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Targeting and transport: How microtubules control focal adhesion dynamics
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Directional cell migration requires force generation that relies on the coordinated remodeling of interactions with the extracellular matrix (ECM), which is mediated by integrin-based focal adhesions (FAs). Normal FA turnover requires dynamic microtubules, and three members of the diverse group of microtubule plus-end-tracking proteins are principally involved in mediating microtubule interactions with FAs. Microtubules also alter the assembly state of FAs by modulating Rho GTPase signaling, and recent evidence suggests that microtubule-mediated clathrin-dependent and -independent endocytosis regulates FA dynamics. In addition, FA-associated microtubules may provide a polarized microtubule track for localized secretion of matrix metalloproteases (MMPs). Thus, different aspects of the molecular mechanisms by which microtubules control FA turnover in migrating cells are beginning to emerge.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Stehbens, S., & Wittmann, T.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wittmann, Torsten
- Venue
- Journal of Cell Biology
- Publisher
- Rockefeller University Press
- Published
- 2012-08-20
- Volume
- 198
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 481-489
- ISSN
- 0021-9525 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-8140
- PMC
- PMC3514042
- OpenAlex
- W2102283558
- Cited by
- 244
- References
- 111
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 30 · 2015: 20 · 2014: 28 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 2.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Journal of Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM079139)
- National Center for Research Resources (C06RR16490, C06RR016490, S10RR026758)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- Keywords
- microtubules, focal adhesions, cell migration, integrins, extracellular matrix, microtubule plus-end tracking proteins, Rho GTPase signaling, endocytosis, clathrin, matrix metalloproteinases, focal adhesion turnover, cell polarity
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Endocytosis, Extracellular Matrix, Humans, Microtubules, Signal Transduction, Focal Adhesions
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