Its growth cones serve as a model
of cytoskeletal rearrangements.
Our research and comparative analysis will enable us to decipher the transition
of cytoskeletal machinery from archaea to eukaryotes, thereby furthering our understanding of the foundations of eukaryote and multicellular life.
In order to determine how the functional roles
of these cytoskeletal systems might have changed during the transition from archaea to eukaryotes, they will also be carrying out a comparative analysis of cell division in archaea and eukaryotes.
Although none of these organisms has yet been isolated, observed under the microscope nor cultured, these genome sequences provide us with an unprecedented opportunity to explore the origins
of these cytoskeletal elements and promise to shed light on the evolutionary transition that led to the emergence of eukaryotes.
A mitotic GlcNAcylation / phosphorylation signaling complex alters the posttranslational state
of the cytoskeletal protein vimentin.
Abnormal regulation
of the cytoskeletal regulator Rho typifies macrophages of the major murine models of spontaneous autoimmunity.
Jan Brugués, Benoit Maugis, Jaume Casademunt, Pierre Nassoy, François Amblard, Pierre Sens Dynamical Organization
of the Cytoskeletal Cortex Probed by Micropipette Aspiration.
Selective regulation
of cytoskeletal tension and cell — matrix adhesion by RhoA and Src.
An InCytes from MBC Selection: A Mitotic GlcNAcylation / Phosphorylation Signaling Complex Alters the Posttranslational State
of the Cytoskeletal Protein Vimentin.
Their observation provides a better understanding
of cytoskeletal self - organization in general, which may in turn lead to better drug design and new materials that can mimic cellular behaviors.
«For several years, we have been studying myogenesis, a process by which muscles are formed during embryonic development,» says Jean - François Côté, PhD, Director
of the Cytoskeletal Organization and Cell Migration research unit at the IRCM.
In particular, these characteristics determine how easily it can push against a cytoplasm's surrounding water and move through its ever - changing web
of cytoskeletal protein structures.
The researchers used their SDC - PAINT method to visualize the network
of cytoskeletal microtubule filaments (green) and their proximity with two additional proteins called TOM20 (red) and HSP60 (blue).
«Zika virus infections cause a drastic perturbation
of the cytoskeletal network, re-organizing both intermediate filaments and microtubules into a cage - like structure that surrounds the replication machinery.»
The molecular biological regulation
of this cytoskeletal - controlled process has not been completely analyzed yet.
Not exact matches
I found that culturing cardiac valve cells on synthetic hydrogels preserves their normal properties better than the traditional plastic plates do, and I discovered a signaling pathway connecting the stiffness
of the supporting scaffold to the cells»
cytoskeletal structure.
Under a microscope, a cell's cytoplasm can resemble a tiny underwater version
of New York's Times Square: Thousands
of proteins swarm through a cytoplasm's watery environment, coming together and breaking apart like a
cytoskeletal flash mob.
Actin is a filamentous protein, which together with other
cytoskeletal elements forms a dynamic network
of filaments that provide both structural support, as well as critical functional capabilities, to the cell.
When pieces are cut or torn from hydras, the
cytoskeletal pattern survives and becomes part
of the new animal.
Hydras are much simpler than most
of their cousins in the animal kingdom, but the basic pattern
of aligned
cytoskeletal fibers is common in many organs, including human muscles, heart, and guts.
One such compound was docetaxel, an anticancer drug that binds tubulin, and the other jasplakinolide, which specifically binds the
cytoskeletal form
of actin.
His group's paper in the Journal
of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical describes a new theoretical approach to study the effect
of intermolecular interactions on the dynamics
of motor proteins that move along
cytoskeletal filaments known as microtubules.
Dr. Simon Atkinson is a cell biologist with a basic research background in
cytoskeletal proteins who is now Chair
of Biology at the joint Indiana University - Purdue University graduate school in Indianapolis.
In the Pollard lab, he was involved in research that revealed how both healthy and cancerous cells moved by extending their
cytoskeletal edges in a growing latticework
of proteins.
The rapid onset
of the freezing phenotype led to the hypothesis that Mcf1 may be acting on a pre-existing eukaryotic molecular switch governing actin
cytoskeletal dynamics such as the rho GTPases.
Collectively, our results indicated that RASSF1 acts to restrict EMT and invasion by indirectly controlling YAP nuclear shuttling and activation through a RhoB - regulated
cytoskeletal remodeling process, with potential implications to delay the progression
of RASSF1 - hypermethylated lung tumors.
Proper transfer
of V1 complexes or subunits from the membrane to the cytoplasm and back appears to require not only phosphorylation events, conformational changes in the V1VO holoenzyme, the V1 complex and the V1 subunit C, but also the temporary interaction with protein kinase A,
cytoskeletal elements, the heterotrimeric protein complex RAVE and the glycolytic enzyme aldolase.
This synapse is composed
of different Supra - Molecular Activation Clusters (SMACs)
of receptors,
cytoskeletal and signaling proteins.
Cytoskeletal rearrangements in human red blood cells induced by snake venoms: light microscopy
of shapes and NMR studies
of membrane function.
Initiation
of chondrocyte self - assembly requires an intact
cytoskeletal network.
In addition, breast cancer cells respond differently to S1P in terms
of the regulation
of actin
cytoskeletal structures.
Detailed investigations demonstrated that the formation
of stress fibers and cell - cell junctions created the force necessary for the condensation process, all mediated by MSCs through the actomyosin
cytoskeletal axis.
Regulation
of cellular proliferation,
cytoskeletal function, and signal transduction through CXCR4 and c - Kit in small cell lung cancer cells.
The Wiskott - Aldrich syndrome protein regulates nuclear translocation
of NFAT2 and NF - $ ąppa $ B (RelA) independently
of its role in filamentous actin polymerization and actin
cytoskeletal rearrangement.
Analysis
of F - actin
cytoskeletal dynamics, integrin activity, cell migration and other cell biology parameters
Future research focuses on lipid - protein and protein - protein interactions that are
of more general importance for the function
of membrane and
cytoskeletal proteins, respectively.
Activated ERK1 / 2 modulates the functions
of several transcription factors, protein kinases, protein phosphatases,
cytoskeletal proteins, signaling molecules, apoptosis - related proteins, as well as other types
of proteins [32], while activated AKT modulates the function
of numerous substrates involved in the regulation
of cell survival, cell cycle progression and cellular growth [33, 34], whereas JNK acts as pro-apoptotic as well as anti-apoptotic depending on the conditions [35].
'» In 1991, in a Science paper, a team led by Lee and Trojanowski demonstrated that the
cytoskeletal protein tau is a building block
of neurofibrillary tangles, one
of the characteristics
of Alzheimer's disease.
To gain a better understanding
of the evolutionary path by which these archaeal proteins gave rise to the eukaryotic cytoskeleton we have assembled a team
of global experts in
cytoskeletal biology and evolutionary cell biology.
I have worked in the area
of microbiology and molecular biology for over 15 years during which time I focused on the study
of cell division and
cytoskeletal regulation in prokaryotes.
Assembly
of the MreB - associated
cytoskeletal ring
of E.coli.
We aim to close this gap by implementing a novel assay to simultaneously assess the integrity
of the axonal
cytoskeletal structure (using electron microscopy) and a functional (physiological) correlate
of healthy
cytoskeletal structure, namely active axon transport, within individual RGC axons at an early stage
of experimental glaucoma.
Specifically, the aims
of recent projects were to determine whether axonal
cytoskeletal disruption, transport abnormalities, and electrophysiological dysfunction occur prior to RGC death in experimental glaucoma (rodent and non-human primate models) and whether some
of these phenomena are detectable by clinically - applicable means.
Jonathan Boulais and Jean - François Côté
of the IRCM
Cytoskeletal Organization and Cell Migration Research Unit, Jordan Pinder and Graham Dellaire
of Dalhousie University, Daria Frank and Cyrus Khandanpour
of the University Hospital
of Essen, Josée Hébert and Elliot Drobetsky
of the Centre de recherche de l'Hôpital Maisonneuve - Rosemont, and Stéphane Richard and Alexandre Orthwein
of the Jewish General Hospital's Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, also collaborated on the study.
With the discovery
of Asgard» clade archaea, the homologs
of key eukaryote
cytoskeletal proteins have, for the first time, been identified in archaea.
Asymmetric RNA localisation can be achieved by different mechanisms, such as active transport
of RNAs by motor proteins moving on
cytoskeletal elements, local protection
of RNAs from degradation, facilitated diffusion and trapping.
We also observed a large expansion
of megakaryocyte colony - forming units derived from variant carriers and reduced proplatelet formation with abnormal
cytoskeletal organization.
Subsequent comparison
of ΔsptP S Typhi and S. Typhimurium strains demonstrated that, unlike SptP in S. Typhimurium, SptP in S Typhi was not involved in invasion or
cytoskeletal recovery postinfection.
Many
of the downregulated genes are smooth muscle
cytoskeletal elements, including TCAP (titin - cap), TPN1 (tropomyosin), DMD (dystrophin), SMTN (smoothelin), TAGLN (transgelin), MYH11 (smooth muscle myosin heavy chain 11), and CNN1 (smooth muscle calponin 1).