Clotilde Calderwood, PhD
Research Scientist in PharmacologyCards
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2026
Dual recruitment of two CCM2 molecules to KRIT1 suppresses KLF4 expression
Huet-Calderwood C, Fisher O, Das S, Su V, Boggon T, Calderwood D. Dual recruitment of two CCM2 molecules to KRIT1 suppresses KLF4 expression. Nature Communications 2026, 17: 2719. PMID: 41688454, PMCID: PMC13013565, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69595-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cavernous malformation 2PTB domainTranscription factorsMaintenance of endothelial cellsNormal regulationPartner proteinsKLF4 expressionPurified proteinCo-ImmunoprecipitationBiophysical analysisOver-expressionKLF4 proteinCerebral cavernous malformationsProteinCell linesK-RevEndothelial cell lineKLF4 transcription factorsCo-crystallographyExpressionProtein bindingKLF4MotifEndothelial cellsKnockdown
2025
Structural basis for MEKK2 dimerization and substrate recognition
Vish K, Huet-Calderwood C, Ha B, Calderwood D, Boggon T. Structural basis for MEKK2 dimerization and substrate recognition. Nature Communications 2025, 17: 193. PMID: 41318559, PMCID: PMC12780230, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66884-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMAP3KMitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinaseC-terminal regionSubstrate recognitionSubstrate targetingDomain interactionsKinase domainMEKK2Kinase kinaseSmall molecule inhibitorsStructural basisMEK5MKK6Diverse substratesMolecule inhibitorsMEKK3MAP3PhosphorylationK substrateActivation segmentImmune systemMAP3KsAutophosphorylationSubstrateDimer
2024
Setdb1 Loss Induces Type I Interferons and Immune Clearance of Melanoma.
McGeary M, Damsky W, Daniels A, Lang S, Xu Q, Song E, Huet-Calderwood C, Lou H, Paradkar S, Micevic G, Kaech S, Calderwood D, Turk B, Yan Q, Iwasaki A, Bosenberg M. Setdb1 Loss Induces Type I Interferons and Immune Clearance of Melanoma. Cancer Immunology Research 2024, 13: 245-257. PMID: 39589394, DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-23-0514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cell infiltrationMHC-I expressionType I interferonImmune clearanceCD8+ T cell-dependent mannerIncreased CD8+ T cell infiltrationCD8+ T cell infiltrationDecreased MHC-I expressionAnti-cancer immune responseT cell-dependent mannerCD8+ T cellsDecreased T-cell infiltrationComplete tumor clearanceImmunity to melanomaIncreased melanoma growthInflamed tumor microenvironmentLoss of SETDB1Type I interferon receptorTreatment of melanomaType I Interferon SignalingWhole-genome CRISPR screenEndogenous retrovirusesType I interferon expressionMetastatic diseaseTumor clearance
2023
Intracellular tension sensor reveals mechanical anisotropy of the actin cytoskeleton
Amiri S, Muresan C, Shang X, Huet-Calderwood C, Schwartz M, Calderwood D, Murrell M. Intracellular tension sensor reveals mechanical anisotropy of the actin cytoskeleton. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 8011. PMID: 38049429, PMCID: PMC10695988, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43612-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actin architectureStress fibersCortical actinActin cytoskeletonMolecular tension sensorsF-actin stress fibersF-actin cytoskeletonFilamentous actin cytoskeletonMechanical forcesTension sensorCell divisionCytoskeletonCell migrationExtracellular matrixMyosin inhibitionActinDirection of stretchCellsCell axisUniaxial stretchStretchFRETUse of Ecto-Tagged Integrins to Monitor Integrin Exocytosis and Endocytosis
Huet-Calderwood C, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D, Calderwood D. Use of Ecto-Tagged Integrins to Monitor Integrin Exocytosis and Endocytosis. Methods In Molecular Biology 2023, 2608: 17-38. PMID: 36653699, PMCID: PMC9999384, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2887-4_2.ChaptersConceptsΒ1 integrinTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyNormal cell adhesionIntegrin adhesion receptorsReflection fluorescence microscopyAdhesion receptorsCell adhesionEndocytosisFluorescence microscopyExocytosisIntegrinsCellsHaloTagPHluorinIntracellular labelingEctoPhotobleachingTagsReceptorsChaseFluorescentAdhesionLabelingMigration
2022
Fibroblasts secrete fibronectin under lamellipodia in a microtubule- and myosin II–dependent fashion
Huet-Calderwood C, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D, Calderwood D. Fibroblasts secrete fibronectin under lamellipodia in a microtubule- and myosin II–dependent fashion. Journal Of Cell Biology 2022, 222: e202204100. PMID: 36416725, PMCID: PMC9699186, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202204100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFN secretionFocal adhesion dynamicsExtracellular matrixFocal adhesion formationSites of exocytosisLive-cell microscopyIntegrin-independent mannerCytoskeletal dynamicsFocal adhesionsAdhesion dynamicsRegulatory componentsMyosin IIIntact microtubulesCell polarizationCell adhesionIntegrin receptorsFN depositionLamellipodiaMicrotubulesFibronectinAdhesion formationNew adhesion formationFibroblastsII-dependent fashionCellsTousled-like kinase 2 targets ASF1 histone chaperones through client mimicry
Simon B, Lou HJ, Huet-Calderwood C, Shi G, Boggon TJ, Turk BE, Calderwood DA. Tousled-like kinase 2 targets ASF1 histone chaperones through client mimicry. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 749. PMID: 35136069, PMCID: PMC8826447, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28427-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceCatalytic DomainCell Cycle ProteinsConserved SequenceCrystallography, X-RayHistonesHumansMolecular ChaperonesMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular MimicryMutagenesisPeptide LibraryPhosphorylationProtein KinasesRecombinant ProteinsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsTousled-like kinaseDNA replication-coupled nucleosome assemblyNuclear serine-threonine kinaseReplication-coupled nucleosome assemblyHistone chaperone proteinsGlobular N-terminal domainProper cell divisionPhosphorylation site motifsSerine-threonine kinaseShort sequence motifsAsf1 histone chaperonesC-terminal tailN-terminal domainHistone chaperonesGenome maintenanceNucleosome assemblySequence motifsChaperone proteinsNon-catalytic interactionsCatalytic domainCell divisionSite motifN-terminusStringent selectivityCell growth
2020
Differences in self-association between kindlin-2 and kindlin-3 are associated with differential integrin binding
Kadry YA, Maisuria EM, Huet-Calderwood C, Calderwood DA. Differences in self-association between kindlin-2 and kindlin-3 are associated with differential integrin binding. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2020, 295: 11161-11173. PMID: 32546480, PMCID: PMC7415974, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKindlin-3Kindlin-2Focal adhesionsIntegrin cytoplasmic domainTransmembrane adhesion receptorsComparative sequence analysisLive-cell imagingAbility of cellsCytoplasmic domainF3 subdomainsMammalian cellsCytoplasmic componentsExtracellular environmentAdhesion receptorsKindlinSequence analysisIntegrin familySelf-associationIntegrin bindingPhysiological importanceMolecular levelPoint mutationsProteinCellsAdhesion
2018
Kindlin-2 interacts with a highly conserved surface of ILK to regulate focal adhesion localization and cell spreading
Kadry YA, Huet-Calderwood C, Simon B, Calderwood DA. Kindlin-2 interacts with a highly conserved surface of ILK to regulate focal adhesion localization and cell spreading. Journal Of Cell Science 2018, 131: jcs221184. PMID: 30254023, PMCID: PMC6215391, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.221184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin-linked kinaseFocal adhesion localizationKindlin-2Cell spreadingIntegrin-mediated signalingILK bindingILK mutantPseudokinase domainIntegrin signalingKnockdown cellsAxis downstreamC-lobeCell morphologyMutantsSignalingCentral rolePKDComplete understandingLocalizationFirst personKinaseAdaptorSitesSpeciesIntegrinsStructural basis of the filamin A actin-binding domain interaction with F-actin
Iwamoto DV, Huehn A, Simon B, Huet-Calderwood C, Baldassarre M, Sindelar CV, Calderwood DA. Structural basis of the filamin A actin-binding domain interaction with F-actin. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2018, 25: 918-927. PMID: 30224736, PMCID: PMC6173970, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0128-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin-binding domainCalponin homology domainHomology domainF-actinActin cross-linking proteinFunction mutationsTandem calponin homology domainsDisease-associated mutantsCryo-electron microscopyHigh-resolution structuresNumerous genetic diseasesSequence conservationHigher-order structureLinking proteinStructural basisDomain interactionsCell shapeActin filamentsMolecular understandingN-terminalFunctional studiesGenetic diseasesMissense mutationsMutationsAtomic resolution