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Regulation of actin cytoskeleton via photolithographic micropatterning

open access: yesJournal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2023
Actin cytoskeleton plays crucial roles in various cellular functions. Extracellular matrix (ECM) can modulate cell morphology by remodeling the internal cytoskeleton.
Fulin Xing   +9 more
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A dynamic microtubule cytoskeleton directs medial actomyosin function during tube formation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The cytoskeleton is a major determinant of cell-shape changes that drive the formation of complex tissues during development. Important roles for actomyosin during tissue morphogenesis have been identified, but the role of the microtubule cytoskeleton is
Blanchard, Guy B.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Mast Cell Activation and Microtubule Organization Are Modulated by Miltefosine Through Protein Kinase C Inhibition

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2018
Mast cells play an effector role in innate immunity, allergy, and inflammation. Antigen-mediated activation of mast cells initiates signaling events leading to Ca2+ response and the release of inflammatory and allergic mediators from granules.
Zuzana Rubíková   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kinetochore- and chromosome-driven transition of microtubules into bundles promotes spindle assembly

open access: yesNature Communications, 2022
Mitotic spindle assembly is not fully understood. This work reveals that kinetochores drive the coarsening of a uniform microtubule array into bundles, which promote spindle formation and chromosome segregation fidelity.
Jurica Matković   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

First-in-Class Colchicine-Based Visible Light Photoswitchable Microtubule Dynamics Disrupting Agent

open access: yesCells, 2023
Compounds that disrupt microtubule dynamics, such as colchicine, paclitaxel, or Vinca alkaloids, have been broadly used in biological studies and have found application in clinical anticancer medications.
Filip Borys   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Actin Cytoskeleton Straddling the Immunological Synapse between Cytotoxic Lymphocytes and Cancer Cells

open access: yesCells, 2019
The immune system is a fundamental part of the tumor microenvironment. In particular, cytotoxic lymphocytes, such as cytolytic T cells and natural killer cells, control tumor growth and disease progression by interacting and eliminating tumor cells.
Hannah Wurzer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Affecting Microtubule Dynamics in Normal and Cancer Cells

open access: yesMolecules, 2020
Microtubules (MTs), highly dynamic structures composed of α- and β-tubulin heterodimers, are involved in cell movement and intracellular traffic and are essential for cell division.
Filip Borys   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Studies on the role of Coronin 1 and the actin cytoskeleton in T cell signaling and survival [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Calcium ions (Ca2+) function as universal second messengers in most if not all eukaryotic cells, including the cells of the immunesystem. Ca2+ signals are required for the proper activation of lymphocytes, such as T-lymphocytes, their proliferation ...
Müller, Philipp
core   +1 more source

A New Quantitative Cell-Based Assay Reveals Unexpected Microtubule Stabilizing Activity of Certain Kinase Inhibitors, Clinically Approved or in the Process of Approval

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Agents able to modify microtubule dynamics are important anticancer drugs. The absence of microtubules resulting from drug-induced depolymerization is easy to detect.
Sacnicte Ramirez-Rios   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ciliary Proteins: Filling the Gaps. Recent Advances in Deciphering the Protein Composition of Motile Ciliary Complexes

open access: yesCells, 2019
Cilia are highly evolutionarily conserved, microtubule-based cell protrusions present in eukaryotic organisms from protists to humans, with the exception of fungi and higher plants.
Anna Osinka   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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