Initiation of fibronectin fibrillogenesis is an enzyme-dependent process
S. Melamed, S. Zaffryar-Eilot, E. Nadjar-Boger, R. Aviram, H. Zhao, W. Yaseen-Badarne, R. Kalev-Altman, D. Sela-Donenfeld, O. Lewinson, S. Astrof, P. Hasson, H. Wolfenson
This study identifies fibronectin oxidation by lysyl-oxidase enzymes as a force-independent nucleation step initiating fibrillogenesis, which is critical for cell adhesion and mechanosensing.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2022Cell Biology