Cell BiologybioRxiv
α-catenin links integrin adhesions to F-actin to regulate ECM mechanosensing and rigidity-dependence
A. Mukherjee, S. Melamed, H. Damouny-Khoury…·H. Wolfenson
This study shows α-catenin links integrin adhesions to F-actin, regulating ECM mechanosensing and rigidity dependence through interactions with vinculin and effects on adhesion maturation and force transmission.
DOI 10.1083/jcb.202102121