abstract：:How cells sense their physical microenvironment remains incompletely understood. In two recent Science articles, Lomakin et al. (2020) and Venturini et al. (2020) demonstrate that progressive nuclear deformation associated with cellular confinement triggers intracellular events that promote cell contractility and migr...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Long JT,Lammerding J

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Renewing tissues have the remarkable ability to continually produce both proliferative progenitor and specialized differentiated cell types. How are complex milieus of microenvironmental signals interpreted to coordinate tissue-cell-type composition? Here, we investigate the responses of intestinal epithelium to indiv...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Sanman LE,Chen IW,Bieber JM,Steri V,Trentesaux C,Hann B,Klein OD,Wu LF,Altschuler SJ

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Asymmetric division, a hallmark of endospore development, generates two cells, a larger mother cell and a smaller forespore. Approximately 75% of the forespore chromosome must be translocated across the division septum into the forespore by the DNA translocase SpoIIIE. Asymmetric division also triggers cell-specific t...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Mohamed A,Chan H,Luhur J,Bauda E,Gallet B,Morlot C,Cole L,Awad M,Crawford S,Lyras D,Rudner DZ,Rodrigues CDA

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the hardest working mitotic proteins, Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1), functions at mitotic entry, cytokinesis, and many steps in between. In this issue, Xie et al. (2020) describe a centrosome-specific interaction between PLK1 and Retinoid X Receptor-α and they test selective inhibition of this interaction as an ant...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Dos Santos A,Elowe S

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Axillary meristems (AMs) give rise to lateral shoots and are critical to plant architecture. Understanding how developmental cues and environmental signals impact AM development will enable the improvement of plant architecture in agriculture. Here, we show that ARGONAUTE10 (AGO10), which sequesters miR165/166, promot...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Zhang C,Fan L,Le BH,Ye P,Mo B,Chen X

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junctions are present in most tissues and play essential roles in various biological processes. However, we know surprisingly little about the molecular mechanisms underlying gap junction formation. Here, we uncover the essential role of a conserved EGF- and laminin-G-domain-containing protein nlr-1/CASPR in the r...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Meng L,Yan D

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of autophagy and lysosomal genes is coordinated by the transcription factor EB (TFEB). In this issue of Developmental Cell, Chen et al. identify an evolutionary conserved mode of TFEB regulation, which entails the inhibition of TFEB phase separation in the nucleus by inositol polyphosphate multikinase. ...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Ferrari L,Martens S

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA crosslinking agents are commonly used in cancer chemotherapy; however, responses of normal tissues to these agents have not been widely investigated. We reveal in mouse interfollicular epidermal, mammary and hair follicle epithelia that genotoxicity does not promote apoptosis but paradoxically induces hyperplasia ...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Seldin L,Macara IG

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysosomes promote cellular homeostasis through macromolecular hydrolysis within their lumen and metabolic signaling by the mTORC1 kinase on their limiting membranes. Both hydrolytic and signaling functions require precise regulation of lysosomal cholesterol content. In Niemann-Pick type C (NPC), loss of the cholestero...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Davis OB,Shin HR,Lim CY,Wu EY,Kukurugya M,Maher CF,Perera RM,Ordonez MP,Zoncu R

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Translation of ribosomal protein-coding mRNAs (RP-mRNAs) constitutes a key step in ribosome biogenesis, but the mechanisms that modulate RP-mRNA translation in coordination with other cellular processes are poorly defined. Here, we show that subcellular localization of RP-mRNAs acts as a key regulator of their transla...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Dermit M,Dodel M,Lee FCY,Azman MS,Schwenzer H,Jones JL,Blagden SP,Ule J,Mardakheh FK

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:FGF/ERK signaling is crucial for the patterning and proliferation of cell lineages that comprise the mouse blastocyst. However, ERK signaling dynamics have never been directly visualized in live embryos. To address whether differential signaling is associated with particular cell fates and states, we generated a targe...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Simon CS,Rahman S,Raina D,Schröter C,Hadjantonakis AK

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Intercellular communication is vital to tumor progression. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Bertolini et al. (2020) describe how small extracellular vesicles released from hypoxic mammary tumor cells facilitate intercellular communication, leading to alterations in mitochondrial dynamics and acquisition of invasiv...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Boomgarden AC,Clancy JW,D'Souza-Schorey C

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in molecular biology continue to help us uncover how information written into genes provides a blueprint for the initiation and orchestration of programs and processes that control cell division, cell-type specification, cell migration, cellular differentiation, and cell death. Clearly, molecular elements int...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Pappu RV

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Local translation allows spatial control of gene expression. Here, we performed a dual protein-mRNA localization screen, using smFISH on 523 human cell lines expressing GFP-tagged genes. 32 mRNAs displayed specific cytoplasmic localizations with local translation at unexpected locations, including cytoplasmic protrusi...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Chouaib R,Safieddine A,Pichon X,Imbert A,Kwon OS,Samacoits A,Traboulsi AM,Robert MC,Tsanov N,Coleno E,Poser I,Zimmer C,Hyman A,Le Hir H,Zibara K,Peter M,Mueller F,Walter T,Bertrand E

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane repair is essential for cell and organism survival. Exocytosis and endocytosis facilitate membrane repair in small wounds within a single cell; however, it remains unclear how large wounds in the plasma membrane are repaired in metazoans. Here, we show that wounding triggers rapid transcriptional upregulation...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Meng X,Yang Q,Yu X,Zhou J,Ren X,Zhou Y,Xu S

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ras/PI3K/extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) signaling network plays fundamental roles in cell growth, survival, and migration and is frequently activated in cancer. Here, we show that the activities of the signaling network propagate as coordinated waves, biased by growth factor, which drive actin-based ...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Zhan H,Bhattacharya S,Cai H,Iglesias PA,Huang CH,Devreotes PN

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The developmental mechanisms that orchestrate differentiation of specific nephron segments are incompletely understood, and the factors that maintain their terminal differentiation after nephrogenesis remain largely unknown. Here, the transcription factor AP-2β is shown to be required for the differentiation of distal...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Marneros AG

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear size plays pivotal roles in gene expression, embryo development, and disease. A central hypothesis in organisms ranging from yeast to vertebrates is that nuclear size scales to cell size. This implies that nuclei may reach steady-state sizes set by limiting cytoplasmic pools of size-regulating components. By m...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Mukherjee RN,Sallé J,Dmitrieff S,Nelson KM,Oakey J,Minc N,Levy DL

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a major role in cancer progression through its increased deposition and alignment. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Fattet et al. reveal a pathway in which ECM stiffness promotes EPHA2/LYN complex activation, leading to TWIST1 nuclear localization and triggering EMT in breast c...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Ros M,Sala M,Saltel F

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The connection between cell fate transitions and metabolic shifts is gaining momentum in the study of cell differentiation in embryonic development, adult stem cells, and cancer pathogenesis. Here, we explore how metabolic transitions influence post-translational modifications (PTMs), which play central roles in the a...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Tarazona OA,Pourquié O

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Microtubules are non-covalent mesoscale polymers central to the eukaryotic cytoskeleton. Microtubule structure, dynamics, and mechanics are modulated by a cell's choice of tubulin isoforms and post-translational modifications, a "tubulin code," which is thought to support the diverse morphology and dynamics of microtu...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Roll-Mecak A

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental growth requires coordination between the growth rates of individual tissues and organs. Here, we examine how Drosophila neuromuscular synapses grow to match the size of their target muscles. We show that changes in muscle growth driven by autonomous modulation of insulin receptor signaling produce corres...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Ho CH,Treisman JE

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular signatures defining quiescence in muscle satellite cells (mSCs) remain enigmatic. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Yue et al. adapted an in vivo fixation approach to isolate dormant mSCs from healthy muscle. Characterizing the transcriptome from these cells, they identified intron retention as a novel ha...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Nakka K,Kovac R,Wong MM,Dilworth FJ

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we show that the liver-derived apolipoprotein M (ApoM) protects the lung and kidney from pro-fibrotic insults and that this circulating factor is attenuated in aged mice. Aged mouse hepatocytes exhibit transcriptional suppression of ApoM. This leads to reduced sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) signaling via the S1P ...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Ding BS,Yang D,Swendeman SL,Christoffersen C,Nielsen LB,Friedman SL,Powell CA,Hla T,Cao Z

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:During organogenesis, coherent organ growth arises from spatiotemporally coordinated decisions of individual cells. In the root of Arabidopsis thaliana, this coordination results in the establishment of a division and a differentiation zone. Cells continuously move through these zones; thus, a major question is how th...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Salvi E,Rutten JP,Di Mambro R,Polverari L,Licursi V,Negri R,Dello Ioio R,Sabatini S,Ten Tusscher K

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Caspase proteases execute apoptosis but also function in development. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Weaver et al. report that C. elegans CED-3 caspase promotes animal growth through PMK-1/p38 kinase cleavage, and at the expense of pathogen and stress immunity, revealing an unexpected homeostatic relationship be...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Yarychkivska O,Shaham S

更新日期：2020-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of cells to form and release multiple classes of extracellular vesicles (EVs) is an increasingly well-recognized phenomenon. EVs are best known as mediators of intercellular communication. However, in a recent issue of Nature, Keller et al. show that they function as decoys to mitigate bacterial toxins. ...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Panizza E,Cerione RA,Antonyak MA

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphological constancy is universal in developing systems. It is unclear whether precise morphogenesis stems from faithful mechanical interpretation of gene expression patterns. We investigate the formation of the cephalic furrow, an epithelial fold that is precisely positioned with a linear morphology. Fold initiati...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Eritano AS,Bromley CL,Bolea Albero A,Schütz L,Wen FL,Takeda M,Fukaya T,Sami MM,Shibata T,Lemke S,Wang YC

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway smooth muscle is best known for its role as an airway constrictor in diseases such as asthma. However, its function in lung development is debated. A prevalent model, supported by in vitro data, posits that airway smooth muscle promotes lung branching through peristalsis and pushing intraluminal fluid to branch...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Young RE,Jones MK,Hines EA,Li R,Luo Y,Shi W,Verheyden JM,Sun X

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic genomes are organized within the nucleus through interactions with inner nuclear membrane (INM) proteins. How chromatin tethering to the INM is controlled in interphase and how this process contributes to subsequent mitotic nuclear envelope (NE) remodeling remains unclear. We have probed these fundamental q...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Pieper GH,Sprenger S,Teis D,Oliferenko S

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell stress often triggers inflammation as a protective response to tissue damage or infection. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Sullivan et al. (2020) reveal an unexpected role for TRAIL receptors in ER-stress-induced inflammation. ...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Roca Portoles A,Tait SWG

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Although autophagy is being pursued as a therapeutic target in clinical oncology trials, its effects on metastasis, the principal cause of cancer mortality, remain unclear. Here, we utilize mammary cancer models to temporally delete essential autophagy regulators during carcinoma progression. Though genetic ablation o...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Marsh T,Kenific CM,Suresh D,Gonzalez H,Shamir ER,Mei W,Tankka A,Leidal AM,Kalavacherla S,Woo K,Werb Z,Debnath J

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity to undergo meiosis defines vertebrate germ cells, yet mechanisms driving initiation of this specialized process are largely undefined. In this issue of Developmental Cell,Ishiguro et al. (2020) identified the transcription factor MEIOSIN as a gatekeeper of meiotic initiation in both male and female germ c...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Oatley JM,Griswold MD

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Centromeres are essential for accurate chromosome segregation and are marked by centromere protein A (CENP-A) nucleosomes. Mis-targeted CENP-A chromatin has been shown to seed centromeres at non-centromeric DNA. However, the requirements for such de novo centromere formation and transmission in vivo remain unknown. He...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Palladino J,Chavan A,Sposato A,Mason TD,Mellone BG

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysosomes degrade macromolecular cargos, recycle catabolites, and serve as signaling platforms to maintain cell homeostasis, but their role at the tissue level is unclear. Here, we investigate lysosome regulation and function during C. elegans molting, a specialized extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling process essent...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Miao R,Li M,Zhang Q,Yang C,Wang X

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Selection of the correct targets for myelination and regulation of myelin sheath growth are essential for central nervous system (CNS) formation and function. Through a genetic screen in zebrafish and complementary analyses in mice, we find that loss of oligodendrocyte Neurofascin leads to mistargeting of myelin to ce...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Klingseisen A,Ristoiu AM,Kegel L,Sherman DL,Rubio-Brotons M,Almeida RG,Koudelka S,Benito-Kwiecinski SK,Poole RJ,Brophy PJ,Lyons DA

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Dickkopf-1 (Dkk1) is a secreted Wnt antagonist with a well-established role in head induction during development. Numerous studies have emerged implicating Dkk1 in various malignancies and neurodegenerative diseases through an unknown mechanism. Using zebrafish gastrulation as a model for collective cell migration, we...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Johansson M,Giger FA,Fielding T,Houart C

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Appropriate axonal growth and connectivity are essential for functional wiring of the brain. Joubert syndrome-related disorders (JSRD), a group of ciliopathies in which mutations disrupt primary cilia function, are characterized by axonal tract malformations. However, little is known about how cilia-driven signaling r...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Guo J,Otis JM,Suciu SK,Catalano C,Xing L,Constable S,Wachten D,Gupton S,Lee J,Lee A,Blackley KH,Ptacek T,Simon JM,Schurmans S,Stuber GD,Caspary T,Anton ES

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite their external bilateral symmetry, vertebrates have internal left/right (L/R) asymmetries required for optimal organ function. BMP-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in the lateral plate mesoderm (LPM) triggers L/R asymmetric cell movements toward the midline, higher from the right, which are c...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Rago L,Castroviejo N,Fazilaty H,Garcia-Asencio F,Ocaña OH,Galcerán J,Nieto MA

更新日期：2019-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The actin remodeling factor N-WASP is best known as an Arp2/3 complex activator in processes like endocytosis, extracellular matrix degradation, and host-pathogen interaction. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Juin et al. establish a novel trafficking function for N-WASP in driving lysophosphatidic acid-dependent c...

journal_title：Developmental cell

authors： Rottner K,Schaks M

更新日期：2019-11-18 00:00:00