abstract：:Regulation of messenger RNA (mRNA) transcription, processing and translation occurs in the context of biomolecular condensates. How the physical properties of condensates connect with their biological regulatory functions is an ongoing area of interest, particularly for RNA metabolic pathways. Phosphorylation has emer...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Nosella ML,Forman-Kay JD

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell competition is a short-range intercellular communication, in which cells compare their fitness with that of their neighbors and eliminate the cells with relatively lower fitness. It is considered important for the formation and maintenance of healthy tissues; however, its exact role during development, especially...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Hashimoto M,Sasaki H

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells act as building blocks of multicellular organisms, forming higher-order structures at different biological scales. Niches, tissues and, ultimately, entire organisms consist of single cells that remain in constant communication. Emergence of developmental patterns and tissue architecture thus relies on single cel...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Zinner M,Lukonin I,Liberali P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the time of this writing, searching Google Scholar for 'light-sheet microscopy' returns almost 8500 results; over three-quarters of which were published in the last 5 years alone. Searching for other advanced imaging methods in the last 5 years yields similar results: 'super-resolution microscopy' (>16 000), 'singl...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Lemon WC,McDole K

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During preimplantation development, the mouse embryo forms the blastocyst, which consists of a squamous epithelium enveloping a fluid-filled lumen and a cluster of pluripotent cells. The shaping of the blastocyst into its specific architecture is a prerequisite to implantation and further development of the embryo. Re...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Özgüç Ö,Maître JL

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macropinocytosis is increasingly recognized for its versatile adaptations and functions as a highly conserved, ubiquitous pathway for the bulk uptake of fluid, particulate cargo, and membranes. Innate immune cells and transformed cancer cells share the capacity for both constitutive and induced macropinocytosis, which...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Stow JL,Hung Y,Wall AA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely recognized that after endocytosis, internalized cargo is delivered to endosomes that act as sorting stations. The limiting membrane of endosomes contain specialized subregions, or microdomains, that represent distinct functions of the endosome, including regions competing for cargo capture leading to degr...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Norris A,Grant BD

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria make physical contact with nearly every other membrane in the cell, and these contacts have a wide variety of functions that are carried out by proteins that reside at the sites of contact. Over the past decade, tremendous insight into the identity and functions of proteins localized to mitochondrial cont...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Harper CS,White AJ,Lackner LL

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Misfolded and mistargeted proteins in the early secretory pathway present significant risks to the cell. A diverse and integrated network of quality control pathways protects the cell from these threats. We focus on the discovery of new mechanisms that contribute to this protective network. Biochemical and structural ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Phillips BP,Gomez-Navarro N,Miller EA

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic chromatin is a negatively charged polymer consisting of genomic DNA, histones, and various nonhistone proteins. Because of its highly charged character, the structure of chromatin varies greatly depending on the surrounding environment (i.e. cations etc.): from an extended 10-nm fiber, to a folded 30-nm fib...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Maeshima K,Tamura S,Hansen JC,Itoh Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in understanding spatial genome organization inside the nucleus have shown that chromatin is compartmentalized into megabase-scale units known as topologically associating domains (TADs). In further studies, TADs were linked to differing transcriptional activity, suggesting that they might provide a sc...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Ibrahim DM,Mundlos S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrins are heterodimeric transmembrane receptors that connect the extracellular matrix environment to the actin cytoskeleton via adaptor molecules through assembly of a range of adhesion structures. Recent advances in biochemical, imaging and biophysical methods have enabled a deeper understanding of integrin signa...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Michael M,Parsons M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell polarization is critical for lineage segregation and morphogenesis during mammalian embryogenesis. However, the processes and mechanisms that establish cell polarity in the mammalian embryo are not well understood. Recent studies suggest that unique regulatory mechanisms are deployed by the mouse embryo to establ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Zhu M,Zernicka-Goetz M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asymmetric cell division (ACD) is the fundamental process through which one cell divides into two cells with different fates. In animals, it is crucial for the generation of cell-type diversity and for stem cells, which use ACD both to self-renew and produce one differentiating daughter cell. One of the most prominent...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Loyer N,Januschke J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pancreas is derived from the foregut endoderm during embryonic development. After gastrulation and endoderm germ layer formation complex morphogenetic events coupled with cell differentiation programs pattern the gut tube and induce pancreas organogenesis. This results in formation of exocrine, ductal and hormone-...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Scheibner K,Bakhti M,Bastidas-Ponce A,Lickert H

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three germ layers - mesoderm, endoderm and ectoderm - constituting the cellular blueprint for the tissues and organs that will form during embryonic development, are specified at gastrulation. Cells of mesodermal origin are the most abundant in the human body, representing a great variety of cell types, including ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Ferretti E,Hadjantonakis AK

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining the premalignant lesions that develop into malignant tumours remains a daunting task. Brain tumours are frequently characterised by a block in differentiation, implying that normal developmental pathways become hijacked during tumourigenesis. However, the heterogeneity of stem cells and their progenitors i...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Hakes AE,Brand AH

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How linear DNA molecules are packaged into compact cylindrical chromosomes in preparation for cell division has remained one of the central outstanding questions in cell biology. Condensin is a highly conserved protein complex that universally determines large-scale DNA geometry during mitotic chromosome assembly. A w...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Takahashi M,Hirota T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polarity is defined by the segregation of cellular components along a defined axis. To polarize robustly, cells must be able to break symmetry and subsequently amplify these nascent asymmetries. Finally, asymmetric localization of signaling molecules must be translated into functional regulation of downstream effector...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Peglion F,Goehring NW

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cortical force-generating machinery pulls on dynamic plus-ends of astral microtubules to control spindle position and orientation, which underlie division type specification and cellular patterning in many eukaryotic cells. A prior work identified cytoplasmic dynein, a minus-end directed microtubule motor, as a ke...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Kiyomitsu T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rab GTPases and their regulatory proteins play a crucial role in vesicle-mediated membrane trafficking. During vesicle membrane tethering Rab GTPases are activated by GEFs (guanine nucleotide exchange factors) and then inactivated by GAPs (GTPase activating proteins). Recent evidence shows that in addition to activati...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Lamber EP,Siedenburg AC,Barr FA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cohesin, one of structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) complexes, forms a ring-shaped protein complex, and mediates sister chromatid cohesion for accurate chromosome segregation and precise genome inheritance. The cohesin ring entraps one or two DNA molecules to achieve cohesion, which is further regulated by coh...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Nishiyama T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromatin in eukaryotic cells is a negatively charged polymer composed of DNA, histones, and various associated proteins. Over the past ten years, our view of chromatin has shifted from a static regular structure to a dynamic and highly variable configuration. While the details are not fully understood yet, chromatin ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Maeshima K,Ide S,Babokhov M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several GPCRs, including receptors previously thought to signal primarily from the cell surface, have been recently shown to signal from many intracellular compartments. This raises the idea that signaling by any given receptor is spatially encoded in the cell, with distinct sites of signal origin dictating distinct d...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Weinberg ZY,Crilly SE,Puthenveedu MA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular microtubules are mosaic polymers assembled from multiple αβ-tubulin isoforms bearing chemically diverse posttranslational modifications. This tubulin diversity constitutes a combinatorial code that regulates microtubule interactions with cellular effectors and alters their intrinsic dynamic and mechanical pro...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Roll-Mecak A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Notch is a well-conserved signaling pathway all through evolution that is crucial to specify different cell fates. Although there is a strong context dependent component in each decision, the basic mechanisms that originate from the interplay among ligands and receptors is greatly preserved. In this review we will cov...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Bigas A,Espinosa L

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout their lifetimes, all cells experience force. These forces are sensed by cell surface adhesion receptors, such as the cadherins and integrins. Much attention has focused on identifying how these adhesion receptors transmit force. In contrast, less is known regarding how these force-activated pathways are int...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Salvi AM,DeMali KA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meiosis is a key processes of sexual reproduction in eukaryotes. By combining two cell division cycles with a single round of DNA replication meiosis provides a mechanism to generate haploid gametes. Coincidentally, processes involved in ensuring appropriate segregation of homologous chromosomes also result in genetic...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Burke B

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microtubules are polymeric tubes that switch between phases of growth and shortening, and this property is essential to drive key cellular processes. Microtubules are composed of protofilaments formed by longitudinally arranged tubulin dimers. Microtubule dynamics can be affected by structural perturbations at the plu...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Aher A,Akhmanova A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary cilium is a cell surface projection from plasma membrane which transduces external stimuli to diverse signaling pathways. To function as an independent signaling organelle, the molecular composition of the ciliary membrane has to be distinct from that of the plasma membrane. Here, we review recent findings...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Phua SC,Nihongaki Y,Inoue T

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microtubule self-assembly dynamics serve to facilitate many vital cellular functions, such as chromosome segregation during mitosis and synaptic plasticity. However, the detailed atomistic basis of assembly dynamics has remained an unresolved puzzle. A key challenge is connecting together the vast range of relevant le...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Hemmat M,Castle BT,Odde DJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria are classically known as the essential energy producers in cells. As such, the activation of mitochondrial metabolism upon cellular differentiation was deemed a necessity to fuel the high metabolic needs of differentiated cells. However, recent studies have revealed a direct role for mitochondrial activit...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Khacho M,Slack RS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of energy metabolism is emerging as a key aspect associated with cell fate transition. The establishment of a correct metabolic program is particularly relevant for neural cells given their high bioenergetic requirements. Accordingly, diseases of the nervous system commonly involve mitochondrial impairment....

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Lorenz C,Prigione A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular plasticity is now recognized as a fundamental feature of tissue biology. The steady-state differentiation of stem and progenitor cells into mature cells is, in itself, the index form of cellular plasticity in adult organisms. Following injury, when it is critical to quickly regenerate and restore tissue integ...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Paksa A,Rajagopal J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is during gastrulation that the primordial germ layers are specified, embryonic axes become morphologically manifest, and the embryonic body plan begins to take shape. As morphogenetic movements push and pull nascent tissues into position within the gastrula, new interactions are established between neighboring cel...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Williams ML,Solnica-Krezel L

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive-strand RNA (+RNA) viruses (e.g. poliovirus, hepatitis C virus, dengue virus, SARS-coronavirus) remodel cellular membranes to form so-called viral replication compartments (VRCs), which are the sites where viral RNA genome replication takes place. To induce VRC formation, these viruses extensively rewire lipid...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Strating JR,van Kuppeveld FJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is the main endocytic pathway supporting housekeeping functions in cells. However, CME may be too slow to internalize proteins from the cell surface during certain physiological processes such as reaction to stress hormones ('fight-or-flight' reaction), chemotaxis or compensatory en...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Watanabe S,Boucrot E

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Golgi apparatus occupies a central position within the secretory pathway where it is a hub for vesicle trafficking. Distinct classes of transport vesicles traffic diverse cargoes into and out of this organelle, as well as between the different Golgi subcompartments. A key feature of Golgi trafficking is the specif...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Witkos TM,Lowe M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular lipid droplets (LDs) are remarkably dynamic and complex organelles that enact regulated storage and release of lipids to fulfil their fundamental roles in energy metabolism, membrane synthesis and provision of lipid-derived signaling molecules. Although small LDs are observed in all types of eukaryotic c...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Barneda D,Christian M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concomitant with packaging the genome, the cell nucleus must also spatially organize the nucleoplasm. This complex mixture of proteins and nucleic acids partitions into a variety of phase-separated, membraneless organelles called nuclear bodies. Significant progress has been made in understanding the relationship betw...

journal_title：Current opinion in cell biology

authors： Weber SC

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00