Finally, talin is a substrate for the calcium-ion activated protease, calpain II, which is also concentrated at points of cell-substratum contact.

Talin is a mechanosensitive protein. Its mechanical vulnerability and cellular position bridging integrin receptors and the actin cytoskeleton make it a fundamental protein in mechanotransduction. Mechanical stretching of talin promotes vinculin binding.

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