Emerging roles for myosin II and cytoplasmic dynein in migrating neurons and growth cones.

abstract：:The E2F family of transcriptional regulators sits at the center of cell cycle gene expression and plays vital roles in normal and cancer cell cycles. Whereas control of E2Fs by the retinoblastoma family of proteins is well established, much less is known about their regulation by ubiquitin pathways. Recent studies pla...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Emanuele MJ,Enrico TP,Mouery RD,Wasserman D,Nachum S,Tzur A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hallmark of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer (PDAC) cells is metabolic reprogramming that facilitates tumor progression. In a recent paper published in Molecular Cell, Nagarajan et al. discover that paraoxonase (PON)2 stimulates glucose transporter (GLUT)1-mediated glucose uptake, prevents AMP-activated prote...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Tsegaye MA,Schafer ZT

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:The extracellular matrix (ECM) provides signalling cues that regulate cell behaviour and orchestrate functions of cells in tissue formation and homeostasis. The composition of the ECM, its three-dimensional organization and proteolytic remodelling are major determinants of the microenvironmental signalling context tha...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Lukashev ME,Werb Z

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of 'BRCAness' defines the pathogenesis and vulnerability of multiple cancers. The canonical definition of BRCAness is a defect in homologous recombination repair, mimicking BRCA1 or BRCA2 loss. In turn, BRCA-deficient cells utilize error-prone DNA-repair pathways, causing increased genomic instability, whi...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Byrum AK,Vindigni A,Mosammaparast N

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endosomal protein sorting governs the fate of many physiologically important proteins involved in a panoply of cellular functions. Recent discoveries have revealed a vital role for endosomally localised branched actin patches in facilitating protein sorting. The formation of the actin patches has been shown to require...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Seaman MN,Gautreau A,Billadeau DD

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of invited women speakers at scientific meetings is much less than their proportion in a field. This means that women have fewer venues to present their research, less opportunity to increase their professional network, and smaller chances of promotion and financial support. The paucity of women speakers al...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Masur SK

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetate and the related metabolism of acetyl-coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) confer numerous metabolic functions, including energy production, lipid synthesis, and protein acetylation. Despite its importance as a nutrient for cellular metabolism, its source has been unclear. Recent studies have provided evidence to support th...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Bose S,Ramesh V,Locasale JW

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:The architecture of the interphase nucleus remains a treasure trove for explorers of the 3D folding of macromolecules, like DNA, and of their related functions. Only recently has there been insight into how transient interactions of the genome and its associated proteins, in space and time, facilitate transcription, r...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Gasser SM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulation of endothelial cell contacts is of central importance for the barrier function of the blood vessel wall and for the control of leukocyte extravasation. In addition, the plasticity of endothelial cell contacts is regulated during angiogenesis by growth factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor ...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Vestweber D,Winderlich M,Cagna G,Nottebaum AF

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collective cell migration results from the establishment and maintenance of collective polarization, mechanocoupling, and cytoskeletal kinetics. The guidance of collective cell migration depends on a reciprocal process between cell-intrinsic multicellular organization with leader-follower cell behavior and results in ...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Haeger A,Wolf K,Zegers MM,Friedl P

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most microtubule arrays in animal cells, including the bipolar spindle required for cell division, are organized by centrosomes. Thus, strict control of centrosome numbers is crucial for accurate chromosome segregation. Each centrosome comprises two centrioles, which need to be duplicated exactly once in every cell cy...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Nigg EA

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：:Owing to the sessile nature of their lifestyle, plants have to respond to a wide range of signals, such as the force of the wind or the impedance of the soil, to entrain their development to prevailing environmental conditions. Indeed, mechanically responsive growth has been documented in plants for many years but new...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Monshausen GB,Gilroy S

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germ cells in many vertebrate and invertebrate species initiate gametogenesis by forming groups of interconnected cells known as germline cysts. Recent studies using Xenopus, mouse and Drosophila are beginning to uncover the cellular and molecular mechanisms that control germline cyst formation and, in conjunction wit...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Pepling ME,de Cuevas M,Spradling AC

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia is linked to metastasis; however, how it affects metastatic progression is not clear due to limited consensus in the literature. We posit that this lack of consensus is due to hypoxia being studied using different approaches, such as in vitro, primary tumor, or metastasis assays in an isolated manner. Here, we...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Nobre AR,Entenberg D,Wang Y,Condeelis J,Aguirre-Ghiso JA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro cell biology has become an effective way to identify molecules responsible for membrane traffic. We have used this approach to study the assembly and budding of coated pits. So far our system has allowed us to identify a high-affinity binding site for the AP2 subunit on the inside surface of plasma membranes,...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Anderson RG

更新日期：1993-06-01 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：:Fluorescent proteins have revolutionized biomedical research as they are easy to use for protein tagging, cope without fixation or permeabilization, and thus, enable live cell imaging in various models. Current methods allow easy and quick integration of fluorescent markers to endogenous genes of interest. In this rev...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Bukhari H,Müller T

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:Endothelial cells can sense and respond to blood flow forces and signals, but the exact mechanisms employed remain poorly understood. A recent study describes how low-flow forces are sensed by primary cilia during development of the retinal vasculature, which sensitizes endothelial cells to BMP signaling. ...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Follain G,Goetz JG

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell biologists have used photobleaching to investigate the lateral mobility of fluorophores on the cell surface since the 1970s. Fusions of green fluorescent protein (GFP) to specific proteins extend photobleaching techniques to the investigation of protein dynamics within the cell, leading to renewed interest in pho...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： White J,Stelzer E

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of secretion granules in regulated secretory cells involves packaging a subject of proteins undergoing intracellular transport into specific vesicular carriers that function in stimulus-dependent exocytosis. Recent findings suggest that immature granules are a site of passive sorting, involving condensation ...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Arvan P,Castle D

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two related transmembrane proteins in mammalian cells bind the mannose 6-phosphate recognition marker present on all soluble lysosomal hydrolases. Recent studies of cells that express only one or neither of these proteins have shed light not only on their function in directing lysosomal enzymes into the endocytic path...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Ludwig T,Le Borgne R,Hoflack B

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloroplasts depend on the nucleus for much of their proteome. Consequently, strong transcriptional coordination exists between the genomes, which is attuned to the developmental and physiological needs of the organelle. Recent studies highlight that the post-translational modifier ubiquitin adds another layer to plas...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Hua Z,Vierstra RD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myc proteins are key regulators of mammalian cell proliferation. They are transcription factors that activate genes as part of a heterodimeric complex with the protein Max. This review summarizes recent progress in understanding how Myc stimulates cell proliferation and how this might contribute to cellular transforma...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Bouchard C,Staller P,Eilers M

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intercellular communication refers to the different ways through which cells communicate with each other and transfer a variety of messages. These communication methods involve a number of different processes that occur individually or simultaneously, which change depending on the physiological or pathological context...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Fafián-Labora JA,O'Loghlen A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale neurite pruning, the developmentally regulated degeneration of axons or dendrites, is an important specificity mechanism during neuronal circuit formation. Pruning is usually restricted to single neurite branches and can occur by local degeneration or retraction. How this spatial regulation is achieved, an...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Rumpf S,Wolterhoff N,Herzmann S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in genome engineering are starting a revolution in biological research and translational applications. The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated RNA-guided endonuclease CRISPR associated protein 9 (Cas9) and its variants enable diverse manipulations of genome fun...

journal_title：Trends in cell biology

authors： Wang F,Qi LS

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00