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Abstract OR-8: High-Resolution Structures of Microtubule-Drug Complexes Revealed by Cryo-EM [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Biomedicine, 2019
Background: Microtubules are dynamic protein filaments that are crucial for cell division and constitute key elements of the cytoskeleton. They are assembled from αβ-tubulin heterodimers that form hollow cylindrical structures. There is a large number of
Kushal Sejwal   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microtubules in Plants [PDF]

open access: yesThe Arabidopsis Book, 2015
Microtubules (MTs) are highly conserved polar polymers that are key elements of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton and are essential for various cell functions. αβ-tubulin, a heterodimer containing one structural GTP and one hydrolysable and exchangeable GTP, is the building block of MTs and is formed by the sequential action of several molecular chaperones ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Structural plasticity of the living kinetochore [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The kinetochore is a large, evolutionarily conserved protein structure that connects chromosomes with microtubules. During chromosome segregation, outer kinetochore components track depolymerizing ends of microtubules to facilitate the separation of ...
Akiyoshi   +90 more
core   +1 more source

Are microtubules tension sensors? [PDF]

open access: yesNature Communications, 2019
AbstractMechanical signals play many roles in cell and developmental biology. Several mechanotransduction pathways have been uncovered, but the mechanisms identified so far only address the perception of stress intensity. Mechanical stresses are tensorial in nature, and thus provide dual mechanical information: stress magnitude and direction.
Hamant, Olivier   +4 more
openaire   +7 more sources

Regulation of Op18 during Spindle Assembly in Xenopus Egg Extracts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Oncoprotein 18 (Op18) is a microtubule-destabilizing protein that is negatively regulated by phosphorylation. To evaluate the role of the three Op18 phosphorylation sites in Xenopus (Ser 16, 25, and 39), we added wild-type Op18, a nonphosphorylatable ...
Andersen   +67 more
core   +4 more sources

Autophagy in cancer and protein conformational disorders

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Autophagy plays a crucial role in numerous biological processes, including protein and organelle quality control, development, immunity, and metabolism. Hence, dysregulation or mutations in autophagy‐related genes have been implicated in a wide range of human diseases.
Sergio Attanasio
wiley   +1 more source

The human SKA complex drives the metaphase-anaphase cell cycle transition by recruiting protein phosphatase 1 to kinetochores

open access: yeseLife, 2016
The spindle- and kinetochore-associated (Ska) complex is essential for normal anaphase onset in mitosis. The C-terminal domain (CTD) of Ska1 binds microtubules and was proposed to facilitate kinetochore movement on depolymerizing spindle microtubules ...
Sushama Sivakumar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Revealed by Transcriptome Analysis of Oocytes and Cumulus Cells

open access: yesFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is typically characterized by a polycystic ovarian morphology, hyperandrogenism, ovulatory dysfunction, and infertility.
Jie Li   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mammalian kinetochores count attached microtubules in a sensitive and switch-like manner. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) prevents anaphase until all kinetochores attach to the spindle. Each mammalian kinetochore binds many microtubules, but how many attached microtubules are required to turn off the checkpoint, and how the kinetochore ...
Akiyoshi   +80 more
core   +1 more source

B cell mechanobiology in health and disease: emerging techniques and insights into therapeutic responses

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
B cells sense external mechanical forces and convert them into biochemical signals through mechanotransduction. Understanding how malignant B cells respond to physical stimuli represents a groundbreaking area of research. This review examines the key mechano‐related molecules and pathways in B lymphocytes, highlights the most relevant techniques to ...
Marta Sampietro   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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