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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

Neck linker docking is critical for Kinesin-1 force generation in cells but at a cost to motor speed and processivity

open access: yeseLife, 2019
Kinesin force generation involves ATP-induced docking of the neck linker (NL) along the motor core. However, the roles of the proposed steps of NL docking, cover-neck bundle (CNB) and asparagine latch (N-latch) formation, during force generation are ...
Breane G Budaitis   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Mechanisms for Microtubule Length Regulation by Kinesin-8 and XMAP215 Proteins

open access: yes, 2014
The cytoskeleton is regulated by a plethora of enzymes that influence the stability and dynamics of cytoskeletal filaments. Molecular motors of the kinesin-8 protein family depolymerise microtubules in a length-dependent manner, and experimental and ...
Frey, Erwin   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The epithelial barrier theory proposes a comprehensive explanation for the origins of allergic and other chronic noncommunicable diseases

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Exposure to common noxious agents (1), including allergens, pollutants, and micro‐nanoplastics, can cause epithelial barrier damage (2) in our body's protective linings. This may trigger an immune response to our microbiome (3). The epithelial barrier theory explains how this process can lead to chronic noncommunicable diseases (4) affecting organs ...
Can Zeyneloglu   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microtubules and motors [PDF]

open access: yesMolecular Biology of the Cell, 2012
New tools and approaches are providing exciting new insights into the structure and function of motors and microtubules and their contributions to cell migration, mitosis, and neuronal function. Janel Titus, from the Wadsworth laboratory (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), discussed the regulation of the plus end–directed mitotic motor Eg5 by ...
Jonathon Howard, Pat Wadsworth
openaire   +1 more source

Microtubule self-repair

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Cell Biology, 2021
The stochastic switching between microtubule growth and shrinkage is a fascinating and unique process in the regulation of the cytoskeleton. To understand it, almost all attention has been focused on the microtubule ends. However, recent research has revived the idea that tubulin dimers can also be exchanged in protofilaments along the microtubule ...
Manuel Théry   +3 more
openaire   +5 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

Aβ42 promotes the aggregation of α‐synuclein splice isoforms via heterogeneous nucleation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The aggregation of amyloid‐β (Aβ) and α‐synuclein (αSyn) is associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. This study reveals that Aβ aggregates serve as potent nucleation sites for the aggregation of αSyn and its splice isoforms, shedding light on the intricate interplay between these two pathogenic proteins.
Alexander Röntgen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A 4-Phenoxyphenol Derivative Exerts Inhibitory Effects on Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells through Regulating Autophagy and Apoptosis Accompanied by Downregulating α-Tubulin Expression

open access: yesMolecules, 2017
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cancer worldwide. Advanced HCCs are usually resistant to anticancer drugs, causing unsatisfactory chemotherapy outcomes.
Wen-Tsan Chang   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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