Fidgetin regulates cultured astrocyte migration by severing tyrosinated microtubules at the leading edge.

abstract：:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by homozygous mutations in human SMN1 Expression of a duplicate gene (SMN2) primarily results in skipping of exon 7 and production of an unstable protein isoform, SMNΔ7. Although SMN2 exon skipping is the principal contributor to SMA severity, mechanisms governing stability of s...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Gray KM,Kaifer KA,Baillat D,Wen Y,Bonacci TR,Ebert AD,Raimer AC,Spring AM,Have ST,Glascock JJ,Gupta K,Van Duyne GD,Emanuele MJ,Lamond AI,Wagner EJ,Lorson CL,Matera AG

更新日期：2018-01-15 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：:Ubiquitinated integral membrane proteins are delivered to the interior of the lysosome/vacuole for degradation. This process relies on specific ubiquitination of potential cargo and recognition of that Ub-cargo by sorting receptors at multiple compartments. We show that the endosomal Hse1-Vps27 sorting receptor binds ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Ren J,Kee Y,Huibregtse JM,Piper RC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the Apg12p-Apg5p conjugating system is essential for autophagy. Apg7p is required for the conjugation reaction, because Apg12p is unable to form a conjugate with Apg5p in the apg7/cvt2 mutant. Apg7p shows a significant similarity to a ubiquitin-activating enzyme, Uba1p. In this a...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Tanida I,Mizushima N,Kiyooka M,Ohsumi M,Ueno T,Ohsumi Y,Kominami E

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conserved NDR-kinase Dbf2 plays a critical role in cytokinesis in budding yeast. Among its cytokinesis-related substrates is the F-BAR protein Hof1. Hof1 colocalizes at the cell division site with the septin complex and, as mitotic exit progresses, moves to the actomyosin ring (AMR). Neither the function of Hof1 a...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Meitinger F,Palani S,Hub B,Pereira G

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:m-AAA proteases are ATP-dependent proteolytic machines in the inner membrane of mitochondria which are crucial for the maintenance of mitochondrial activities. Conserved nuclear-encoded subunits, termed paraplegin, Afg3l1, and Afg3l2, form various isoenzymes differing in their subunit composition in mammalian mitochon...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Koppen M,Bonn F,Ehses S,Langer T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) is required for terminal osteoclast differentiation and is a target for signaling pathways engaged by colony stimulating factor (CSF)-1 and receptor-activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL). Work presented here demonstrates that MITF can shuttle from c...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Bronisz A,Sharma SM,Hu R,Godlewski J,Tzivion G,Mansky KC,Ostrowski MC

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) plays critical roles in numerous physiological and pathological responses. Cholesterol, a major plasma membrane component, can have pronounced effects on signaling responses. Cells continually monitor cholesterol content and activate multilayered transcriptional and translational s...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Shapira KE,Ehrlich M,Henis YI

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chimeric protein (ERaeq) comprised of the invariant chain (Ii) of class II major histocompatability complex (MHC-II) and aequorin was localized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of transfected human embryonal kidney 293 cells. The targeted aequorin resided in the lumen of the ER membrane system, including the nuclea...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Button D,Eidsath A

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substrates critical for transformation by pp60v-src remain unknown, as does the precise role of the src homology 2 (SH2) domain in this process. To continue exploring the role of the SH2 domain in pp60v-src-mediated transformation, site-directed mutagenesis was used to create mutant v-src alleles predicted to encode p...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Verderame MF

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：:Cytoplasmic dynein is the major microtubule minus end-directed motor. Although studies have probed the mechanism of the C-terminal motor domain, if and how dynein's N-terminal tail and the accessory chains it binds regulate motor activity remain to be determined. Here, we investigate the structure and function of the ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Rao L,Romes EM,Nicholas MP,Brenner S,Tripathy A,Gennerich A,Slep KC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a particularly aggressive malignancy, has been linked to atypical levels, certain mutations, and aberrant signaling of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). GPCRs have been challenging to target in cancer because they organize into complex networks in tumor cells. To dissect suc...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Jorand R,Biswas S,Wakefield DL,Tobin SJ,Golfetto O,Hilton K,Ko M,Ramos JW,Small AR,Chu P,Singh G,Jovanovic-Talisman T

更新日期：2016-11-07 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：:The gamma-tubulin small complex (gamma-TuSC) is an evolutionarily conserved heterotetramer essential for microtubule nucleation. We have determined the structure of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae gamma-TuSC at 25-A resolution by electron microscopy. gamma-TuSC is Y-shaped, with an elongated body connected to two arms. G...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Kollman JM,Zelter A,Muller EG,Fox B,Rice LM,Davis TN,Agard DA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Schizosaccharomyces pombe sts1+ gene, identified by supersensitive mutations to a protein kinase inhibitor, staurosporine, was isolated by complementation by the use of a fission yeast genomic library. Nucleotide sequencing shows that the sts1+ gene encodes a 453 amino acid putative membrane-associated protein tha...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Shimanuki M,Goebl M,Yanagida M,Toda T

更新日期：1992-03-01 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：:We previously characterized major components of mitotic chromosomes assembled in Xenopus laevis egg extracts and collectively referred to them as Xenopus chromosome-associated polypeptides (XCAPs). They included five subunits of the condensin complex essential for chromosome condensation. In an effort to identify nove...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： MacCallum DE,Losada A,Kobayashi R,Hirano T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is a major pathway for uptake of lipid and protein cargo at the plasma membrane. The lattices of clathrin-coated pits and vesicles are comprised of triskelions, each consisting of three oligomerized heavy chains (HC) bound by a light chain (LC). In addition to binding HC, LC interacts wit...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Newpher TM,Idrissi FZ,Geli MI,Lemmon SK

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified and characterized sorb-1, the only sorbin and SH3 domain-containing protein family member in Caenorhabditis elegans SORB-1 is strongly localized to integrin adhesion complexes in larvae and adults, including adhesion plaques and dense bodies (Z-disks) of striated muscles and attachment plaques of sm...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Loveless T,Qadota H,Benian GM,Hardin J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ARF tumor suppressor is a product of the INK4a/ARF locus, which is frequently mutated in human cancer. The expression of ARF is up-regulated in response to certain types of DNA damage, oncogene activation, and interferon stimuli. Through interaction with the p53 negative regulator MDM2, ARF controls a well-describ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Li Z,Hou J,Sun L,Wen T,Wang L,Zhao X,Xie Q,Zhang SQ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) forms two complexes, mTORC1 and mTORC2, that play central roles in cell growth and functions. Only mTORC1 is directly inhibited by the immunosuppressive drug rapamycin. Despite recent progress in identifying new components and functions of the mTOR pathway, relatively little is kno...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Liu X,Zheng XF

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HURP is a spindle-associated protein that mediates Ran-GTP-dependent assembly of the bipolar spindle and promotes chromosome congression and interkinetochore tension during mitosis. We report here a biochemical mechanism of HURP regulation by Aurora A, a key mitotic kinase that controls the assembly and function of th...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Wong J,Lerrigo R,Jang CY,Fang G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenotypic switch of cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) to myofibroblasts is essential for normal and pathological wound healing. Relative hyperoxic challenge during reoxygenation causes myocardial remodeling. Here, we sought to characterize the novel O(2)-sensitive molecular mechanisms responsible for triggering the diffe...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Roy S,Khanna S,Rink T,Radtke J,Williams WT,Biswas S,Schnitt R,Strauch AR,Sen CK

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a transmembrane protein expressed on microglia within the brain. Several rare mutations in TREM2 cause an early-onset form of neurodegeneration when inherited homozygously. Here we investigate how these mutations affect the intracellular transport of TREM2. W...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Sirkis DW,Aparicio RE,Schekman R

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In budding yeast, spindle polarity relies on a precise temporal program of cytoplasmic microtubule-cortex interactions throughout spindle assembly. Loss of Clb5-dependent kinase activity under conditions of attenuated Cdc28 function disrupts this program, resulting in diploid-specific lethality. Here we show that pola...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Segal M,Bloom K,Reed SI

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrin alpha 3A cytoplasmic tail phosphorylation was mapped to amino acid S1042, as determined by mass spectrometry, and confirmed by mutagenesis. This residue occurs within a "QPSXXE" motif conserved in multiple alpha chains (alpha 3A, alpha 6A, alpha 7A), from multiple species. Phosphorylation of alpha 3A and alph...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Zhang XA,Bontrager AL,Stipp CS,Kraeft SK,Bazzoni G,Chen LB,Hemler ME

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously published reports support the concept that, besides promoting homotypic intercellular adhesion, cadherins may transfer intracellular signals. However, the signaling pathways triggered by cadherin clustering and their biological significance are still poorly understood. We report herein that transfection of ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Lampugnani MG,Zanetti A,Breviario F,Balconi G,Orsenigo F,Corada M,Spagnuolo R,Betson M,Braga V,Dejana E

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timely down-regulation of the evolutionarily conserved protein kinase Swe1 plays an important role in cell cycle control, as Swe1 can block nuclear division through inhibitory phosphorylation of the catalytic subunit of cyclin-dependent kinase. In particular, Swe1 degradation is important for budding yeast cell surviv...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Raspelli E,Cassani C,Lucchini G,Fraschini R

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this essay I describe my personal journey from reductionist to systems cell biology and describe how this in turn led to a 3-year sea voyage to explore complex ocean communities. In describing this journey, I hope to convey some important principles that I gleaned along the way. I realized that cellular functions e...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Karsenti E

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00