abstract：:Mitochondrial decline is a hallmark of aging, and cells are equipped with many systems to regulate mitochondrial structure and function in response to stress and metabolic alterations. Here, using budding yeast, we identify a proteolytic pathway that contributes to alterations in mitochondrial structure in aged cells ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Goodrum JM,Lever AR,Coody TK,Gottschling DE,Hughes AL

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) are the initiators of signaling by every regulatory GTPase, which in turn act to regulate a wide array of essential cellular processes. To date, each family of GTPases is activated by distinct families of GEFs. Bidirectional membrane trafficking is regulated by ADP-ribosylati...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Pipaliya SV,Schlacht A,Klinger CM,Kahn RA,Dacks J

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here that Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, possesses two unique paralogues of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex TcMCU subunit that we named TcMCUc and TcMCUd. The predicted structure of the proteins indicates that, as predicted for the TcMCU and TcMCUb paralogues, they are ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Chiurillo MA,Lander N,Bertolini MS,Vercesi AE,Docampo R

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleus houses, organizes, and protects chromatin to ensure genome integrity and proper gene expression, but how the nucleus adapts mechanically to changes in the extracellular environment is poorly understood. Recent studies have revealed that extracellular physical stresses induce chromatin compaction via mechan...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Stephens AD,Liu PZ,Kandula V,Chen H,Almassalha LM,Herman C,Backman V,O'Halloran T,Adam SA,Goldman RD,Banigan EJ,Marko JF

更新日期：2019-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular levels of the versatile second messenger cyclic (c)AMP are regulated by the antagonistic actions of the canonical G protein → adenylyl cyclase pathway that is initiated by G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and attenuated by phosphodiesterases (PDEs). Dysregulated cAMP signaling drives many diseases; for exa...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Getz M,Swanson L,Sahoo D,Ghosh P,Rangamani P

更新日期：2019-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We provide guidelines for using statistical methods to analyze the types of experiments reported in cellular and molecular biology journals such as Molecular Biology of the Cell. Our aim is to help experimentalists use these methods skillfully, avoid mistakes, and extract the maximum amount of information from their l...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Pollard DA,Pollard TD,Pollard KS

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic cell survival requires maintenance of plasma membrane (PM) homeostasis in response to environmental insults and changes in lipid metabolism. In yeast, a key regulator of PM homeostasis is target of rapamycin (TOR) complex 2 (TORC2), a multiprotein complex containing the evolutionarily conserved TOR protein ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Martinez Marshall MN,Emmerstorfer-Augustin A,Leskoske KL,Zhang LH,Li B,Thorner J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two pore-domain potassium (K2P) channels mediate potassium background currents that stabilize the resting membrane potential and facilitate action potential repolarization. In the human heart, hK2P17.1 channels are predominantly expressed in the atria and Purkinje cells. Reduced atrial hK2P17.1 protein levels were des...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Wiedmann F,Schlund D,Voigt N,Ratte A,Kraft M,Katus HA,Schmidt C

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmogleins (Dsgs) are cadherin family adhesion molecules essential for epidermal integrity. Previous studies have shown that desmogleins associate with lipid rafts, but the significance of this association was not clear. Here, we report that the desmoglein transmembrane domain (TMD) is the primary determinant of raft...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Lewis JD,Caldara AL,Zimmer SE,Stahley SN,Seybold A,Strong NL,Frangakis AS,Levental I,Wahl JK 3rd,Mattheyses AL,Sasaki T,Nakabayashi K,Hata K,Matsubara Y,Ishida-Yamamoto A,Amagai M,Kubo A,Kowalczyk AP

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The centromere is located at the primary constriction of condensed chromosomes where it acts as a platform regulating chromosome segregation. The histone H3 variant CENP-A is the foundation for kinetochore formation. CENP-A directs the formation of a highly dynamic molecular neighborhood whose temporal characterizatio...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Remnant L,Booth DG,Vargiu G,Spanos C,Kerr ARW,Earnshaw WC

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Condensins are highly conserved proteins that are important for chromosome maintenance in nearly all forms of life. Although many organisms employ two forms of the condensin complex, the condensin genes in Tetrahymena have expanded even further. Here we report a form of condensin that is specifically active during sex...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Howard-Till R,Tian M,Loidl J

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional (2D) substrate rigidity promotes myosin II activity to increase traction force in a process negatively regulated by tropomyosin (Tpm) 2.1. We recently discovered that actomyosin contractility can increase intracellular pressure and switch tumor cells from low-pressure lamellipodia to high-pressure lobo...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Sao K,Jones TM,Doyle AD,Maity D,Schevzov G,Chen Y,Gunning PW,Petrie RJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five or more orthophosphates bound together by high-energy phosphoanhydride bonds are highly ubiquitous inorganic molecules called polyphosphate. Polyphosphate acts as a signaling molecule eliciting a number of responses in eukaryotic cells, but the mechanisms mediating these effects are poorly understood. Proliferati...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Suess PM,Tang Y,Gomer RH

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is a conserved eukaryotic pathway critical for cellular adaptation to changes in nutrition levels and stress. The class III phosphatidylinositol (PI)3-kinase complexes I and II (PI3KC3-C1 and -C2) are essential for autophagosome initiation and maturation, respectively, from highly curved vesicles. We used a ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Brier LW,Ge L,Stjepanovic G,Thelen AM,Hurley JH,Schekman R

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Arf and Rab/Ypt GTPases coordinately regulate membrane traffic and organelle structure by regulating vesicle formation and fusion. Ample evidence has indicated that proteins in these two families may function in parallel or complementarily; however, the manner in which Arf and Rab/Ypt proteins perform interchangea...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Chen YT,Wang IH,Wang YH,Chiu WY,Hu JH,Chen WH,Lee FS

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most frequent primary tumor of bone and is characterized by its high tendency to metastasize in lungs. Although treatment in cases of early diagnosis results in a 5-yr survival rate of nearly 60%, the prognosis for patients with secondary lesions at diagnosis is poor, and their 5-yr survival rate r...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Holenstein CN,Horvath A,Schär B,Schoenenberger AD,Bollhalder M,Goedecke N,Bartalena G,Otto O,Herbig M,Guck J,Müller DA,Snedeker JG,Silvan U

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The Golgi apparatus is a membrane-bound organelle that serves as the center for trafficking and processing of proteins and lipids. To perform these functions, the Golgi forms a multilayer stacked structure held by GRASP55 and GRASP65 trans-oligomers and perhaps their binding partners. Depletion of GRASP proteins disru...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Ahat E,Xiang Y,Zhang X,Bekier ME 2nd,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:During mating, Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells must degrade the intervening cell wall to allow fusion of the partners. Because improper timing or location of cell wall degradation would cause lysis, the initiation of cell fusion must be highly regulated. Here, we find that yeast cell fusion is negatively regulated by c...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Hall AE,Rose MD

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The target of rapamycin kinase complex 1 (TORC1) regulates cell growth and metabolism in eukaryotes. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, TORC1 activity is known to be controlled by the conserved GTPases, Gtr1/2, and movement into and out of an inactive agglomerate/body. However, it is unclear whether/how these regulatory ste...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Sullivan A,Wallace RL,Wellington R,Luo X,Capaldi AP

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumen establishment and maintenance are fundamental for tubular organs physiological functions. Most of the studies investigating the mechanisms regulating this process have been carried out in cell cultures or in smaller organisms, whereas little has been done in mammalian model systems in vivo. Here we used the sali...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Shitara A,Malec L,Ebrahim S,Chen D,Bleck C,Hoffman MP,Weigert R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The architecture of the cytoskeleton and its remodeling are tightly regulated by dynamic reorganization of keratin-rich intermediate filaments. Plakin family proteins associate with the network of intermediate filaments (IFs) and affect its reorganization during migration, differentiation, and response to stress. The ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Gujrati M,Mittal R,Ekal L,Mishra RK

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the course of a bacterial infection, cells are exposed simultaneously to a range of bacterial and host factors, which converge on the central transcription factor nuclear factor (NF)-κB. How do single cells integrate and process these converging stimuli? Here we tackle the question of how cells process combinat...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Gutschow MV,Mason JC,Lane KM,Maayan I,Hughey JJ,Bajar BT,Amatya DN,Valle SD,Covert MW

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphoinositides (PIs) regulate a myriad of cellular functions including membrane fusion, as exemplified by the yeast vacuole, which uses various PIs at different stages of fusion. In light of this, the effect of phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate (PI(3,5)P2) on vacuole fusion remains unknown. PI(3,5)P2 is made by...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Miner GE,Sullivan KD,Guo A,Jones BC,Hurst LR,Ellis EC,Starr ML,Fratti RA

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Transporting epithelial cells optimize their morphology for solute uptake by building an apical specialization: a dense array of microvilli that serves to increase membrane surface area. In the intestinal tract, individual cells build thousands of microvilli, which pack tightly to form the brush border. Recent studies...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Pinette JA,Mao S,Millis BA,Krystofiak ES,Faust JJ,Tyska MJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor initiation and growth is associated with significant changes in the surrounding tissue. During carcinoma progression, a global stiffening of the extracellular matrix is observed and is interpreted as a signature of aggressive invasive tumors. However, it is still unknown whether this increase in matrix rigidity ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Staneva R,Burla F,Koenderink GH,Descroix S,Vignjevic DM,Attieh Y,Verhulsel M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the closest living relatives of animals, choanoflagellates offer unique insights into animal origins and core mechanisms underlying animal cell biology. However, unlike traditional model organisms, such as yeast, flies, and worms, choanoflagellates have been refractory to DNA delivery methods for expressing foreign...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Booth DS,Szmidt-Middleton H,King N

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein degradation during the cell cycle is controlled by the opposing activities of ubiquitin ligases and deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs). Although the functions of ubiquitin ligases in the cell cycle have been studied extensively, the roles of DUBs in this process are less well understood. Here, we used an overexpr...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Mapa CE,Arsenault HE,Conti MM,Poti KE,Benanti JA

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Outer dynein arms (ODAs) are multiprotein complexes that drive flagellar beating. Based on genetic and biochemical analyses, ODAs preassemble in the cell body and then move into the flagellum by intraflagellar transport (IFT). To study ODA transport in vivo, we expressed the essential intermediate chain 2 tagged with ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Dai J,Barbieri F,Mitchell DR,Lechtreck KF

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:High-grade gliomas are especially difficult tumors to treat due to their invasive behavior. This has led to extensive research focusing on arresting glioma cell migration. Cell migration involves the sensing of a migratory cue, followed by polarization in the direction of the cue, and reorganization of the actin cytos...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Mair DB,Ames HM,Li R

更新日期：2018-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) plays critical roles in numerous physiological and pathological responses. Cholesterol, a major plasma membrane component, can have pronounced effects on signaling responses. Cells continually monitor cholesterol content and activate multilayered transcriptional and translational s...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Shapira KE,Ehrlich M,Henis YI

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rods and rings (RRs) are large linear- or circular-shaped structures typically described as polymers of IMPDH (inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase). They have been observed across a wide variety of cell types and species and can be induced to form by inhibitors of IMPDH. RRs are thought to play a role in the regulatio...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Schiavon CR,Griffin ME,Pirozzi M,Parashuraman R,Zhou W,Jinnah HA,Reines D,Kahn RA

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The skin's epidermis is a multilayered epithelial tissue and the first line of defense against mechanical stress. Its barrier function depends on an integrated assembly and reorganization of cell-matrix and cell-cell junctions in the basal layer and on different intercellular junctions in suprabasal layers. However, h...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Noethel B,Ramms L,Dreissen G,Hoffmann M,Springer R,Rübsam M,Ziegler WH,Niessen CM,Merkel R,Hoffmann B

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an incurable disease of the lung that is characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM), resulting in disruption of normal lung function. The signals regulating fibrosis include both transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) and tissue rigidity and a major sign...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Monaghan-Benson E,Wittchen ES,Doerschuk CM,Burridge K

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CRM1 (Exportin1/XPO1) exports hundreds of broadly functioning protein cargoes out of the cell nucleus by binding to their classical nuclear export signals (NESs). The 8- to 15-amino-acid-long NESs contain four to five hydrophobic residues and are highly diverse in both sequence and CRM1-bound structure. Here we examin...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Fu SC,Fung HYJ,Cağatay T,Baumhardt J,Chook YM

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell migration is a highly conserved process involving cytoskeletal reorganization and restructuring of the surrounding extracellular matrix. Although there are many studies describing mechanisms underlying cell motility, little has been reported about the contribution of alternative isoform use toward cell migration....

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Lee HN,Mitra M,Bosompra O,Corney DC,Johnson EL,Rashed N,Ho LD,Coller HA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Junctional integrity of endothelial monolayers is crucial to control movement of molecules and cells across the endothelium. Examining the structure and dynamics of cell junctions in endothelial monolayers, we discovered a role for septins. Contacts between adjacent endothelial cells were dynamic, with protrusions ext...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Kim J,Cooper JA

更新日期：2018-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:SNAP-23 is a plasma membrane-localized soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNARE) involved in Fc receptor (FcR)-mediated phagocytosis. However, the regulatory mechanism underlying its function remains elusive. Using phosphorylation-specific antibodies, SNAP-23 was found to be phosph...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Sakurai C,Itakura M,Kinoshita D,Arai S,Hashimoto H,Wada I,Hatsuzawa K

更新日期：2018-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A primary cilium is found on most mammalian cells, where it acts as a cellular antenna for the reception of both mechanical and chemical signals. A variety of diseases are associated with defective ciliogenesis, reflecting the ubiquity of the function of cilia and the number of proteins required for their assembly. Pr...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Copeland SJ,McRae A,Guarguaglini G,Trinkle-Mulcahy L,Copeland JW

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 30-nm fiber is commonly formed by oligonucleosome arrays in vitro but rarely found inside cells. To determine how chromatin higher-order structure is controlled, we used electron cryotomography (cryo-ET) to study the undigested natural chromatin released from two single-celled organisms in which 30-nm fibers have ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Cai S,Song Y,Chen C,Shi J,Gan L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tomosyn/Sro7 family is thought to play an important role in cell surface trafficking both as an effector of Rab family GTPases and as a regulator of plasma-membrane SNARE function. Recent work has determined the binding site of GTP-bound Sec4 on Sro7. Here we examine the effect of mutations in Sro7 that block Sec4...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Rossi G,Watson K,Kennedy W,Brennwald P

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00