Unique suppression of prostaglandin H synthase-2 expression by inhibition of histone deacetylation, specifically in human amnion but not adjacent choriodecidua.

abstract：:My group and I feel tremendously honored to be recognized with the 2016 Early Career Life Scientist Award from the American Society for Cell Biology. In this essay I share the scientific questions that my lab has been excitedly pursuing since starting in August 2009 and the leadership behaviors we have adopted that en...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Greco V

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up-regulation of the cytoskeleton linker protein ezrin frequently occurs in aggressive cancer types and is closely linked with metastatic progression. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms detailing how ezrin is involved in the invasive and metastatic phenotype remain unclear. Here we report a novel function of...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Hoskin V,Szeto A,Ghaffari A,Greer PA,Côté GP,Elliott BE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survivin, a subunit of the chromosome passenger complex (CPC), binds the N-terminal tail of histone H3, which is phosphorylated on T3 by Haspin kinase, and localizes the complex to the inner centromeres. We used x-ray crystallography to determine the residues of Survivin that are important in binding phosphomodified h...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Niedzialkowska E,Wang F,Porebski PJ,Minor W,Higgins JM,Stukenberg PT

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E-cadherin plays an essential role in cell polarity and cell-cell adhesion; however, the pathway for delivery of E-cadherin to the basolateral membrane of epithelial cells has not been fully characterized. We first traced the post-Golgi, exocytic transport of GFP-tagged E-cadherin (Ecad-GFP) in unpolarized cells. In l...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Lock JG,Stow JL

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) protein encoded by the fission yeast rad18 gene is involved in several DNA repair processes and has an essential function in DNA replication and mitotic control. It has a heterodimeric partner SMC protein, Spr18, with which it forms the core of a multiprotein complex. We...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Taylor EM,Moghraby JS,Lees JH,Smit B,Moens PB,Lehmann AR

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rho family of GTP-binding proteins plays a critical role in a variety of cellular processes, including cytoskeletal reorganization and activation of kinases such as p38 and C-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) MAPKs. We report here that dominant negative forms of Rac1 and Cdc42Hs inhibit the expression of the muscle-spec...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Meriane M,Roux P,Primig M,Fort P,Gauthier-Rouvière C

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is an evolutionarily conserved surveillance mechanism that delays anaphase onset and mitotic exit in response to the lack of kinetochore attachment. The target of the SAC is the E3 ubiquitin ligase anaphase-promoting complex (APC) bound to its Cdc20 activator. The Cdc20/APC comple...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Chiroli E,Rancati G,Catusi I,Lucchini G,Piatti S

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth factor stimulation induces the formation of dynamic actin structures known as dorsal ruffles. Mammalian actin-binding protein-1 (mAbp1) is an actin-binding protein that has been implicated in regulating clathrin-mediated endocytosis; however, a role for mAbp1 in regulating the dynamics of growth factor-induced ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Cortesio CL,Perrin BJ,Bennin DA,Huttenlocher A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Golgi apparatus consists of a series of flattened cisternal membranes that are aligned in parallel to form stacks. Cytosolic-oriented Golgi-associated proteins have been identified that may coordinate or maintain the Golgi architecture. Here, we describe a novel GPI-anchored protein, Golgi-resident GPI-anchored pr...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Li X,Kaloyanova D,van Eijk M,Eerland R,van der Goot G,Oorschot V,Klumperman J,Lottspeich F,Starkuviene V,Wieland FT,Helms JB

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The daily phagocytosis of shed photoreceptor outer segments by pigment epithelial cells is critical for the maintenance of the retina. In a subtractive polymerase chain reaction analysis, we found that functional differentiation of human ARPE19 retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells is accompanied by up-regulation of ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Law AL,Ling Q,Hajjar KA,Futter CE,Greenwood J,Adamson P,Wavre-Shapton ST,Moss SE,Hayes MJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratins are cytoplasmic intermediate filament proteins preferentially expressed by epithelial tissues in a site-specific and differentiation-dependent manner. The complex network of keratin filaments in stratified epithelia is tightly regulated during squamous cell differentiation. Keratin 14 (K14) is expressed in mi...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Alam H,Sehgal L,Kundu ST,Dalal SN,Vaidya MM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper functioning of the protein-folding quality control network depends on the network's ability to discern diverse structural perturbations to the native states of its protein substrates. Despite the centrality of the detection of misfolded states to cell home-ostasis, very little is known about the exact sequence ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Furth N,Gertman O,Shiber A,Alfassy OS,Cohen I,Rosenberg MM,Doron NK,Friedler A,Ravid T

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:Mathematical modeling has been instrumental in identifying common principles of cell polarity across diverse systems. These principles include positive feedback loops that are required to destabilize a spatially uniform state of the cell. The conserved small G-protein Cdc42 is a master regulator of eukaryotic cellular...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Goryachev AB,Leda M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleosome positioning is important for the structural integrity of chromosomes. During metaphase the mitotic spindle exerts physical force on pericentromeric chromatin. The cell must adjust the pericentromeric chromatin to accommodate the changing tension resulting from microtubule dynamics to maintain a stable metap...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Verdaasdonk JS,Gardner R,Stephens AD,Yeh E,Bloom K

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) tubules and sheets conventionally correspond to smooth and rough ER, respectively. The ratio of ER tubules-to-sheets varies in different cell types and changes in response to cellular conditions, potentially impacting the functional output of the ER. To directly test whether ER morphology im...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Mukherjee RN,Levy DL

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf) family of small GTPases are implicated in vesicle traffic in the secretory pathway, although their precise function remains unclear. We generated a series of 23 clustered charge-to-alanine mutations in the Arf1 protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to determine the portions o...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Click ES,Stearns T,Botstein D

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetraploidization, or genome doubling, is a prominent event in tumorigenesis, primarily because cell division in polyploid cells is error-prone and produces aneuploid cells. This study investigates changes in gene expression evoked in acute and adapted tetraploid cells and their effect on cell-cycle progression. Acute...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Potapova TA,Seidel CW,Box AC,Rancati G,Li R

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential to migrate is one of the most fundamental functions for various epithelial, mesenchymal, and immune cells. Image analysis of motile cell populations, both primary and cultured, typically reveals an intercellular variability in migration speeds. However, cell migration chromatography, the sorting of large...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Arora A,Niño JLG,Myaing MZ,Chia S,Arasi B,Ravasio A,Huang RY,Dasgupta R,Biro M,Viasnoff V

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) associates with kinesin-1 via JNK-interacting protein 1 (JIP1); however, the role of JIP1 in APP transport by kinesin-1 in neurons remains unclear. We performed a quantitative analysis to understand the role of JIP1 in APP axonal transport. In JIP1-deficient neurons, we fi...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Chiba K,Araseki M,Nozawa K,Furukori K,Araki Y,Matsushima T,Nakaya T,Hata S,Saito Y,Uchida S,Okada Y,Nairn AC,Davis RJ,Yamamoto T,Kinjo M,Taru H,Suzuki T

更新日期：2014-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific changes in membrane lipid composition are implicated in actin cytoskeletal organization, vesicle formation, and control of cell polarity. Cdc50p, a membrane protein in the endosomal/trans-Golgi network compartments, is a noncatalytic subunit of Drs2p, which is implicated in translocation of phospholipids acro...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Kishimoto T,Yamamoto T,Tanaka K

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of FREQUENCY, a central component of the circadian clock in Neurospora crassa, shows daily cycles that are exquisitely sensitive to the environment. Two forms of FRQ that differ in length by 99 amino acids, LFRQ and SFRQ, are synthesized from alternative initiation codons and the change in their ratio a...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Colot HV,Loros JJ,Dunlap JC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Podosomes are dynamic actin-rich structures composed of a dense F-actin core surrounded by a cloud of more diffuse F-actin. Src performs one or more unique functions in osteoclasts (OCLs), and podosome belts and bone resorption are impaired in the absence of Src. Using Src(-/-) OCLs, we investigated the specific funct...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Destaing O,Sanjay A,Itzstein C,Horne WC,Toomre D,De Camilli P,Baron R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signaling via the Ras pathway involves sequential activation of Ras, Raf-1, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MKK), and the extracellular signal-regulated (ERK) group of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases. Expression from the c-Fos, atrial natriuretic factor (ANF), and myosin light chain-2 (MLC-2) promoter...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Thorburn J,Carlson M,Mansour SJ,Chien KR,Ahn NG,Thorburn A

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on physiological modulation of intercellular communication mediated by protein kinases are often complicated by the fact that cells express multiple gap junction proteins (connexins; Cx). Changes in cell coupling can be masked by simultaneous opposite regulation of the gap junction channel types expressed. We ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Kwak BR,Hermans MM,De Jonge HR,Lohmann SM,Jongsma HJ,Chanson M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) are a functionally highly diverse class of proteins that help to adjust the shape and function of the microtubule cytoskeleton in space and time. For this purpose, MAPs structurally support microtubules, modulate their dynamic instability, or regulate the activity of associated m...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Drechsler H,Xu Y,Geyer VF,Zhang Y,Diez S

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:During the cell cycle, Cdc2-cyclin B kinase abruptly becomes active and triggers the entry into mitosis/meiosis. Recently, it was found that inactive Cdc2-cyclin B is present in aggregates in immature starfish oocytes and becomes disaggregated at the time of its activation during maturation. We discuss a possible scen...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Slepchenko BM,Terasaki M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rho GTPases share a common inhibitor, Rho guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor (RhoGDI), which regulates their expression levels, membrane localization, and activation state. The selective dissociation of individual Rho GTPases from RhoGDI ensures appropriate responses to cellular signals, but the underlying mech...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Ard R,Mulatz K,Abramovici H,Maillet JC,Fottinger A,Foley T,Byham MR,Iqbal TA,Yoneda A,Couchman JR,Parks RJ,Gee SH

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During their migration to the periphery, cranial neural crest cells (NCCs) are repulsed by an ErbB4-dependent cue(s) in the mesenchyme adjoining rhombomeres (r) 3 and 5, which are segmented hindbrain neuromeres. ErbB4 has many ligands, but which ligand functions in the above system has not yet been clearly determined....

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Hoshino H,Uchida T,Otsuki T,Kawamoto S,Okubo K,Takeichi M,Chisaka O

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatiotemporal dynamics of triglyceride (TG) storage in unilocular adipocytes are not well understood. Here we applied ex vivo technology to study trafficking and metabolism of fluorescent fatty acids in adipose tissue explants. Live imaging revealed multiple cytoplasmic nodules surrounding the large central lipid...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Chu M,Sampath H,Cahana DY,Kahl CA,Somwar R,Cornea A,Roberts CT Jr,Varlamov O

更新日期：2014-12-15 00:00:00