abstract：:In the absence of telomerase, telomeres erode, provoking accumulation of DNA damage and death by senescence. Rare survivors arise, however, due to Rad52-based amplification of telomeric sequences by homologous recombination. The present study reveals that in budding yeast cells, postsenescence survival relying on ampl...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Grandin N,Charbonneau M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TRAF2 is an adaptor protein that regulates the activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and IkappaB kinase (IKK) signaling cascades in response to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) stimulation. Although the downstream events in TNF-alpha signaling are better understood, the membrane-proximal events are st...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Blackwell K,Zhang L,Thomas GS,Sun S,Nakano H,Habelhah H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracellular signaling mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of cardiac diseases are not fully understood. We report here that selective deletion of Shp2, an SH2-containing cytoplasmic tyrosine phosphatase, in striated muscle results in severe dilated cardiomyopathy in mice, leading to heart failure and prematur...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Princen F,Bard E,Sheikh F,Zhang SS,Wang J,Zago WM,Wu D,Trelles RD,Bailly-Maitre B,Kahn CR,Chen Y,Reed JC,Tong GG,Mercola M,Chen J,Feng GS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deacetylation of histones is carried out by a corepressor complex in which Sin3A is an essential scaffold protein. Two proteins in this complex, the Sin3A-associated proteins SAP30L and SAP30, have previously been suggested to function as linker molecules between various corepressors. In this report, we demonstrate ne...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Viiri KM,Jänis J,Siggers T,Heinonen TY,Valjakka J,Bulyk ML,Mäki M,Lohi O

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TRAIL is an endogenous death receptor ligand also used therapeutically because of its selective proapoptotic activity in cancer cells. In the present study, we examined chromatin alterations induced by TRAIL and show that TRAIL induces a rapid activation of DNA damage response (DDR) pathways with histone H2AX, Chk2, A...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Solier S,Sordet O,Kohn KW,Pommier Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TAR RNA binding Protein, TRBP, inhibits the activity of the interferon-induced protein kinase R (PKR), whereas the PKR activator, PACT, activates its function. TRBP and PACT also bind to each other through their double-stranded RNA binding domains (dsRBDs) and their Medipal domains, which may influence their activ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Daher A,Laraki G,Singh M,Melendez-Peña CE,Bannwarth S,Peters AH,Meurs EF,Braun RE,Patel RC,Gatignol A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) is a conserved chromosomal protein with important roles in chromatin packaging and gene silencing. In fission yeast, two HP1 family proteins, Swi6 and Chp2, are involved in transcriptional silencing at heterochromatic regions, but how they function and whether they act cooperatively or ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Sadaie M,Kawaguchi R,Ohtani Y,Arisaka F,Tanaka K,Shirahige K,Nakayama J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:XPC is responsible for DNA damage sensing in nucleotide excision repair (NER). Mutations in XPC lead to a defect in NER and to xeroderma pigmentosum (XP-C). Here, we analyzed the biochemical properties behind mutations found within three patients: one amino acid substitution (P334H, XP1MI, and GM02096), one amino acid...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Bernardes de Jesus BM,Bjørås M,Coin F,Egly JM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ATR kinase activation requires the recruitment of the ATR-ATRIP and RAD9-HUS1-RAD1 (9-1-1) checkpoint complexes to sites of DNA damage or replication stress. Replication protein A (RPA) bound to single-stranded DNA is at least part of the molecular recognition element that recruits these checkpoint complexes. We have ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Xu X,Vaithiyalingam S,Glick GG,Mordes DA,Chazin WJ,Cortez D

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK-3beta) activity is associated with the progression of several pathological conditions such as diabetes, Alzheimer's, and cancer. GSK-3beta regulates cellular processes by directly phosphorylating metabolic enzymes and transcription factors. Here, we discovered a new target ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Galliher-Beckley AJ,Williams JG,Collins JB,Cidlowski JA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exchange proteins activated by cAMP (cyclic AMP) 2 (Epac2) is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rap1, a small G protein involved in many cellular functions, including cell adhesion, differentiation, and exocytosis. Epac2 interacts with Ras-GTP via a Ras association (RA) domain. Previous studies have suggested t...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Liu C,Takahashi M,Li Y,Song S,Dillon TJ,Shinde U,Stork PJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SMAUG (SMG) is an RNA-binding protein that functions as a key component of a transcript degradation pathway that eliminates maternal mRNAs in the bulk cytoplasm of activated Drosophila melanogaster eggs. We previously showed that SMG destabilizes maternal Hsp83 mRNA by recruiting the CCR4-NOT deadenylase to trigger de...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Semotok JL,Luo H,Cooperstock RL,Karaiskakis A,Vari HK,Smibert CA,Lipshitz HD

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G(1)-specific transcription in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae depends upon SBF and MBF. Whereas inactivation of SBF-regulated genes during the G(1)/S transition depends upon mitotic B-type cyclins, inactivation of MBF has been reported to involve multiple regulators, Nrm1 and Stb1. Nrm1 is a transcriptiona...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： de Bruin RA,Kalashnikova TI,Wittenberg C

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(A)-binding protein (PABP) stimulates translation initiation by binding simultaneously to the mRNA poly(A) tail and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G (eIF4G). PABP activity is regulated by PABP-interacting (Paip) proteins. Paip1 binds PABP and stimulates translation by an unknown mechanism. Here, we desc...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Martineau Y,Derry MC,Wang X,Yanagiya A,Berlanga JJ,Shyu AB,Imataka H,Gehring K,Sonenberg N

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COUP-TFII has an important role in regulating metabolism in vivo. We showed this previously by deleting COUP-TFII from pancreatic beta cells in heterozygous mutant mice, which led to abnormal insulin secretion. Here, we report that COUP-TFII expression is reduced in the pancreas and liver of mice refed with a carbohyd...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Perilhou A,Tourrel-Cuzin C,Kharroubi I,Henique C,Fauveau V,Kitamura T,Magnan C,Postic C,Prip-Buus C,Vasseur-Cognet M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CCN2/CTGF is a multifunctional factor that plays a crucial role in the growth and differentiation of chondrocytes. The chicken ccn2 gene is regulated not only at the transcriptional level but also by the interaction between a posttranscriptional element in the 3' untranslated region (3'-UTR) and a cofactor. In the pre...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Mukudai Y,Kubota S,Kawaki H,Kondo S,Eguchi T,Sumiyoshi K,Ohgawara T,Shimo T,Takigawa M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 3' regulatory region (3' RR) of the murine immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) locus contains multiple DNase I-hypersensitive (hs) sites. Proximal sites hs3A, hs1.2, and hs3B are located in an extensive palindromic region and together with hs4 are associated with enhancers involved in the expression and class switch ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Giambra V,Volpi S,Emelyanov AV,Pflugh D,Bothwell AL,Norio P,Fan Y,Ju Z,Skoultchi AI,Hardy RR,Frezza D,Birshtein BK

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RBM25 has been shown to associate with splicing cofactors SRm160/300 and assembled splicing complexes, but little is known about its splicing regulation. Here, we characterize the functional role of RBM25 in alternative pre-mRNA splicing. Increased RBM25 expression correlated with increased apoptosis and specifically ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Zhou A,Ou AC,Cho A,Benz EJ Jr,Huang SC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pax transactivation domain-interacting protein (PTIP, or PAXIP1) is required for mouse development and has been implicated in DNA damage responses and histone modification. However, the physiological roles of PTIP during embryogenesis remain unclear due to early embryonic lethality of null mutants. We describe two N-e...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Mu W,Wang W,Schimenti JC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously identified a set of transcription regulators, referred to as TIPs (tension-induced/inhibited proteins), with a role in myogenic versus adipogenic differentiation. Here we report that the TIP family comprises eight isoforms, all bearing a SANT (switching-defective protein 3, adaptor 2, nuclear receptor co...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Badri KR,Zhou Y,Dhru U,Aramgam S,Schuger L

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells may evade immune surveillance as a result of defective antigen processing and presentation. In this study, we demonstrate that CD40 ligation overcomes this defect through the coordinated action of the transcription factors NF-kappaB and interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1). We show that unlike interfero...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Moschonas A,Kouraki M,Knox PG,Thymiakou E,Kardassis D,Eliopoulos AG

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following chromosome duplication in S phase of the cell cycle, the sister chromatids are linked by cohesin. At the onset of anaphase, separase cleaves cohesin and thereby initiates sister chromatid separation. Separase activation results from the destruction of its inhibitor, securin, which is triggered by a ubiquitin...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Sullivan M,Holt L,Morgan DO

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While early steps of gene expression, such as transcription preinitiation, are known to often be rate limiting and to be regulated by such stimuli as steroid hormones, the potential impact of downstream steps, including splicing, on the mRNA production rate is unknown. In this work, we studied the effects of the trans...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Bittencourt D,Dutertre M,Sanchez G,Barbier J,Gratadou L,Auboeuf D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial genome of trypanosomes is composed of thousands of topologically interlocked circular DNA molecules that form the kinetoplast DNA (kDNA). Most genes encoded by the kDNA require a posttranscriptional modification process called RNA editing to form functional mRNAs. Here, we show that alternative editi...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Ochsenreiter T,Anderson S,Wood ZA,Hajduk SL

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS) on the cell surface occurs early during apoptosis and serves as a recognition signal for phagocytes. Clearance of apoptotic cells by a membrane PS receptor is one of the critical anti-inflammatory functions of macrophages. However, the PS binding receptors and their recognition mech...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Park SY,Kim SY,Jung MY,Bae DJ,Kim IS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Y-27632, an inhibitor of the Rho-associated kinase ROCK, is a therapeutic lead for Huntington disease (HD). The downstream targets that mediate its inhibitory effects on huntingtin (Htt) aggregation and toxicity are unknown. We have identified profilin, a small actin-binding factor that also interacts with Htt, as bei...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Shao J,Welch WJ,Diprospero NA,Diamond MI

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cks proteins associate with cyclin-dependent kinases and have therefore been assumed to play a direct role in cell cycle regulation. Mammals have two paralogs, Cks1 and Cks2, and individually deleting the gene encoding either in the mouse has previously been shown not to impact viability. In this study we show that si...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Martinsson-Ahlzén HS,Liberal V,Grünenfelder B,Chaves SR,Spruck CH,Reed SI

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mdm2, a regulator of the tumor suppressor p53, is frequently overexpressed in human malignancies. Mdm2 also has unresolved, p53-independent functions that contribute to tumorigenesis. Here, we show that increased Mdm2 expression induced chromosome/chromatid breaks and delayed DNA double-strand break repair in cells la...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Bouska A,Lushnikova T,Plaza S,Eischen CM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcriptional factor Snail1 is a repressor of E-cadherin (CDH1) gene expression essential for triggering epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Snail1 represses CDH1, directly binding its promoter and inducing the synthesis of the Zeb1 repressor. In this article, we show that repression of CDH1 by Snail1, but not by...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Herranz N,Pasini D,Díaz VM,Francí C,Gutierrez A,Dave N,Escrivà M,Hernandez-Muñoz I,Di Croce L,Helin K,García de Herreros A,Peiró S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signal-transducing adaptor protein 2 (STAP-2) is a recently identified adaptor protein that contains a pleckstrin homology (PH) and Src homology 2 (SH2)-like domains, as well as a proline-rich domain in its C-terminal region. In previous studies, we demonstrated that STAP-2 binds to MyD88 and IKK-alpha or IKK-beta...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Ikeda O,Sekine Y,Yasui T,Oritani K,Sugiyma K,Muromoto R,Ohbayashi N,Yoshimura A,Matsuda T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While it is well appreciated that receptors for secreted cytokines transmit ligand-induced signals, little is known about additional roles for cytokine receptor components in the control of ligand transport and secretion. Here, we show that interleukin-15 (IL-15) translocation into the endoplasmic reticulum occurs ind...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Duitman EH,Orinska Z,Bulanova E,Paus R,Bulfone-Paus S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sry-related high-mobility-group box transcription factor Sox9 recruits the redundant L-Sox5 and Sox6 proteins to effect chondrogenesis, but the mode of action of the trio remains unclear. We identify here a highly conserved 359-bp sequence 10 kb upstream of the Agc1 gene for aggrecan, a most essential cartilage pr...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Han Y,Lefebvre V

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis is perturbed, an adaptive mechanism is triggered and named the unfolded protein response (UPR). Thus far, three known UPR signaling branches (IRE-1, PERK, and ATF-6) mediate the reestablishment of ER functions but can also lead to apoptosis if ER stress is not alleviated. Ho...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Caruso ME,Jenna S,Bouchecareilh M,Baillie DL,Boismenu D,Halawani D,Latterich M,Chevet E

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic elongation factor 1 alpha 2 (eEF1A2) is a transforming gene product that is highly expressed in human tumors of the ovary, lung, and breast. eEF1A2 also stimulates actin remodeling, and the expression of this factor is sufficient to induce the formation of filopodia, long cellular processes composed of bund...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Jeganathan S,Morrow A,Amiri A,Lee JM

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously created a knock-in mutant mouse harboring a dominantly negative mutant thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRbeta(PV/PV) mouse) that spontaneously develops a follicular thyroid carcinoma similar to human thyroid cancer. We found that beta-catenin, which plays a critical role in oncogenesis, was highly elevate...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Guigon CJ,Zhao L,Lu C,Willingham MC,Cheng SY

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rpd3(L) and Rpd3(S) are distinct multisubunit complexes containing the Rpd3 histone deacetylase. Disruption of the GCN5 histone acetyltransferase gene shows a strong synthetic phenotype when combined with either an sds3 mutation affecting only the Rpd3(L) complex or an rco1 mutation affecting only Rpd3(S). However, th...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Biswas D,Takahata S,Stillman DJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper is an essential cofactor of two mitochondrial enzymes: cytochrome c oxidase (COX) and Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (Sod1p). Copper incorporation into these enzymes is facilitated by metallochaperone proteins which probably use copper from a mitochondrial matrix-localized pool. Here we describe a novel conserved m...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Horn D,Al-Ali H,Barrientos A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well accepted that for transcriptional silencing in budding yeast, the evolutionarily conserved lysine deacetylase Sir2, in concert with its partner proteins Sir3 and Sir4, establishes a chromatin structure that prevents RNA polymerase II (Pol II) transcription. However, the mechanism of repression remains contr...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Gao L,Gross DS

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of misfolded proteins stresses the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and triggers cell death through activation of the multidomain proapoptotic BCL-2 proteins BAX and BAK at the outer mitochondrial membrane. The signaling events that connect ER stress with the mitochondrial apoptotic machinery remain unclear...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Upton JP,Austgen K,Nishino M,Coakley KM,Hagen A,Han D,Papa FR,Oakes SA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is scant knowledge regarding how cell surface lipid-anchored T-cadherin (T-cad) transmits signals through the plasma membrane to its intracellular targets. This study aimed to identify membrane proteins colocalizing with atypical glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored T-cad on the surface of endothelial cel...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Philippova M,Ivanov D,Joshi MB,Kyriakakis E,Rupp K,Afonyushkin T,Bochkov V,Erne P,Resink TJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00