Leanna Whitmore

FAK–Src signalling through paxillin, ERK and MLCK regulates adhesion disassembly

Donna J. Webb, Karen Donais, Leanna Whitmore et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2004 · 1.4K citations

Signal Transduction, Signaling Pathway, Natural Sciences +11

Actin and α-actinin orchestrate the assembly and maturation of nascent adhesions in a myosin II motor-independent manner

Colin K. Choi, Miguel Vicente‐Manzanares, Jessica Zareno et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2008 · 797 citations

Mechanobiology, Muscle Physiology, Molecular Physiology +12

Regulation of protrusion, adhesion dynamics, and polarity by myosins IIA and IIB in migrating cells

Miguel Vicente‐Manzanares, Jessica Zareno, Leanna Whitmore et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2007 · 396 citations · Full text

Engineering, Cell Adhesion, Cytoskeleton +18

Segregation and activation of myosin IIB creates a rear in migrating cells

Miguel Vicente‐Manzanares, Margaret A. Koach, Leanna Whitmore et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2008 · 226 citations · Full text

Probing the integrin-actin linkage using high-resolution protein velocity mapping

Claire M. Brown, Benedict Hébert, David L. Kolin et al. · Journal of Cell Science · 2006 · 167 citations

Cell Adhesion, Molecular Biology, Cytoskeleton +20