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α-catenin middle- and actin-binding domain unfolding mutants differentially impact epithelial strength and sheet migration.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 May 2024
Quinn Jeanne M, Wang Yuou, Wood Megan, Flozak Annette S, Le Phuong M, Yemelyanov Alex, Oakes Patrick W, Gottardi Cara J
Abstract excerpt
α-catenin (α-cat) displays force-dependent unfolding and binding to actin filaments through direct and indirect means, but features of adherens junction structure and function most vulnerable to loss of these allosteric mechanisms have not been directly compared. By reconstituting an α-cat F-actin-binding domain unfolding mutant known to exhibit enhanced binding to actin (α-cat-H0-FABD+) into α-cat knockout Madin...
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