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A new family of bacterial actin-like proteins regulates cell morphology in a filamentous cyanobacterium

open access: yesmSphere
Actin proteins are common to all domains of life and exhibit ATP-dependent polymerization to form filaments. In bacteria, four families of bacterial actin-like proteins (BALPs) have been identified and characterized.
Alicia Nguyen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ofloxacin as a Disruptor of Actin Aggresome “Hirano Bodies”: A Potential Repurposed Drug for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases

open access: yesFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2020
There is a growing number of aging populations that are more prone to the prevalence of neuropathological disorders. Two major diseases that show a late onset of the symptoms include Alzheimer’s disorder (AD) and Parkinson’s disorder (PD), which are ...
Samridhi Pathak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age-dependent increase of cytoskeletal components in sensory axons in human skin

open access: yesFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022
Aging is a complex process characterized by several molecular and cellular imbalances. The composition and stability of the neuronal cytoskeleton is essential for the maintenance of homeostasis, especially in long neurites.
Klara Metzner   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

PXF-1 promotes synapse development at the neuromuscular junction in Caenorhabditis elegans

open access: yesFrontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022
Guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) are a family of proteins that modulate small G protein signaling. Mutations in a subfamily of GEFs that act on Rap, known as RapGEFs, have been associated with neurological disorders, and knockout mice display ...
Reagan Lamb   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organ‐specific redox imbalances in spinal muscular atrophy mice are partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotides

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We identified a systemic, progressive loss of protein S‐glutathionylation—detected by nonreducing western blotting—alongside dysregulation of glutathione‐cycle enzymes in both neuronal and peripheral tissues of Taiwanese SMA mice. These alterations were partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotide therapy, revealing persistent redox imbalance as ...
Sofia Vrettou, Brunhilde Wirth
wiley   +1 more source

High Actin Expression in Thrombus of Acute Ischemic Stroke Can Be a Biomarker of Atherothrombotic Origin Stroke

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2022
BackgroundAs the treatment target, the imaging information and histologic characteristics of the thrombus may differ according to the stroke subtype.
Rongyu Wang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tau acetylation at K331 has limited impact on tau pathology in vivo

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We mapped tau post‐translational modifications in humanized MAPT knock‐in mice and in amyloid‐bearing double knock‐in mice. Acetylation within the repeat domain, particularly around K331, showed modest increases under amyloid pathology. To test functional relevance, we generated MAPTK331Q knock‐in mice.
Shoko Hashimoto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breakdancing on actin [PDF]

open access: yesNature Reviews Genetics, 2018
Two independent studies now show that polymerization of branched actin at DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) mediates chromatin dynamics associated with homology-directed repair and is required for a robust and error-free DSB repair process.
openaire   +4 more sources

An isoform of 14‐3‐3 protein regulates transbilayer lipid movement at the plasma membrane

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Loss of 14‐3‐3ζ in CHO cells confers resistance to exogenous phosphatidylserine (PS) and impairs endocytosis‐independent inward flip‐flop of fluorescent PS at the plasma membrane. RNAi‐mediated knockdown reproduces this defect, while no additive effect is seen in ATP11C‐deficient cells.
Akiko Yamaji‐Hasegawa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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