title: Endothelial adherens junctions and the actin cytoskeleton: an 'infinity net'?
abstract: A recent paper in BMC Biology reports that actin stress fibers in adjacent cultured endothelial cells are linked through adherens junctions. This organization might provide a super-cellular network that could enable coordinated signaling and structural responses in endothelia.
authors.affiliation: IFOM, FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, via Adamello, 16-20139 Milan, Italy. mariagrazia.lampugnani@ifom-ieo-campus.it
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lampugnani
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000502:physiology*; D022005:Adherens Junctions / Q000502:physiology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology*; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000502:physiology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D022502:Stress Fibers / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins