Publications

Journals

• Frasa MAM; Koessmeier KT; Ahmadian MR; Braga VMM. (1 Feb 2012). Illuminating the functional and structural repertoire of human TBC/ RABGAPs. NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY. 13:67-73. Author weblink DOI.
• Nola S; Daigaku R; Smolarczyk K; Carstens M; Martin-Martin B; Longmore G; Bailly M; Braga VMM. (28 Nov 2011). Ajuba is required for Rac activation and maintenance of E-cadherin adhesion. JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY. 195:855-871. Author weblink DOI.
• Tzircotis G; Braga VMM; Caron E. (1 Sep 2011). RhoG is required for both Fc gamma R- and CR3-mediated phagocytosis. JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE. 124:2897-2902. Author weblink DOI.
• Frasa MAM; Maximiano FC; Smolarczyk K; Francis RE; Betson ME; Lozano E; Goldenring J; Seabra MC; et alRak A; Ahmadian MR; Braga VMM. (9 Feb 2010). Armus Is a Rac1 Effector that Inactivates Rab7 and Regulates E-Cadherin Degradation. CURRENT BIOLOGY. 20:198-208. Author weblink DOI.
• Braga VMM; Balda MS. (1 Dec 2004). Regulation of cell-cell adhesion. SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY. 15:631-632. DOI.
• Erasmus J; Aresta S; Nola S; Caron E; Braga VMM. (1 Jan 2010). Newly formed E-cadherin contacts do not activate Cdc42 or induce filopodia protrusion in human keratinocytes. BIOLOGY OF THE CELL. 102:13-24. DOI.
• Betson M; Lozano E; Zhang JK; Braga VMM. (4 Oct 2002). Rac activation upon cell-cell contact formation is dependent on signaling from the epidermal growth factor receptor. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. 277:36962-36969. Author weblink DOI.
• Lozano E; Frasa MA; Smolarczyk K; Knaus UG; Braga VM. (1 Apr 2008). PAK is required for the disruption of E-cadherin adhesion by the small GTPase Rac. J Cell Sci. 121:933-938. DOI.
• Liebig T; Erasmus J; Kalaji R; Davies D; Loirand G; Ridley A; Braga VM. (Jan 2009). RhoE Is required for keratinocyte differentiation and stratification. Mol Biol Cell. 20:452-463. DOI.
• Zhang J; Betson M; Erasmus J; Zeikos K; Bailly M; Cramer LP; Braga VM. (1 Dec 2005). Actin at cell-cell junctions is composed of two dynamic and functional populations. J Cell Sci. 118:5549-5562. DOI.
• Braga VM; Yap AS. (Oct 2005). The challenges of abundance: epithelial junctions and small GTPase signalling. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 17:466-474. DOI.
• Pratt SJ; Epple H; Ward M; Feng Y; Braga VM; Longmore GD. (28 Feb 2005). The LIM protein Ajuba influences p130Cas localization and Rac1 activity during cell migration. J Cell Biol. 168:813-824. DOI.
• Hogan C; Serpente N; Cogram P; Hosking CR; Bialucha CU; Feller SM; Braga VM; Birchmeier W; et alFujita Y. (Aug 2004). Rap1 regulates the formation of E-cadherin-based cell-cell contacts. Mol Cell Biol. 24:6690-6700. DOI.
• Lozano E; Betson M; Braga VM. (May 2003). Tumor progression: Small GTPases and loss of cell-cell adhesion. Bioessays. 25:452-463. DOI.
• Harwood A; Braga VM. (Apr 2003). Cdc42 & GSK-3: signals at the crossroads. Nat Cell Biol. 5:275-277. DOI.
• Marie H; Pratt SJ; Betson M; Epple H; Kittler JT; Meek L; Moss SJ; Troyanovsky S; et alAttwell D; Longmore GD; Braga VM. (10 Jan 2003). The LIM protein Ajuba is recruited to cadherin-dependent cell junctions through an association with alpha-catenin. J Biol Chem. 278:1220-1228. DOI.
• Betson M; Lozano E; Zhang J; Braga VM. (4 Oct 2002). Rac activation upon cell-cell contact formation is dependent on signaling from the epidermal growth factor receptor. J Biol Chem. 277:36962-36969. DOI.
• Braga VM. (Oct 2002). Cell-cell adhesion and signalling. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 14:546-556.
• Braga VM. (Aug 2002). GEF without a Dbl domain?. Nat Cell Biol. 4:E188-E190. DOI.
• Lampugnani MG; Zanetti A; Breviario F; Balconi G; Orsenigo F; Corada M; Spagnuolo R; Betson M; et alBraga V; Dejana E. (Apr 2002). VE-cadherin regulates endothelial actin activating Rac and increasing membrane association of Tiam. Mol Biol Cell. 13:1175-1189. DOI.
• Braga V; Harwood AJ. (Jul 2001). 'Super glue'. Nat Cell Biol. 3:E168-E170. DOI.
• Braga V. (25 Nov 2000). Epithelial cell shape: cadherins and small GTPases. Exp Cell Res. 261:83-90. DOI.
• Braga VM; Betson M; Li X; Lamarche-Vane N. (Nov 2000). Activation of the small GTPase Rac is sufficient to disrupt cadherin-dependent cell-cell adhesion in normal human keratinocytes. Mol Biol Cell. 11:3703-3721.
• Braga V. (Oct 2000). The crossroads between cell-cell adhesion and motility. Nat Cell Biol. 2:E182-E184. DOI.
• Espada J; Pérez-Moreno M; Braga VM; Rodriguez-Viciana P; Cano A. (6 Sep 1999). H-Ras activation promotes cytoplasmic accumulation and phosphoinositide 3-OH kinase association of beta-catenin in epidermal keratinocytes. J Cell Biol. 146:967-980.
• Braga VM. (Aug 1999). Small GTPases and regulation of cadherin dependent cell-cell adhesion. Mol Pathol. 52:197-202.
• Weil M; Raff MC; Braga VM. (8 Apr 1999). Caspase activation in the terminal differentiation of human epidermal keratinocytes. Curr Biol. 9:361-364.
• Braga VM; Del Maschio A; Machesky L; Dejana E. (Jan 1999). Regulation of cadherin function by Rho and Rac: modulation by junction maturation and cellular context. Mol Biol Cell. 10:9-22.
• Braga VM; Machesky LM; Hall A; Hotchin NA. (16 Jun 1997). The small GTPases Rho and Rac are required for the establishment of cadherin-dependent cell-cell contacts. J Cell Biol. 137:1421-1431.

Books

• Braga, VMM; Balda, M. VMM B (ed); Balda M (ed). Regulation of Cell Adhesion - Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. Elsevier (2004).

Chapters in books

• Fujita, Y; Hogan, C; Braga, V M M. Regulation of cell-cell adhesion by Rap1. In Methods in Enzymology. 407:359-372. Der C (ed). Elsevier (2006).
• Erasmus, J; Braga, VMM. Rho GTPase activation by cell-cell adhesion. In Methods in Enzymology. 406:402-415. Der C (ed); Hall A (ed). Elsevier (2006).
• Braga, V.; Betson, M.E.. Cell-cell adhesion. In Rho GTPses. Symons M (ed). Landes Bioscience and Eurekah.com (2003). Author weblink.
• Braga V. Cadherin adhesion regulation in keratinocytes. 1-36. (2001).

Conferences

• Fujita, Y; Braga, VMM.. Epithelial cell shape and Rho small GTPases. Signalling Networks in Cell Shape and Motility. 261:144-158. Novartis Foundation Symposium, Singapore (2005).