Structural highlights
Function
VINC_CHICK Actin filament (F-actin)-binding protein involved in cell-matrix adhesion and cell-cell adhesion. Regulates cell-surface E-cadherin expression and potentiates mechanosensing by the E-cadherin complex. May also play important roles in cell morphology and locomotion.[1] [2] [3]
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References
- ↑ Zhang Z, Izaguirre G, Lin SY, Lee HY, Schaefer E, Haimovich B. The phosphorylation of vinculin on tyrosine residues 100 and 1065, mediated by SRC kinases, affects cell spreading. Mol Biol Cell. 2004 Sep;15(9):4234-47. Epub 2004 Jun 30. PMID:15229287 doi:10.1091/mbc.E04-03-0264
- ↑ le Duc Q, Shi Q, Blonk I, Sonnenberg A, Wang N, Leckband D, de Rooij J. Vinculin potentiates E-cadherin mechanosensing and is recruited to actin-anchored sites within adherens junctions in a myosin II-dependent manner. J Cell Biol. 2010 Jun 28;189(7):1107-15. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201001149. PMID:20584916 doi:10.1083/jcb.201001149
- ↑ Peng X, Cuff LE, Lawton CD, DeMali KA. Vinculin regulates cell-surface E-cadherin expression by binding to beta-catenin. J Cell Sci. 2010 Feb 15;123(Pt 4):567-77. doi: 10.1242/jcs.056432. Epub 2010 Jan , 19. PMID:20086044 doi:10.1242/jcs.056432
