Genetic tags for labelling live cells: gap junctions and beyond.

abstract：:Members of the myosin-I family of molecular motors are expressed in many eukaryotes, where they are involved in a multitude of critical processes. Humans express eight distinct members of the myosin-I family, making it the second largest family of myosins expressed in humans. Despite the high degree of sequence conser...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Greenberg MJ,Ostap EM

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is a large and diverse gathering. At last year's meeting**The American Society for Cell Biology 38th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA; 12-16 December, 1998. Program chair: Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz., there were over 8000 attendees, and the topics ...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Lee G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell biological processes are controlled by an interacting set of biochemical and electrophysiological events that are distributed within complex cellular structures. Computational models, comprising quantitative data on the interacting molecular participants in these events, provide a means for applying the scientifi...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Slepchenko BM,Schaff JC,Macara I,Loew LM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several recent experimental findings support the hypothesis that apoptosis induced by human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is important in the pathogenesis of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Thus, one potential therapeutic strategy against AIDS may be to block the HIV-mediated apoptosis signal transduction ...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Ameisen JC,Estaquier J,Idziorek T,De Bels F

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene editing in zebrafish has begun to reveal discordance between mutant phenotypes and those associated with knockdown via morpholino oligonucleotides (MOs). These studies suggest that MOs should not be used as a standalone tool and underscore the need for guidelines that require defined mutants to assess gene functi...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Lawson ND

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major quest in cell biology is to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the high plasticity of the microtubule network at different stages of the cell cycle, and during and after differentiation. Initial reports described the centrosomal localization of proteins possessing transforming acidic coiled-coil (T...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Peset I,Vernos I

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight junctions (TJs) are intercellular junctions critical for building the epithelial barrier and maintaining epithelial polarity. The claudin family of membrane proteins play central roles in TJ structure and function. However, recent findings have uncovered claudin-independent aspects of TJ structure and function, ...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Otani T,Furuse M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The directional migration of cells within multicellular organisms is governed by gradients of both chemical attractants and repellents in diverse processes, including leukocyte trafficking and neuronal pathfinding in vivo. These complex extracellular environments direct the orchestrated bidirectional trafficking of le...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Huttenlocher A,Poznansky MC

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages are cells of the innate immune system that regulate the maintenance of tissue homeostasis, host defense during pathogen infection, and tissue repair in response to tissue injury. Recent studies indicate that macrophage functions are influenced by cellular metabolism, including lipid metabolism. Here, we re...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Yan J,Horng T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development requires the translation of stored maternal messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in a spatial and temporally specified manner. Maternal mRNAs are often in large RNA-protein (RNP) granules. Recent papers reveal that maternal mRNA granules in Caenorhabditis elegans oocytes and early development are dynamic and related to ...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Rajyaguru P,Parker R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nuclear envelope (NE) breaks down reversibly and reassembles at mitosis. Two models of mitotic nuclear membrane disassembly and reformation have emerged from studies of NE dynamics in somatic cells and egg extracts. One model suggests that nuclear membranes fragment reversibly by vesiculation, producing NE-derived...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Collas P,Courvalin JC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motor proteins are involved in a wide range of cellular and subcellular movements. Recent studies have implicated two motor proteins in particular, myosin II and cytoplasmic dynein, in diverse aspects of cell migration. This review focuses on emerging roles for these proteins in the nervous system, with particular emp...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Vallee RB,Seale GE,Tsai JW

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), the smallest and structurally simplest phospholipid, is a platelet-derived serum factor that evokes a wide range of biological effects, including stimulation of fibroblast proliferation, platelet aggregation, cellular motility, tumour cell invasiveness and neurite retraction. This review s...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Moolenaar WH

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbiology has a long way to go. Microbes are ubiquitous, and all other life forms in the biosphere exist solely because of them, but, as less than 1% of microorganisms can be grown in the laboratory, more than a century of research has revealed only the tip of the iceberg concerning this most crucial of life scienc...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Davies J

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid tumors typically develop hostile microenvironments characterized by irregular vascularization and poor oxygen (O2) and nutrient supply. Whereas normal cells modulate anabolic and catabolic pathways in response to changes in nutrient availability, cancer cells exhibit unregulated growth even under nutrient scarci...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Ackerman D,Simon MC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the Aurora/Ipl1p family of mitotically regulated serine/threonine kinases are emerging as key regulators of chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. Proper chromosome segregation and cytokinesis ensure that each daughter cell receives the full complement of genetic material. Defects in these processes can le...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Bischoff JR,Plowman GD

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transport of protein through the secretory pathway of eukaryotic cells relies on small vesicular carriers, which mediate the movement of cargo between different compartments. Here, Meir Aridor and Bill Balch summarize what is currently known about the role of the cytosolic coat complexes in directing the formation...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Aridor M,Balch WE

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquinone (UQ; also known as coenzyme Q; CoQ) is a mobile component of the mitochondrial electron transport chain, where it acts as a pro-oxidant in its ubisemiquinone state. Despite this, UQ is also believed to be a membrane antioxidant. These properties place UQ at the center of hotly debated questions about how mi...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Wang Y,Hekimi S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucins are heavily glycosylated high molecular weight glycoproteins, which are involved in the protection and lubrication of luminal epithelial surfaces. Transmembrane mucins also engage in signal transduction, through extracellular domain-mediated ligand binding or by interacting with receptors for growth and differe...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Singh PK,Hollingsworth MA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand the physiology and acclimation capability of the cell, one of the great challenges of the future is to access the interior of a cell and unveil its chemical landscape (composition and distribution of elements and molecules). Chemical imaging has greatly improved in sensitivity and spatial resoluti...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Decelle J,Veronesi G,Gallet B,Stryhanyuk H,Benettoni P,Schmidt M,Tucoulou R,Passarelli M,Bohic S,Clode P,Musat N

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell cycle transitions are driven by the periodic oscillations of cyclins, which bind and activate cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) to phosphorylate target substrates. Cyclin F uses a substrate recruitment strategy similar to that of the other cyclins, but its associated catalytic activity is substantially different. I...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： D'Angiolella V,Esencay M,Pagano M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The light-sensitive outer segment organelle of the vertebrate photoreceptor cell is a modified cilium filled with hundreds of flattened 'disc' membranes that provide vast light-absorbing surfaces. The outer segment is constantly renewed with new discs added at its base every day. This continuous process is essential f...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Spencer WJ,Lewis TR,Pearring JN,Arshavsky VY

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is a metabolic disease affecting nearly 300 million individuals worldwide. Both types of diabetes (1 and 2) are characterized by loss of functional pancreatic β-cell mass causing different degrees of insulin deficiency. The Bcl-2 family has a double-edged effect in diabetes. These proteins are crucial control...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Gurzov EN,Eizirik DL

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At least three genes that play crucial roles in dorsal-ventral patterning of the Drosophila embryo appear to encode extracellular proteases. These proteases are involved in the generation of localized extracellular ligands for membrane receptors. Because the sequences of these gene products closely resemble those of m...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Hecht PM,Anderson KV

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-distance cell-cell communication is essential for organ development and function. Whereas neurons communicate at long distances by transferring signals at sites of direct contact (i.e., at synapses), it has been presumed that the only way other cell types signal is by dispersing signals through extracellular flui...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Kornberg TB,Roy S

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural plasticity of excitatory synapses is a vital component of neuronal development, synaptic plasticity and behavior, and its malfunction underlies many neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. However, the molecular mechanisms that control dendritic spine morphogenesis have only recently emerged. We summa...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Penzes P,Cahill ME,Jones KA,Srivastava DP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axons elongate and retract in response to environmental signals during the development of the nervous system. There is broad agreement that these signals must affect the cytoskeleton to elicit bouts of elongation or retraction. Most contemporary studies have speculated that bouts of elongation involve polymerization o...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Baas PW,Ahmad FJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilins are a family of essential actin regulatory proteins, ubiquitous among eukaryotes, that enhance the turnover of actin by regulating the rate constants of polymerization and depolymerization at filament ends, changing the twist of the filament and severing actin filaments. ...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Bamburg JR,McGough A,Ono S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial Shiga toxin and related toxins are endocytosed by higher eukaryotic cells. The toxin protein is then transported via the Golgi apparatus to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and into the cytosol, where it exerts its toxic effect. This review discusses current understanding of this retrograde transport pathway a...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Johannes L,Goud B

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi uses an unusual mechanism to enter cells. Recent observations revealed that instead of trypanosomes being brought in to fuse with lysosomes, it is the lysosomes that migrate to the trypanosomes and actually participate in their internalization. Signalling events involving intra...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Andrews NW

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00