title: Adhesions ring: a structural comparison between podosomes and the immune synapse.
abstract: Podosomes and the immune synapse are integrin-mediated adhesive structures that share a common ring-like morphology. Both podosomes and immune synapses have a central core surrounded by a peripheral ring containing talin, vinculin and paxillin. Recent progress suggests significant parallels between the regulatory mechanisms that contribute to the formation of these adhesive structures. In this review, we compare the structures, functions and regulation of podosomes and the immune synapse.
authors.affiliation: Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wernimont
authors.forename: Christa L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Cortesio
authors.forename: William T N
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Simonson
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huttenlocher
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D022081:Cell Surface Extensions / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D051419:Paxillin / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016608:Talin / Q000378:metabolism; D016596:Vinculin / Q000378:metabolism; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D016023:Integrins; D051419:Paxillin; D016608:Talin; D016596:Vinculin; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins