Synaptopodin enables directional mechanoadaptation of integrin-based adhesions
Chengqing Qu, Yuxuan Huang, Shumeng Jiang, Xiangjun Peng, Yin-Yuan Huang, Pongpratch Puapatanakul, Zhiyang Xue, Kaye E. Brathwaite, Ewa Langner, Ethan Penn, Horacio D. Espinosa, Carmen M. Halabi, Elliot L. Elson, Jeffrey H. Miner, Guy M. Genin, Hani Y. Suleiman
The paper shows synaptopodin enables cells to adapt their adhesion structures to resist perpendicular forces by reorganizing the actin cytoskeleton and integrin-based adhesions.
bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics