How cells disassemble their focal adhesions is not well understood. Now, Ezratty et al. have shown that the GTPase dynamin acts after microtubule targeting of focal adhesions to trigger their ...

Imaging studies implicate microtubule targeting of focal adhesions in focal adhesion disassembly, although the molecular mechanism is unknown. Here, we develop a model system of focal adhesion ...

Immunofluorescence image showing S100A11 (green) localization to focal adhesions and actin stress fibers in a HeLa cell. Microtubules are labeled in red. Researchers at Kanazawa University report in ...

The adhesion of a cell to a surface is essential for many cellular processes, including the cell cycle. This article will describe recent studies which have expanded our knowledge of the role of focal ...