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Targeting Supramolecular Active Complexes of Nav1.7/Nav1.8 to Relieve Chronic Neuropathic Pain

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 41, 22 July 2026.
In mice and patients with severe chronic neuropathic pain (NP), Nav1.7, Nav1.8, TrkB, and five cytoskeletal proteins form supramolecular active complexes (SMACs) with polygonal lattice structures as noxious signal amplifiers in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons.
Liting Sun, Hang Xian, Yunxin Shi, Taotan Yang, Hongyan Shuai, Wenchao Hu, Siying Fei, Miao Xu, Taoyuan Yang, Ruilong Xia, Ting Wen, Fengting Zhu, Yan Fu, Yang Li, Wei Xia, Ran Qian, Yuanying Liu, Zhicheng Tian, Lamei Li, Qian Zhou, Lize Xiong, Rui Cong, Ceng Luo, Shengxi Wu, Xiafeng Shen, Xin Yu, Rou‐Gang Xie, Changgeng Peng   +27 more
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Intermediate filaments and the initiation of desmosome assembly

Journal of Cell Biology, 1985
The desmosome junction is an important component in the cohesion of epithelial cells, especially epidermal keratinocytes. To gain insight into the structure and function of desmosomes, their morphogenesis has been studied in a primary mouse epidermal ...
Jonathan C. R. Jones, Robert D. Goldman
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Highly Biomimetic Ectodermal Epithelial Organoids for Epithelial Barrier Stimulation Assays

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 39, 13 July 2026.
ABSTRACT Evaluating the potential toxicity of pharmaceuticals and biomaterials to ectodermal epithelia, such as the oral mucosa and skin, is indispensable in pre‐clinical assessments. However, this remains a challenge primarily owing to the lack of physiologically relevant and accurate screening models.
Yiming Chen, Yuman Li, Chenyu Deng, Leran Li, Zhewen Hu, Boon Chin Heng, Yuting Niu, Shiyu Sun, Min Gao, Xiaopei Chi, Ying He, Mingming Xu, Ying Huang, Xuliang Deng   +13 more
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Paraneoplastic Pemphigus/Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Multiorgan Syndrome Associated With Castleman Disease: Multidisciplinary Management of a Rare Life‐Threatening Syndrome

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Refractory oral erosions or polymorphous eruptions should prompt evaluation for paraneoplastic pemphigus, particularly when associated with mediastinal masses. Early tumor excision, multidisciplinary care, and vigilant monitoring for bronchiolitis obliterans are essential to improve outcomes in Castleman disease–associated paraneoplastic ...
Ayaan Sohail, Jessica Evans, Mika Tabata
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Kinetics of desmosome assembly in Madin-Darby canine kidney epithelial cells: temporal and spatial regulation of desmoplakin organization and stabilization upon cell-cell contact. II. Morphological analysis

Journal of Cell Biology, 1988
Biochemical analysis of the kinetics of assembly of two cytoplasmic plaque proteins of the desmosome, desmoplakins I (250,000 Mr) and II (215,000 Mr), in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells, demonstrated that these proteins exist in a ...
Manijeh Pasdar, W. Nelson
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Single Cell Mechanics in Disease Progression

Small Science, Volume 6, Issue 7, July 2026.
Cells transmit distinct mechanical forces through ECM adhesion and cell–cell junctions and actomyosin‐generated traction forces are transmitted to the substrate through integrin‐based focal adhesions. Mechanical signals are further transmitted to the nucleus via the LINC complex, connecting the cytoskeleton to the nuclear lamina. These forces integrate
Sabin Kim, Jongmin Lee, Kyungtae Lim, Dong‐Hwee Kim   +3 more
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Attachment of vimentin filaments to desmosomal plaques in human meningiomal cells and arachnoidal tissue

Journal of Cell Biology, 1984
Desmosomal proteins are co-expressed with intermediate-sized filaments (IF) of the cytokeratin type in epithelial cells, and these IF are firmly attached to the desmosomal plaque.
J. Kartenbeck, K. Schwechheimer, R. Moll, W. W. Franke   +3 more
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Autoantibodies in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Activate GSK‐3β, Resulting in a Loss of Cardiomyocyte Cohesion

Acta Physiologica, Volume 242, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is an inherited cardiac desmosome disease, as more than 50% of affected patients carry pathogenic variants in desmosome protein‐coding genes. In this study, we focused on the role and mechanisms of pathogenic and non‐pathogenic autoantibodies against intercalated disc (ICD) proteins such as ...
Soumyata Pathak, Konstanze Stangner, Ellen Kempf, Sina Moztarzadeh, Matthias Hiermaier, Stephanie Wider, Marlene Rauschmayer, Tatjana Williams, Andreas Stengl, Brenda Gerull, Ruth Biller, Sebastian Clauss, Stefan Kääb, Tomo Šarić, Sunil Yeruva, Jens Waschke   +15 more
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Delayed Assembly of Desmosomes in Keratinocytes with Disrupted Classic-Cadherin-Mediated Cell Adhesion by a Dominant Negative Mutant [PDF]

, 1995
We examined whether classic cadherins play a role in the formation of desmosomes using a mouse keratinocyte, PAMcN390Δ cell, which shows disrupted classic-cadherin-mediated cell adhesion by introduction of a dominant-negative mutant of N-cadherin.
Nishikawa, Takeji, Takeichi, Masatoshi, Shimizu, Nobuyoshi, Masunaga, Takuji, Fujimori, Toshihiko, Shimizu, Hiroshi, Amagai, Masayuki, Hashimoto, Takashi   +7 more
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Plecstatin inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma tumorigenesis and invasion through cytolinker plectin

Molecular Oncology, Volume 20, Issue 6, Page 1453-1472, June 2026.
The ruthenium‐based metallodrug plecstatin exerts its anticancer effect in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) primarily through selective targeting of plectin. By disrupting plectin‐mediated cytoskeletal organization, plecstatin inhibits anchorage‐dependent growth, cell polarization, and tumor cell dissemination.
Zuzana Outla, Jan Kosla, Magdalena Prechova, Lukas Frick, Patricia Bortel, Yasmin Borutzki, Andrea Bileck, Christopher Gerner, Samuel M. Meier‐Menches, Selma Osmanagic‐Myers, Martin Gregor   +10 more
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