Mouse Cx50, a functional member of the connexin family of gap junction proteins, is the lens fiber protein MP70.

abstract：:Centromeres are the site of kinetochore formation during mitosis. Centromere protein A (CENP-A), the centromere-specific histone H3 variant, is essential for the epigenetic maintenance of centromere position. Previously we showed that newly synthesized CENP-A is targeted to centromeres exclusively during early G1 phas...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Bodor DL,Valente LP,Mata JF,Black BE,Jansen LE

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the identification of Cdc7/Dbf4 phosphorylation sites in human MCM2 and the determination of the role of Cdc7/Dbf4 phosphorylation of MCM2 in the initiation of DNA replication. Using immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, and high-speed automated cell-imaging analyses with antibodies specific against MCM2 and C...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Tsuji T,Ficarro SB,Jiang W

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disruption of fast axonal transport (FAT) is an early pathological event in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Soluble amyloid-β oligomers (AβOs), increasingly recognized as proximal neurotoxins in AD, impair organelle transport in cultured neurons and transgenic mouse models. AβOs also stimulate hyperphosphorylation of the ax...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Ramser EM,Gan KJ,Decker H,Fan EY,Suzuki MM,Ferreira ST,Silverman MA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal adhesions are intricate protein complexes that facilitate cell attachment, migration, and cellular communication. Lasp-2 (LIM-nebulette), a member of the nebulin family of actin-binding proteins, is a newly identified component of these complexes. To gain further insights into the functional role of lasp-2, we i...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Bliss KT,Chu M,Jones-Weinert CM,Gregorio CC

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cilia serve as sensory devices in a diversity of organisms and their defects contribute to many human diseases. In primary cilia of kidney cells, the transient receptor potential polycystin (TRPP) channels polycystin-1 (PC-1) and polycystin-2 (PC-2) act as a mechanosensitive channel, with defects resulting in autosoma...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Hu J,Bae YK,Knobel KM,Barr MM

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chediak-Higashi syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in a gene encoding a protein named LYST in humans ("lysosomal trafficking regulator") or Beige in mice. A prominent feature of this disease is the accumulation of enlarged lysosome-related granules in a variety of cells. The genome of Dictyostelium dis...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Harris E,Wang N,Wu Wl WL,Weatherford A,De Lozanne A,Cardelli J

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bloom syndrome (BS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by growth deficiency, immunodeficiency, genomic instability, and the early development of cancers of many types. BLM, the protein encoded by BLM, the gene mutated in BS, is localized in nuclear foci and absent from BS cells. BLM encodes a DNA hel...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Neff NF,Ellis NA,Ye TZ,Noonan J,Huang K,Sanz M,Proytcheva M

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown previously that interleukin-4 (IL-4) protects TS1alphabeta cells from apoptosis, but very little is known about the mechanism by which IL-4 exerts this effect. We found that Akt activity, which is dependent on phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase, is reduced in IL-4-deprived TS1alphabeta cells. Overexpression o...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Cerezo A,Martínez-A C,Lanzarot D,Fischer S,Franke TF,Rebollo A

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blebs are involved in various biological processes such as cell migration, cytokinesis, and apoptosis. While the expansion of blebs is largely an intracellular pressure-driven process, the retraction of blebs is believed to be driven by RhoA activation that leads to the reassembly of the actomyosin cortex at the bleb ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Jiao M,Wu D,Wei Q

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular integrity and the maintenance of blood vessel continuity are fundamental features of the circulatory system maintained through endothelial cell-cell junctions. Defects in the endothelial barrier become an initiating factor in several pathologies, including ischemia/reperfusion, tumor angiogenesis, pulmonary e...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Birukova AA,Singleton PA,Gawlak G,Tian X,Mirzapoiazova T,Mambetsariev B,Dubrovskyi O,Oskolkova OV,Bochkov VN,Birukov KG

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resistance of Candida albicans to many stresses is dependent on the stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK) Hog1. Hence we have explored the role of Hog1 in the regulation of transcriptional responses to stress. DNA microarrays were used to characterize the global transcriptional responses of HOG1 and hog1 cells to...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Enjalbert B,Smith DA,Cornell MJ,Alam I,Nicholls S,Brown AJ,Quinn J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the role of myosin in cytokinesis in Dictyostelium cells by examining cells under both adhesive and nonadhesive conditions. On an adhesive surface, both wild-type and myosin-null cells undergo the normal processes of mitotic rounding, cell elongation, polar ruffling, furrow ingression, and separat...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Zang JH,Cavet G,Sabry JH,Wagner P,Moores SL,Spudich JA

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is associated with cardiovascular disease risk. This may be attributable to the ability of Lp(a) to elicit endothelial dysfunction. We previously reported that apolipoprotein(a) (apo(a); the distinguishing kringle-containing component of Lp(a)) elicits cytoskeletal rearrangements in vascular end...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Cho T,Romagnuolo R,Scipione C,Boffa MB,Koschinsky ML

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely acknowledged that cultured myoblasts can not differentiate at very low density. Here we analyzed the mechanism through which cell density influences myogenic differentiation in vitro. By comparing the behavior of C2C12 myoblasts at opposite cell densities, we found that, when cells are sparse, failure to ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Messina G,Blasi C,La Rocca SA,Pompili M,Calconi A,Grossi M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to engagement of surface molecules, cells generate active forces that regulate many cellular processes. Developing tools that permit gathering mechanical and morphological information on these forces is of the utmost importance. Here we describe a new technique, the micropipette force probe, that uses a mi...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Sawicka A,Babataheri A,Dogniaux S,Barakat AI,Gonzalez-Rodriguez D,Hivroz C,Husson J

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, a finite population of oocytes is generated during embryogenesis, and proper oocyte meiotic divisions are crucial for fertility. Sperm-associated antigen 1 (SPAG-1) has been implicated in infertility and tumorigenesis; however, its relevance in cell cycle programs remains rudimentary. Here we explore a nov...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Huang C,Wu D,Khan FA,Jiao X,Guan K,Huo L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The small GTPase Rac cycles between the membrane and the cytosol as it is activated by nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) and inactivated by GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs). Solubility in the cytosol is conferred by binding of Rac to guanine-nucleotide dissociation inhibitors (GDIs). To analyze the in vivo dynamics ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Moissoglu K,Slepchenko BM,Meller N,Horwitz AF,Schwartz MA

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polypeptides targeted to the yeast endoplasmic reticulum (ER) posttranslationally are thought to be kept in the cytoplasm in an unfolded state by Hsp70 chaperones before translocation. We show here that Escherichia coli beta-lactamase associated with Hsp70, but adopted a native-like conformation before translocation i...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Paunola E,Suntio T,Jämsä E,Makarow M

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sm-like (Lsm) proteins function in a variety of RNA-processing events. In yeast, the Lsm2-Lsm8 complex binds and stabilizes the spliceosomal U6 snRNA, whereas the Lsm1-Lsm7 complex functions in mRNA decay. Here we report that a third Lsm complex, consisting of Lsm2-Lsm7 proteins, associates with snR5, a box H/ACA snoR...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Fernandez CF,Pannone BK,Chen X,Fuchs G,Wolin SL

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rab GTPase Ypt11 is a Myo2-binding protein implicated in mother-to-bud transport of the cortical endoplasmic reticulum (ER), late Golgi, and mitochondria during yeast division. However, its reported subcellular localization does not reflect all of these functions. Here we show that Ypt11 is normally a low-abundanc...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Lewandowska A,Macfarlane J,Shaw JM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeast sulfur metabolism is transcriptionally regulated by the activator Met4. Met4 lacks DNA-binding ability and relies on interactions with Met31 and Met32, paralogous proteins that bind the same cis-regulatory element, to activate its targets. Although Met31 and Met32 are redundant for growth in the absence of methi...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Carrillo E,Ben-Ari G,Wildenhain J,Tyers M,Grammentz D,Lee TA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The survival motor neuron (SMN) complex fulfils essential functions in the assembly of snRNPs, which are key components in the splicing of pre-mRNAs. Little is known about the regulation of SMN complex activity by posttranslational modification despite its complicated phosphorylation pattern. Several phosphatases had ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Husedzinovic A,Neumann B,Reymann J,Draeger-Meurer S,Chari A,Erfle H,Fischer U,Gruss OJ

更新日期：2015-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clearance of misfolded proteins from the ER is central for maintenance of cellular homeostasis. This process requires coordinated recognition, ER-cytosol translocation, and finally ubiquitination-dependent proteasomal degradation. Here, we identify an ER resident seven-transmembrane protein (JAMP) that links ER chaper...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Tcherpakov M,Broday L,Delaunay A,Kadoya T,Khurana A,Erdjument-Bromage H,Tempst P,Qiu XB,DeMartino GN,Ronai Z

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the phagocytic cell, NADPH oxidase (Nox2) system, cytoplasmic regulators (p47(phox), p67(phox), p40(phox), and Rac) translocate and associate with the membrane-spanning flavocytochrome b(558), leading to activation of superoxide production. We examined membrane targeting of phox proteins and explored conformational...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Ueyama T,Tatsuno T,Kawasaki T,Tsujibe S,Shirai Y,Sumimoto H,Leto TL,Saito N

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A key question in eukaryotic differentiation is whether there are common regulators or biochemical events that are required for diverse types of differentiation or whether there is a core mechanism for differentiation. The unicellular model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae undergoes filamentous differentiation in res...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Jiang YW,Kang CM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid β2-integrin activation is indispensable for leukocyte adhesion and recruitment to sites of infection and is mediated by chemokine- or P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1-induced inside-out signaling. Here we uncovered a novel pathway for rapid activation of integrin-dependent leukocyte adhesion, triggered by toll-l...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Chung KJ,Mitroulis I,Wiessner JR,Zheng YY,Siegert G,Sperandio M,Chavakis T

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chromosomal passenger complex (CPC) regulates various events in cell division. This complex is composed of a catalytic subunit, Aurora B kinase, and three nonenzymatic subunits, INCENP, Survivin, and Borealin. Together, these four subunits interdependently regulate CPC function, and they are highly conserved among...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Bohnert KA,Chen JS,Clifford DM,Vander Kooi CW,Gould KL

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The RNA component of the signal recognition particle (SRP) is universally required for cotranslational protein targeting. Biochemical studies have shown that SRP RNA participates in the central step of protein targeting by catalyzing the interaction of the SRP with the SRP receptor (SR). SRP RNA also accelerates GTP h...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Bradshaw N,Walter P

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A period of pairing between nonhomologous centromeres occurs early in meiosis in a diverse collection of organisms. This early, homology-independent, centromere pairing, referred to as centromere coupling in budding yeast, gives way to an alignment of homologous centromeres as homologues synapse later in meiotic proph...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Chuong H,Dawson DS

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sustained directional migration of epithelial cells is essential for regeneration of injured epithelia. Front-rear polarity of migrating cells is determined by local activation of a signaling network involving Cdc42 and other factors in response to spatial cues from the environment, the nature of which are obscure. We...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Greciano PG,Moyano JV,Buschmann MM,Tang J,Lu Y,Rudnicki J,Manninen A,Matlin KS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00