Interallelic complementation provides functional evidence for cohesin-cohesin interactions on DNA.

abstract：:Cytokinesis requires the coordination of many cellular complexes, particularly those involved in the constriction and reconstruction of the plasma membrane in the cleavage furrow. We have investigated the regulation and function of vesicle transport and fusion during cytokinesis in budding yeast. By using time-lapse c...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： VerPlank L,Li R

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified a novel Ras-interacting protein from Dictyostelium, RIP3, whose function is required for both chemotaxis and the synthesis and relay of the cyclic AMP (cAMP) chemoattractant signal. rip3 null cells are unable to aggregate and lack receptor activation of adenylyl cyclase but are able, in response to ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Lee S,Parent CA,Insall R,Firtel RA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Time-lapse fluorescence microscopy is an important tool for measuring in vivo gene dynamics in single cells. However, fluorescent proteins are limited by slow chromophore maturation times and the cellular autofluorescence or phototoxicity that arises from light excitation. An alternative is luciferase, an enzyme that ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Mazo-Vargas A,Park H,Aydin M,Buchler NE

更新日期：2014-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The mannose 6-phosphate (Man-6-P) lysosomal targeting signal on acid hydrolases is synthesized by the sequential action of uridine 5'-diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine: lysosomal enzyme N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase (GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase) and GlcNAc-1-phosphodiester alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase ("unco...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Boonen M,Vogel P,Platt KA,Dahms N,Kornfeld S

更新日期：2009-10-01 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

abstract：:Many integrin receptors localize to focal contact sites upon binding their ligand. However, unoccupied integrin receptors do not localize to focal contact sites. Because the integrin beta 1 cytoplasmic domain appears to have a focal contact localization signal, there must be a mechanism by which this domain is kept in...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Briesewitz R,Kern A,Marcantonio EE

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has established that activation of Mos, Mek, and p42 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase can trigger release from G2-phase arrest in Xenopus oocytes and oocyte extracts and can cause Xenopus embryos and extracts to arrest in mitosis. Herein we have found that activation of the MAP kinase cascade can a...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Walter SA,Guadagno TM,Ferrell JE Jr

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mouse embryoid bodies, mutation of the tight junction protein cingulin results in changes in gene expression. Here, we studied the function of cingulin using a gene silencing approach in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. Cingulin-depleted cells show higher protein and mRNA levels of claudin-2 and ZO-3, increa...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Guillemot L,Citi S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca(2+) is absorbed across intestinal epithelial monolayers via transcellular and paracellular pathways, and an active form of vitamin D(3), 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) [1alpha,25(OH)(2)D(3)], is known to promote intestinal Ca(2+) absorption. However, the molecules driving the paracellular Ca(2+) absorption and its...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Fujita H,Sugimoto K,Inatomi S,Maeda T,Osanai M,Uchiyama Y,Yamamoto Y,Wada T,Kojima T,Yokozaki H,Yamashita T,Kato S,Sawada N,Chiba H

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Directed cell migration is mediated by cycles of protrusion, adhesion, traction generation on the extracellular matrix and retraction. However, how the events after protrusion are timed, and what dictates their temporal order is completely unknown. We used acute epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulation of epidermal k...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Schneider IC,Hays CK,Waterman CM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CRM1 (Exportin1/XPO1) exports hundreds of broadly functioning protein cargoes out of the cell nucleus by binding to their classical nuclear export signals (NESs). The 8- to 15-amino-acid-long NESs contain four to five hydrophobic residues and are highly diverse in both sequence and CRM1-bound structure. Here we examin...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Fu SC,Fung HYJ,Cağatay T,Baumhardt J,Chook YM

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation and disruption of synaptic connections during development are a fundamental step in neural circuit formation. Subneuronal structures such as neurites are known to be sensitive to the level of spontaneous neuronal activity, but the specifics of how neurotransmitter-induced calcium activity regulates neuri...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Pearce KM,Bell M,Linthicum WH,Wen Q,Srinivasan J,Rangamani P,Scarlata S

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:p38 alpha mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase is a broadly expressed signaling molecule that participates in the regulation of cellular responses to stress as well as in the control of proliferation and survival of many cell types. We have used cell lines derived from p38 alpha knockout mice to study the role of th...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Porras A,Zuluaga S,Black E,Valladares A,Alvarez AM,Ambrosino C,Benito M,Nebreda AR

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of binding assays is to measure interactions between two molecules, such as a protein binding another protein, a small molecule, or a nucleic acid. Hard work is required to prepare reagents, but flaws in the design of many binding experiments limit the information obtained. In particular many experiments fail ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Pollard TD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anchorage dependence of cell growth, which is mediated by multiple integrin-regulated signaling pathways, is a key defense against cancer metastasis. Detachment of cells from the extracellular matrix triggers caveolin-1-dependent internalization of lipid raft components, which mediates suppression of Rho GTPases, Erk,...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Norambuena A,Schwartz MA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:α-Arrestins play a key role as trafficking adaptors in both yeast and mammals. The yeast Rim8/Art9 α-arrestin mediates the recruitment of endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) to the seven-transmembrane protein Rim21 in the ambient pH signaling RIM pathway. ESCRT is believed to function as a signali...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Herrador A,Livas D,Soletto L,Becuwe M,Léon S,Vincent O

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmin interacts with nebulin establishing a direct link between the intermediate filament network and sarcomeres at the Z-discs. Here, we examined a desmin mutation, E245D, that is located within the coil IB (nebulin-binding) region of desmin and that has been reported to cause human cardiomyopathy and skeletal muscl...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Conover GM,Henderson SN,Gregorio CC

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assembly of metazoan Sm-class small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) is an elaborate, step-wise process that takes place in multiple subcellular compartments. The initial steps, including formation of the core RNP, are mediated by the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein complex. Loss-of-function mutations in hu...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Shpargel KB,Praveen K,Rajendra TK,Matera AG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell morphogenesis is a complex process that relies on a diverse array of proteins and pathways. We have identified a transglutaminase-like protein (Cyk3p) that functions in fission yeast morphogenesis. The phenotype of a cyk3 knockout strain indicates a primary role for Cyk3p in cytokinesis. Correspondingly, Cyk3p lo...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Pollard LW,Onishi M,Pringle JR,Lord M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When demembranated sperm nuclei are placed in a Xenopus egg extract, they become surrounded by a nuclear envelope and then swell to form morphologically typical pronuclei. Granules ranging from < 1.0 to approximately 3.0 microns in diameter appear within such nuclei. Bell et al. identified four nucleolar proteins in t...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Bauer DW,Murphy C,Wu Z,Wu CH,Gall JG

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human fungal pathogen Candida albicans can switch between yeast, pseudohyphal, and hyphal morphologies. To investigate whether the distinctive characteristics of hyphae are due to increased activity of the Cdc42 GTPase, strains lacking negative regulators of Cdc42 were constructed. Unexpectedly, the deletion of th...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Court H,Sudbery P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fission yeast rad22(+), a homologue of budding yeast RAD52, encodes a double-strand break repair component, which is dispensable for proliferation. We, however, have recently obtained a cell division cycle mutant with a temperature-sensitive allele of rad22(+), designated rad22-H6, which resulted from a point mutation...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Suto K,Nagata A,Murakami H,Okayama H

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：: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：:In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, centromeres remain clustered at the spindle-pole body (SPB) during mitotic interphase. In contrast, during meiotic prophase centromeres dissociate from the SPB. Here we examined the behavior of centromere proteins in living meiotic cells of S. pombe. We show that the Nuf...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Asakawa H,Hayashi A,Haraguchi T,Hiraoka Y

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Centrioles and basal bodies are cylinders composed of nine triplet microtubule blades that play essential roles in the centrosome and in flagellar assembly. Chlamydomonas cells with the bld2-1 mutation fail to assemble doublet and triplet microtubules and have defects in cleavage furrow placement and meiosis. Using po...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Dutcher SK,Morrissette NS,Preble AM,Rackley C,Stanga J

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endosomal trafficking of signaling proteins plays an essential role in cellular homeostasis. The seven-pass transmembrane protein Frizzled (Fz) is a critical component of Wnt signaling. Although Wnt signaling is proposed to be regulated by endosomal trafficking of Fz, the molecular events that enable this regulation a...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Pradhan-Sundd T,Verheyen EM

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Many mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM) proteins have a transmembrane domain near the C terminus and an N-terminal cytosolic moiety. It is not clear how these tail-anchored (TA) proteins posttranslationally select their target, but C-terminal charged residues play an important role. To investigate how discrimination b...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Borgese N,Gazzoni I,Barberi M,Colombo S,Pedrazzini E

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most frequent primary tumor of bone and is characterized by its high tendency to metastasize in lungs. Although treatment in cases of early diagnosis results in a 5-yr survival rate of nearly 60%, the prognosis for patients with secondary lesions at diagnosis is poor, and their 5-yr survival rate r...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Holenstein CN,Horvath A,Schär B,Schoenenberger AD,Bollhalder M,Goedecke N,Bartalena G,Otto O,Herbig M,Guck J,Müller DA,Snedeker JG,Silvan U

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotrimeric G proteins are components of principal signaling pathways in eukaryotes. In higher organisms, alpha subunits of G proteins have been divided into four families, Gi, Gs, Gq, and G12. We previously identified a G alpha i homologue gna-1 in the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa. Now we report that delet...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Ivey FD,Hodge PN,Turner GE,Borkovich KA

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00