abstract：:Collective cell migration is emerging as a major contributor to normal development and disease. Collective movement of border cells in the Drosophila ovary requires cooperation between two distinct cell types: four to six migratory cells surrounding two immotile cells called polar cells. Polar cells secrete a cytokine...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Xiang W,Zhang D,Montell DJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polarized assembly of actin filaments forms the basis of actin-based motility and is regulated both spatially and temporally. Cells use a variety of mechanisms by which intrinsically slower processes are accelerated, and faster ones decelerated, to match rates observed in vivo. Here we discuss how kinetic studies of i...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Shekhar S,Carlier MF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hedgehog (Hh) is a secreted morphogen involved in both short- and long-range signaling necessary for tissue patterning during development. It is unclear how this dually lipidated protein is transported over a long range in the aqueous milieu of interstitial spaces. We previously showed that the long-range signaling of...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Parchure A,Vyas N,Ferguson C,Parton RG,Mayor S

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the original hypotheses of organismal longevity posits that aging is the natural result of entropy on the cells, tissues, and organs of the animal--a slow, inexorable slide into nonfunctionality caused by stochastic degradation of its parts. We now have evidence that aging is instead at least in part geneticall...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： DiLoreto R,Murphy CT

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cell migration requires the regulation of actin networks at protrusions associated with invadopodia and other leading edges. Carcinomas become invasive after undergoing an epithelial-mesenchymal transition characterized by the appearance of vimentin filaments. While vimentin expression correlates with cell migr...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Lanier MH,Kim T,Cooper JA

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic cells eliminate misfolded proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) via a conserved process termed ER-associated degradation (ERAD). Central regulators of the ERAD system are membrane-bound ubiquitin ligases, which are thought to channel misfolded proteins through the ER membrane during retrotranslocatio...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Zhang T,Xu Y,Liu Y,Ye Y

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scaffold protein XB130 regulates cell growth, survival, and migration. Yeast two-hybrid screening suggests that XB130 interacts with another scaffold protein, Tks5. We hypothesized that XB130 and Tks5 form a macromolecular complex to mediate signal transduction cascades for the regulation of cell growth and surviv...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Moodley S,Hui Bai X,Kapus A,Yang B,Liu M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During stem cell divisions, mitotic microtubules do more than just segregate the chromosomes. They also determine whether a cell divides virtually symmetrically or asymmetrically by establishing spindle orientation and the plane of cell division. This can be decisive for the fate of the stem cell progeny. Spindle defe...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Mora-Bermúdez F,Huttner WB

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cohesin complex (Mcd1p, Smc1p, Smc3p, and Scc3p) has multiple roles in chromosome architecture, such as promoting sister chromatid cohesion, chromosome condensation, DNA repair, and transcriptional regulation. The prevailing embrace model for sister chromatid cohesion posits that a single cohesin complex entraps b...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Eng T,Guacci V,Koshland D

更新日期：2015-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The demand for phenomics, a high-dimensional and high-throughput phenotyping method, has been increasing in many fields of biology. The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a unicellular model organism, provides an invaluable system for dissecting complex cellular processes using high-resolution phenotyping. Moreov...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Ohya Y,Kimori Y,Okada H,Ohnuki S

更新日期：2015-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The nuclear lamina is a key structural element of the metazoan nucleus. However, the structural organization of the major proteins composing the lamina is poorly defined. Using three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy and computational image analysis, we characterized the supramolecular structures of lamin...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Shimi T,Kittisopikul M,Tran J,Goldman AE,Adam SA,Zheng Y,Jaqaman K,Goldman RD

更新日期：2015-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Gp78 is an ERAD-associated E3 ubiquitin ligase that induces degradation of the mitofusin mitochondrial fusion proteins and mitochondrial fission. Gp78 is localized throughout the ER; however, the anti-Gp78 3F3A monoclonal antibody (mAb) recognizes Gp78 selectively in mitochondria-associated ER domains. Epitope mapping...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Li L,Gao G,Shankar J,Joshi B,Foster LJ,Nabi IR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetochore is a crucial structure for faithful chromosome segregation during mitosis and is formed in the centromeric region of each chromosome. The 16-subunit protein complex known as the constitutive centromere-associated network (CCAN) forms the foundation for kinetochore assembly on the centromeric chromatin....

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Nagpal H,Hori T,Furukawa A,Sugase K,Osakabe A,Kurumizaka H,Fukagawa T

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I am extremely honored to be the recipient of the 2015 Women in Cell Biology Junior Award. When I reflect on my journey in science, many great people and memorable experiences come to mind. Some of these encounters were truly career-defining moments. Others provided priceless lessons. In this essay, I recount some of ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Serpe M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) receptor oligomerization has important roles in signaling. Complex formation among type I and type II (TβRI and TβRII) TGF-β receptors is well characterized and is essential for signal transduction. However, studies on their interactions with the type III TGF-β coreceptor (TβRIII) ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Tazat K,Hector-Greene M,Blobe GC,Henis YI

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up-regulation of the cytoskeleton linker protein ezrin frequently occurs in aggressive cancer types and is closely linked with metastatic progression. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms detailing how ezrin is involved in the invasive and metastatic phenotype remain unclear. Here we report a novel function of...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Hoskin V,Szeto A,Ghaffari A,Greer PA,Côté GP,Elliott BE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endosomal trafficking of signaling proteins plays an essential role in cellular homeostasis. The seven-pass transmembrane protein Frizzled (Fz) is a critical component of Wnt signaling. Although Wnt signaling is proposed to be regulated by endosomal trafficking of Fz, the molecular events that enable this regulation a...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Pradhan-Sundd T,Verheyen EM

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent recognition of the clinical association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and several types of human cancer has been further highlighted by reports of antidiabetic drugs treating or promoting cancer. At the cellular level, a plethora of molecules operating within distinct signaling pathways suggests cross-talk ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Tudzarova S,Osman MA

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Three mitochondrial DNA-encoded proteins, Cox1, Cox2, and Cox3, comprise the core of the cytochrome c oxidase complex. Gene-specific translational activators ensure that these respiratory chain subunits are synthesized at the correct location and in stoichiometric ratios to prevent unassembled protein products from ge...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Roloff GA,Henry MF

更新日期：2015-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroids and growth factors control neuronal development through their receptors under physiological and pathological conditions. We show that PC12 cells harbor endogenous androgen receptor (AR), whose inhibition or silencing strongly interferes with neuritogenesis stimulated by the nonaromatizable synthetic androgen ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Di Donato M,Bilancio A,D'Amato L,Claudiani P,Oliviero MA,Barone MV,Auricchio A,Appella E,Migliaccio A,Auricchio F,Castoria G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ELMO2 belongs to a family of scaffold proteins involved in phagocytosis and cell motility. ELMO2 can simultaneously bind integrin-linked kinase (ILK) and RhoG, forming tripartite ERI complexes. These complexes are involved in promoting β1 integrin-dependent directional migration in undifferentiated epidermal keratinoc...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Jackson BC,Ivanova IA,Dagnino L

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed the dynamic recruitment of spindle checkpoint proteins Mad1 and Bub1 to detached kinetochores in budding yeast using real-time live-cell imaging and quantified recruitment in fixed cells. After induced de novo kinetochore assembly at one pair of sister centromeres, Mad1 appeared after the kinetochore prote...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Krefman NI,Drubin DG,Barnes G

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermolysis bullosa simplex associated with late-onset muscular dystrophy (EBS-MD) is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from mutations in the plectin gene. The majority of these mutations occur within the large exon 31 encoding the central rod domain and leave the production of a low-level rodless plectin sp...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Ketema M,Secades P,Kreft M,Nahidiazar L,Janssen H,Jalink K,de Pereda JM,Sonnenberg A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anaphase-promoting complex in partnership with its activator, Cdh1, is an E3 ubiquitin ligase responsible for targeting cell cycle proteins during G1 phase. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Cdh1 associates with the deubiquitinating enzyme Ubp15, but the significance of this interaction is unclear. To...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Ostapenko D,Burton JL,Solomon MJ

更新日期：2015-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammalian cells, the inheritance of the Golgi apparatus into the daughter cells during each cycle of cell division is mediated by a disassembly and reassembly process, and this process is precisely controlled by phosphorylation and ubiquitination. VCIP135 (valosin-containing protein p97/p47 complex-interacting prot...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Zhang X,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Arp2/3 complex is the only known nucleator of branched F-actin filaments. Work in cultured cells has established a wide array of functions for this complex in controlling cell migration, shape, and adhesion. However, loss of Arp2/3 complex function in tissues has yielded cell type-specific phenotypes. Here we repo...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Zhou K,Sumigray KD,Lechler T

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:α-Arrestins play a key role as trafficking adaptors in both yeast and mammals. The yeast Rim8/Art9 α-arrestin mediates the recruitment of endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) to the seven-transmembrane protein Rim21 in the ambient pH signaling RIM pathway. ESCRT is believed to function as a signali...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Herrador A,Livas D,Soletto L,Becuwe M,Léon S,Vincent O

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SINC, a new type III secreted protein of the avian and human pathogen Chlamydia psittaci, uniquely targets the nuclear envelope of C. psittaci-infected cells and uninfected neighboring cells. Digitonin-permeabilization studies of SINC-GFP-transfected HeLa cells indicate that SINC targets the inner nuclear membrane. SI...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Mojica SA,Hovis KM,Frieman MB,Tran B,Hsia RC,Ravel J,Jenkins-Houk C,Wilson KL,Bavoil PM

更新日期：2015-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical interest in farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTIs) makes it important to understand how these compounds affect cellular processes involving farnesylated proteins. Mitotic abnormalities observed after treatment with FTIs have so far been attributed to defects in the farnesylation of the outer kinetochore pr...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Holland AJ,Reis RM,Niessen S,Pereira C,Andres DA,Spielmann HP,Cleveland DW,Desai A,Gassmann R

更新日期：2015-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is facilitated by a precisely regulated burst of actin assembly. PtdIns(4,5)P2 is an important signaling lipid with conserved roles in CME and actin assembly regulation. Rhomboid family multipass transmembrane proteins regulate diverse cellular processes; however, rhomboid-mediated ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Cortesio CL,Lewellyn EB,Drubin DG

更新日期：2015-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Compositional analyses of nucleic acids and proteins have shed light on possible origins of living cells. In this work, rigorous compositional analyses of ∼5000 plasma membrane lipid constituents of 273 species in the three life domains (archaea, eubacteria, and eukaryotes) revealed a remarkable statistical paradox, i...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Bansal S,Mittal A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All known mechanisms of mitotic spindle orientation rely on astral microtubules. We report that even in the absence of astral microtubules, metaphase spindles in MDCK and HeLa cells are not randomly positioned along their x-z dimension, but preferentially adopt shallow β angles between spindle pole axis and substratum...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Lázaro-Diéguez F,Ispolatov I,Müsch A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell migration is involved in various physiological and pathogenic events, and the complex underlying molecular mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. The simple eukaryote Dictyostelium discoideum displays chemotactic locomotion in stages of its life cycle. By characterizing a Dictyostelium mutant defective in che...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Lin WC,Wang LC,Pang TL,Chen MY

更新日期：2015-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gja1(Jrt)/+ mice carry a mutation in one allele of the gap junction protein α1 gene (Gja1), resulting in a G60S connexin 43 (Cx43) mutant protein that is dominant negative for Cx43 protein production of <50% of wild-type (WT) levels and significantly reduced gap junction formation and function in osteoblasts and other...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Zappitelli T,Chen F,Aubin JE

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation-inducing factor-1 (DIF-1) is a polyketide that induces Dictyostelium amoebae to differentiate as prestalk cells. We performed a global quantitative screen for phosphorylation changes that occur within the first minutes after addition of DIF-1, using a triple-label SILAC approach. This revealed a new wo...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Sugden C,Urbaniak MD,Araki T,Williams JG

更新日期：2015-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Various human diseases are associated with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations, but heteroplasmy—the coexistence of mutant and wild-type mtDNA—complicates their study. We previously isolated a temperature-lethal mtDNA mutation in Drosophila, mt:CoI(T300I), which affects the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (CoI) locus. ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Chen Z,Qi Y,French S,Zhang G,Covian Garcia R,Balaban R,Xu H

更新日期：2015-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromatin and nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) undergo dramatic changes during mitosis, which in vertebrates and Aspergillus nidulans involves movement of Nup2 from NPCs to the chromatin region to fulfill unknown functions. This transition is shown to require the Cdk1 mitotic kinase and be promoted prematurely by ectopic...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Markossian S,Suresh S,Osmani AH,Osmani SA

更新日期：2015-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Silica inhalation leads to the development of the chronic lung disease silicosis. Macrophages are killed by uptake of nonopsonized silica particles, and this is believed to play a critical role in the etiology of silicosis. However, the mechanism of nonopsonized-particle uptake is not well understood. We compared the ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Gilberti RM,Knecht DA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusion of yeast vacuoles requires the Rab GTPase Ypt7p, four SNAREs (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors), the SNARE disassembly chaperones Sec17p/Sec18p, vacuolar lipids, and the Rab-effector complex HOPS (homotypic fusion and vacuole protein sorting). Two HOPS subunits have direct ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Orr A,Wickner W,Rusin SF,Kettenbach AN,Zick M

更新日期：2015-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The survival motor neuron (SMN) complex fulfils essential functions in the assembly of snRNPs, which are key components in the splicing of pre-mRNAs. Little is known about the regulation of SMN complex activity by posttranslational modification despite its complicated phosphorylation pattern. Several phosphatases had ...

journal_title：Molecular biology of the cell

authors： Husedzinovic A,Neumann B,Reymann J,Draeger-Meurer S,Chari A,Erfle H,Fischer U,Gruss OJ

更新日期：2015-01-15 00:00:00