"Focal Adhesions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An anchoring junction of the cell to a non-cellular substrate. It is composed of a specialized area of the plasma membrane where bundles of the ACTIN CYTOSKELETON terminate and attach to the transmembrane linkers, INTEGRINS, which in turn attach through their extracellular domains to EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS.
| Descriptor ID |
D022001
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.149.165.165.285
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| Concept/Terms |
Focal Adhesions- Focal Adhesions
- Adhesion, Focal
- Adhesions, Focal
- Focal Adhesion
- Focal Contacts
- Contact, Focal
- Contacts, Focal
- Focal Contact
- Adhesion Plaques
- Adhesion Plaque
- Plaque, Adhesion
- Plaques, Adhesion
- Cell-Matrix Adherens Junctions
- Adherens Junction, Cell-Matrix
- Adherens Junctions, Cell-Matrix
- Cell Matrix Adherens Junctions
- Cell-Matrix Adherens Junction
- Junction, Cell-Matrix Adherens
- Junctions, Cell-Matrix Adherens
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Focal Adhesions" by people in Profiles.
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An Actin-, Cortactin- and Ena-VASP-Linked Complex Contributes to Endothelial Cell Focal Adhesion and Vascular Barrier Regulation. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2022 Jul 20; 56(4):329-339.
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Cell shape-based chemical screening reveals an epigenetic network mediated by focal adhesions. FEBS J. 2021 10; 288(19):5613-5628.
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Characterization of Signaling Pathways Associated with Pancreatic ß-cell Adaptive Flexibility in Compensation of Obesity-linked Diabetes in db/db Mice. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2020 06; 19(6):971-993.
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Essential role of the Crk family-dosage in DiGeorge-like anomaly and metabolic homeostasis. Life Sci Alliance. 2020 02; 3(2).
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The dPix-Git complex is essential to coordinate epithelial morphogenesis and regulate myosin during Drosophila egg chamber development. PLoS Genet. 2019 05; 15(5):e1008083.
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miR-4728-3p Functions as a Tumor Suppressor in Ulcerative Colitis-associated Colorectal Neoplasia Through Regulation of Focal Adhesion Signaling. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2017 08; 23(8):1328-1337.
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ADAM12 induction by Twist1 promotes tumor invasion and metastasis via regulation of invadopodia and focal adhesions. J Cell Sci. 2017 Jun 15; 130(12):2036-2048.
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Control of Myofibroblast Differentiation and Function by Cytoskeletal Signaling. Biochemistry (Mosc). 2016 Dec; 81(13):1698-1708.
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Novel insights into how autophagy regulates tumor cell motility. Autophagy. 2016 09; 12(9):1679-80.
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In vivo epidermal migration requires focal adhesion targeting of ACF7. Nat Commun. 2016 05 24; 7:11692.