sciences →  Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology →  Cell Biology
Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Immunology and Allergy
Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
Life Sciences →  Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology →  Molecular Biology

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