Cell interactions with three-dimensional matrices.

abstract：:Microtubule self-assembly dynamics serve to facilitate many vital cellular functions, such as chromosome segregation during mitosis and synaptic plasticity. However, the detailed atomistic basis of assembly dynamics has remained an unresolved puzzle. A key challenge is connecting together the vast range of relevant le...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Hemmat M,Castle BT,Odde DJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Golgi apparatus occupies a central position within the secretory pathway where it is a hub for vesicle trafficking. Distinct classes of transport vesicles traffic diverse cargoes into and out of this organelle, as well as between the different Golgi subcompartments. A key feature of Golgi trafficking is the specif...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Witkos TM,Lowe M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing appreciation that metabolic signals are integrated and coupled to cell cycle progression. However, the molecular wiring that connects nutrient availability, biosynthetic intermediates and energetic balance to the core cell cycle machinery remains incompletely understood. In this review, we explore t...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Lee IH,Finkel T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several GPCRs, including receptors previously thought to signal primarily from the cell surface, have been recently shown to signal from many intracellular compartments. This raises the idea that signaling by any given receptor is spatially encoded in the cell, with distinct sites of signal origin dictating distinct d...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Weinberg ZY,Crilly SE,Puthenveedu MA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Drosophila decapentaplegic gene, the Xenopus activin genes and the genes encoding the mouse bone morphogenetic proteins are transforming growth factor-beta-related genes whose roles in development are the focus of current studies. They exhibit elaborate patterns of expression during development, and the protein pr...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Hoffmann FM

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Centrioles are essential microtubule-based organelles, typically present in pairs, which organize cilia and centrosomes. Their mode of biogenesis is unique for a subcellular organelle since, during cell division, each pre-existing centriole guides the formation of a new one, a process that is coordinated with DNA repl...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Meunier A,Spassky N

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the preceding year significant progress has been made in our understanding of laminin structure and expression. Highlights include the identification of new subunit chains and molecular isoforms as well as new information on tissue-specific gene expression, laminin self-assembly and interactions with other matr...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Tryggvason K

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many aspects of cell physiology are controlled by protein kinases and phosphatases, which together determine the phosphorylation state of targeted substrates. Some of these target proteins are themselves kinases or phosphatases or other components of a regulatory network characterized by feedback and feed-forward loop...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Novak B,Kapuy O,Domingo-Sananes MR,Tyson JJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatiotemporal Ca2+ signalling in the cytoplasm is currently understood as an excitation phenomenon by analogy with electrical excitation in the plasma membrane. In many cell types, Ca2+ waves and Ca2+ oscillations are mediated by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor/Ca2+ channels in the endoplasmic reticulum m...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Miyazaki S

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The principal subunits of a large superfamily of plasma-membrane cation channels are functionally autonomous in ion conductance and in gating by membrane potential and intracellular ligands. Recent work has located the structural elements responsible for the ion conductance and gating of these channels. These studies ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Catterall WA

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence on the distribution of desmosomal glycoprotein isoforms that shows their combined expression in individual desmosomes has strengthened the belief that the latter are involved in epithelial differentiation and morphogenesis. It has been shown that cellular interactions and protein kinase C can modulate ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Garrod D,Chidgey M,North A

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence corroborates the idea that the structure of the nucleolus need not be strictly maintained for proper function, suggesting that the organelle is composed of supramolecular assemblies formed during rRNA synthesis. More controversial is whether the nucleolus exists in the absence of rRNA synthesis and whe...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Mélèse T,Xue Z

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of energy metabolism is emerging as a key aspect associated with cell fate transition. The establishment of a correct metabolic program is particularly relevant for neural cells given their high bioenergetic requirements. Accordingly, diseases of the nervous system commonly involve mitochondrial impairment....

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Lorenz C,Prigione A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell polarization is critical for lineage segregation and morphogenesis during mammalian embryogenesis. However, the processes and mechanisms that establish cell polarity in the mammalian embryo are not well understood. Recent studies suggest that unique regulatory mechanisms are deployed by the mouse embryo to establ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Zhu M,Zernicka-Goetz M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of messenger RNA (mRNA) transcription, processing and translation occurs in the context of biomolecular condensates. How the physical properties of condensates connect with their biological regulatory functions is an ongoing area of interest, particularly for RNA metabolic pathways. Phosphorylation has emer...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Nosella ML,Forman-Kay JD

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent introduction of positional proteomics made it possible to screen for protease processing events on a proteome-wide scale. As a highly regulated and protease-dependent process, cell death has been particularly well-studied with these emerging technologies. This review provides an overview of the results obta...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Impens F,Vandekerckhove J,Gevaert K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells act as building blocks of multicellular organisms, forming higher-order structures at different biological scales. Niches, tissues and, ultimately, entire organisms consist of single cells that remain in constant communication. Emergence of developmental patterns and tissue architecture thus relies on single cel...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Zinner M,Lukonin I,Liberali P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The shaping of the vertebrate embryonic body plan depends heavily on the narrowing and lengthening (convergence and extension) of embryonic tissues by cell intercalation, a process by which cells actively crawl between one another along the axis of convergence to produce a narrower, longer array. We discuss recent evi...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Skoglund P,Keller R

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular signals are received and generated by the alpha(IIb)beta(3) integrin on platelets. Recent advances have been made in the areas of agonist receptors that initiate platelet activation, downstream signaling molecules (e.g. small G-proteins and kinases) and changes in ligand-occupied alpha(IIb)beta(3) that c...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Parise LV

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout their lifetimes, all cells experience force. These forces are sensed by cell surface adhesion receptors, such as the cadherins and integrins. Much attention has focused on identifying how these adhesion receptors transmit force. In contrast, less is known regarding how these force-activated pathways are int...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Salvi AM,DeMali KA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past several years have seen major advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of microtubule destabilization by oncoprotein18/stathmin (Op18/stathmin) and related proteins. New structural information has clearly shown how members of the Op18/stathmin protein family bind tubulin dimers and suggests models for ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Cassimeris L

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of the highly organized striated muscle tissue requires a cell-wide dynamic network that through interactions with all vital cell structures, provides an effective mechanochemical integrator of morphology and function, absolutely necessary for intra-cellular and intercellular coordination of all muscle fun...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Capetanaki Y,Papathanasiou S,Diokmetzidou A,Vatsellas G,Tsikitis M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the assembly of neuronal intermediate filaments (IFs) date back to the early work of Alzheimer. Developing neurons express a series of IF proteins, sequentially, at distinct stages of mammalian cell differentiation. This correlates with altered morphologies during the neuronal development, including axon ou...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Laser-Azogui A,Kornreich M,Malka-Gibor E,Beck R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polarity is defined by the segregation of cellular components along a defined axis. To polarize robustly, cells must be able to break symmetry and subsequently amplify these nascent asymmetries. Finally, asymmetric localization of signaling molecules must be translated into functional regulation of downstream effector...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Peglion F,Goehring NW

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The collective migration of sheets, cohorts, chains or streams of cells contributes to embryogenesis, tissue remodeling and repair as well as to cancer invasion. The functional coordination between neighboring cells is at the heart of collective migration, during which cells migrate with a similar speed in an identica...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Etienne-Manneville S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several proteins involved in exocytosis have been identified recently, but it is still completely unclear which molecules perform the fusion event itself. Although in viral fusion the fusion proteins are known, even there the molecular mechanism remains controversial. Investigation of single fusion events by electroph...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Lindau M,Almers W

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria are classically known as the essential energy producers in cells. As such, the activation of mitochondrial metabolism upon cellular differentiation was deemed a necessity to fuel the high metabolic needs of differentiated cells. However, recent studies have revealed a direct role for mitochondrial activit...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Khacho M,Slack RS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Through selective disruption of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) activity and the use of green fluorescent protein tagged derivatives of domains capable of specifically binding the lipid products of PI3Ks in vivo, it has been shown that this family of signalling enzymes have vital and distinct roles in chemotaxis, pha...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Stephens L,Ellson C,Hawkins P

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One parental copy of an imprinted gene is invariably expressed during development. The characteristic of the heritable epigenetic germline imprint remains elusive, but recent evidence stresses the necessity for additional post-zygotic epigenetic modifications to account for this temporal and tissue-specific mono-allel...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Surani MA

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleoskeleton is composed of many interacting structural proteins that provide the framework for DNA replication, transcription and a variety of other nuclear functions. For example, the type-V intermediate filament proteins, the lamins, and their associated proteins (e.g. Lap2alpha) play important roles in DNA r...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Shumaker DK,Kuczmarski ER,Goldman RD

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00