Aurora A on the mitotic spindle is activated by the way it holds its partner.

abstract：:In this issue, Takahara and Maeda (2012) discover that together, Pbp1 and sequestration of the TORC1 complex in cytoplasmic mRNP stress granules provides a negative regulatory mechanism for TORC1 signaling during stress. ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Buchan JR,Capaldi AP,Parker R

更新日期：2012-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeast Sir2 protein regulates chromatin structure and suppresses recombination at the multiple tandem rDNA array. In the current issue of Cell, Kobayashi and colleagues reinvestigate rDNA dynamics in sir2 strains and find that Sir2 is necessary to recruit cohesins to the array, which influences the nature of rDNA recom...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Reid RJ,Rothstein R

更新日期：2004-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The G protein-coupled receptor Gpr1 and associated Galpha subunit Gpa2 govern dimorphic transitions in response to extracellular nutrients by signaling coordinately with Ras to activate adenylyl cyclase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Gpa2 forms a protein complex with the kelch Gbeta mimic subunits Gpb1/2, and ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Harashima T,Anderson S,Yates JR 3rd,Heitman J

更新日期：2006-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Double-strand breaks (DSBs) of DNA in eukaryotic cells are predominantly repaired by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). The histone chaperone anti-silencing factor 1a (ASF1a) interacts with MDC1 and is recruited to sites of DSBs to facilitate the interaction of phospho-ATM with MDC1 and phosphorylation of MDC1, which ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Lee KY,Im JS,Shibata E,Dutta A

更新日期：2017-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Mismatch repair (MMR) is initiated by MutS family proteins (MSH) that recognize DNA mismatches and recruit downstream repair factors. We used a single-molecule DNA-unzipping assay to probe interactions between S. cerevisiae MSH2-MSH6 and a variety of DNA mismatch substrates. This work revealed a high-specificity bindi...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Jiang J,Bai L,Surtees JA,Gemici Z,Wang MD,Alani E

更新日期：2005-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of RING finger ubiquitin ligases (E3) is dependent on their ability to facilitate transfer of ubiquitin from ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2) to substrates. The G2BR domain within the E3 gp78 binds selectively and with high affinity to the E2 Ube2g2. Through structural and functional analyses, we determ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Das R,Mariano J,Tsai YC,Kalathur RC,Kostova Z,Li J,Tarasov SG,McFeeters RL,Altieri AS,Ji X,Byrd RA,Weissman AM

更新日期：2009-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress granules (SGs) are condensates of mRNPs that form in response to stress. SGs arise by multivalent protein-protein, protein-RNA, and RNA-RNA interactions. However, the role of RNA-RNA interactions in SG assembly remains understudied. Here, we describe a yeast SG reconstitution system that faithfully recapitulate...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Begovich K,Wilhelm JE

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor progression shares many characteristics with the process of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Cells that have undergone an EMT are known to have an increased resistance to apoptosis. CD95/Fas is an apoptosis-inducing receptor expressed on many tissues and tumor cells. During tumor progression CD95 is f...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Schickel R,Park SM,Murmann AE,Peter ME

更新日期：2010-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a pivotal role in the regulation of genes involved in diverse processes such as development, differentiation, and cellular growth control. Recently, many viral-encoded miRNAs have been discovered, for the most part in viruses transcribed from double-stranded DNA genomes. As with their cellular ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Sullivan CS,Ganem D

更新日期：2005-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The RSC chromatin remodeler slides and ejects nucleosomes, utilizing a catalytic subunit (Sth1) with DNA translocation activity, which can pump DNA around the nucleosome. A central question is whether and how DNA translocation is regulated to achieve sliding versus ejection. Here, we report the regulation of DNA trans...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Clapier CR,Kasten MM,Parnell TJ,Viswanathan R,Szerlong H,Sirinakis G,Zhang Y,Cairns BR

更新日期：2016-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Caspase-2 is an evolutionarily conserved caspase, yet its biological function and cleavage targets are poorly understood. Caspase-2 is activated by the p53 target gene product PIDD (also known as LRDD) in a complex called the Caspase-2-PIDDosome. We show that PIDD expression promotes growth arrest and chemotherapy res...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Oliver TG,Meylan E,Chang GP,Xue W,Burke JR,Humpton TJ,Hubbard D,Bhutkar A,Jacks T

更新日期：2011-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:CRISPR-Cas12a (Cpf1) is an RNA-guided DNA-cutting nuclease that has been repurposed for genome editing. Upon target DNA binding, Cas12a cleaves both the target DNA in cis and non-target single-stranded DNAs (ssDNAs) in trans. To elucidate the molecular basis for both DNase cleavage modes, we performed structural and b...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Swarts DC,Jinek M

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional coregulators, rather than ligand signals, are suspected to confer context and pathway specificity to nuclear receptor signaling, but the identity of such specifying coregulators and the underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely enigmatic. Here we address this issue in metabolic oxysterol receptor ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Jakobsson T,Venteclef N,Toresson G,Damdimopoulos AE,Ehrlund A,Lou X,Sanyal S,Steffensen KR,Gustafsson JA,Treuter E

更新日期：2009-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein kinase B/Akt plays crucial roles in promoting cell survival and mediating insulin responses. The enzyme is stimulated by phosphorylation at two regulatory sites: Thr 309 of the activation segment and Ser 474 of the hydrophobic motif, a conserved feature of many AGC kinases. Analysis of the crystal structures o...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Yang J,Cron P,Thompson V,Good VM,Hess D,Hemmings BA,Barford D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene expression mediated by viral vectors is subject to cell-to-cell variability, which limits the accuracy of gene delivery. When coupled with single-cell measurements, however, such variability provides an efficient means to quantify signaling dynamics in mammalian cells. Here, we illustrate the utility of this appr...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Wong JV,Yao G,Nevins JR,You L

更新日期：2011-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-wide profiling of histone modifications can provide systematic insight into the regulatory elements and programs engaged in a given cell type. However, conventional chromatin immunoprecipitation and sequencing (ChIP-seq) does not capture quantitative information on histone modification levels, requires large am...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： van Galen P,Viny AD,Ram O,Ryan RJ,Cotton MJ,Donohue L,Sievers C,Drier Y,Liau BB,Gillespie SM,Carroll KM,Cross MB,Levine RL,Bernstein BE

更新日期：2016-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracellular regulation of cell death pathways by cIAPs has been enigmatic. Here we show that loss of cIAPs promotes the spontaneous formation of an intracellular platform that activates either apoptosis or necroptosis. This 2 MDa intracellular complex that we designate "Ripoptosome" is necessary but not sufficie...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Feoktistova M,Geserick P,Kellert B,Dimitrova DP,Langlais C,Hupe M,Cain K,MacFarlane M,Häcker G,Leverkus M

更新日期：2011-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune cell function depends on specific metabolic programs dictated by mitochondria, including nutrient oxidation, macromolecule synthesis, and post-translational modifications. Mitochondrial adaptations have been linked to acute and chronic inflammation, but the metabolic cues and precise mechanisms remain unclear. ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Chi Z,Chen S,Xu T,Zhen W,Yu W,Jiang D,Guo X,Wang Z,Zhang K,Li M,Zhang J,Fang H,Yang D,Ye Q,Yang X,Lin H,Yang F,Zhang X,Wang D

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription is repressed if a DNA double-strand break (DSB) is introduced in close proximity to a transcriptional activation site at least in part by H2A-ubiquitination. While ATM signaling is involved, how it controls H2A-ubiquitination remains unclear. Here, we identify that, in response to DSBs, a transcriptional...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Ui A,Nagaura Y,Yasui A

更新日期：2015-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Communication between the 5' cap structure and 3' poly(A) tail of eukaryotic mRNA results in the synergistic enhancement of translation. The cap and poly(A) tail binding proteins, eIF4E and Pab1p, mediate this effect in the yeast S. cerevisiae through their interactions with different parts of the translation factor e...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Wells SE,Hillner PE,Vale RD,Sachs AB

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study in this issue of Molecular Cell (Elcheva et al., 2009) shows the inherent instability of the betaTrCP1 mRNA to be caused by microRNA-183 targeting the coding sequence; interestingly, this action is directly opposed by the RNA-binding protein CRD-BP. ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Nielsen AF,Gloggnitzer J,Martinez J

更新日期：2009-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Checkpoint proteins respond to DNA damage by halting the cell cycle until the damage is repaired. In this issue of Molecular Cell, Furuya et al. (2010) provide evidence that checkpoint proteins need to be removed from sites of damage in order to properly repair it. ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Paek AL,Weinert T

更新日期：2010-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The ER-mitochondrial junction provides a local calcium signaling domain that is critical for both matching energy production with demand and the control of apoptosis. Here, we visualize ER-mitochondrial contact sites and monitor the localized [Ca(2+)] changes ([Ca(2+)](ER-mt)) using drug-inducible fluorescent interorg...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Csordás G,Várnai P,Golenár T,Roy S,Purkins G,Schneider TG,Balla T,Hajnóczky G

更新日期：2010-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The papillomavirus major late protein, L1, forms the pentameric assembly unit of the viral shell. Recombinant HPV16 L1 pentamers assemble in vitro into capsid-like structures, and truncation of ten N-terminal residues leads to a homogeneous preparation of 12-pentamer, icosahedral particles. X-ray crystallographic anal...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Chen XS,Garcea RL,Goldberg I,Casini G,Harrison SC

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent paper by Stadlmann et al. (2017) provides a novel algorithm for glycoproteomics in which complex glycopeptides can be identified in complex mixtures to aid in characterizing both the site of glycosylation and the glycan structure. ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Cummings RD

更新日期：2017-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas most kinesins motor along microtubules, KinI kinesins are microtubule depolymerizing machines. Surprisingly, we found that a KinI fragment consisting of only the motor core is capable of ATP-dependent depolymerization. The motor binds along microtubules in all nucleotide states, but in the presence of AMPPNP, ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Moores CA,Yu M,Guo J,Beraud C,Sakowicz R,Milligan RA

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The separation of sister chromatids in anaphase depends on the dissociation of cohesin from chromosomes. In vertebrates, some cohesin is removed from chromosomes at the onset of anaphase by proteolytic cleavage. In contrast, the bulk of cohesin is removed from chromosomes already in prophase and prometaphase by an unk...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Sumara I,Vorlaufer E,Stukenberg PT,Kelm O,Redemann N,Nigg EA,Peters JM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of microbial or self DNA in the cytoplasm of mammalian cells is a danger signal detected by the DNA sensor cyclic-GMP-AMP (cGAMP) synthase (cGAS), which catalyzes the production of cGAMP that in turn serves as a second messenger to activate innate immune responses. Here we show that endogenous cGAMP in ma...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Zhang X,Shi H,Wu J,Zhang X,Sun L,Chen C,Chen ZJ

更新日期：2013-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Argonaute proteins are the mediators of small RNA-guided gene silencing pathways. In this issue, Couvillion and coworkers (Couvillion et al., 2012) found an unexpected function for a Tetrahymena Argonaute protein: It forms a complex with tRNA fragments and is required for nuclear Xrn2 localization and function. ...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Hasler D,Meister G

更新日期：2012-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Multicellular organisms have multiple homologs of the yeast ATG8 gene, but the differential roles of these homologs in autophagy during development remain largely unknown. Here we investigated structure/function relationships in the two C. elegans Atg8 homologs, LGG-1 and LGG-2. lgg-1 is essential for degradation of p...

journal_title：Molecular cell

authors： Wu F,Watanabe Y,Guo XY,Qi X,Wang P,Zhao HY,Wang Z,Fujioka Y,Zhang H,Ren JQ,Fang TC,Shen YX,Feng W,Hu JJ,Noda NN,Zhang H

更新日期：2015-12-17 00:00:00