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CLASP promotes microtubule bundling in metaphase spindle independently of Ase1/PRC1 in fission yeast

open access: yesBiology Open, 2019
Microtubules in the mitotic spindle are organised by microtubule-associated proteins. In the late stage of mitosis, spindle microtubules are robustly organised through bundling by the antiparallel microtubule bundler Ase1/PRC1. In early mitosis, however,
Hirohisa Ebina, Liang Ji, Masamitsu Sato
doaj   +1 more source

Inhibition of cell expansion enhances cortical microtubule stability in the root apex of Arabidopsis thaliana

open access: yesJournal of Biological Research - Thessaloniki, 2021
Background Cortical microtubules regulate cell expansion by determining cellulose microfibril orientation in the root apex of Arabidopsis thaliana. While the regulation of cell wall properties by cortical microtubules is well studied, the data on the ...
Veronica Giourieva, Emmanuel Panteris
doaj   +1 more source

Actin–microtubule coordination at growing microtubule ends [PDF]

open access: yesNature Communications, 2014
To power dynamic processes in cells, the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons organize into complex structures. Although it is known that cytoskeletal coordination is vital for cell function, the mechanisms by which cross-linking proteins coordinate actin and microtubule activities remain poorly understood.
Preciado López, Magdalena   +6 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Kinesin-propelled label-free microtubules imaged with interference reflection microscopy

open access: yesNew Journal of Physics, 2020
Interference reflection microscopy (IRM) utilizes the interference between the light reflected from the surface and the light reflected from an object to generate contrast and can be used to image nanometer size objects, such as a microtubule adhered to ...
Gadiel Saper, Henry Hess
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring and modeling polymer concentration profiles near spindle boundaries argues that spindle microtubules regulate their own nucleation

open access: yesNew Journal of Physics, 2018
Spindles are self-organized microtubule-based structures that segregate chromosomes during cell division. The mass of the spindle is controlled by the balance between microtubule turnover and nucleation. The mechanisms that control the spatial regulation
Bryan Kaye   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Cre‐dependent lentiviral vector for neuron subtype‐specific expression of large proteins

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We designed a versatile and modular lentivector comprising a Cre‐dependent switch and self‐cleaving 2A peptide and tested it for co‐expression of GFP and a 2.8 kb gene of interest (GOI) in mouse cortical parvalbumin (PV+) interneurons and midbrain dopamine (TH+) neurons.
Weixuan Xue   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interplay between kinesin-1 and cortical dynein during axonal outgrowth and microtubule organization in Drosophila neurons

open access: yeseLife, 2015
In this study, we investigated how microtubule motors organize microtubules in Drosophila neurons. We showed that, during the initial stages of axon outgrowth, microtubules display mixed polarity and minus-end-out microtubules push the tip of the axon ...
Urko del Castillo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ionizing Radiation Effects on Hs 578Bst Microtubules

open access: yesFrontiers in Physics, 2020
Microtubules are one of the three components of the cell cytoskeleton. They are hollow wires, with a diameter of about 25 nm, formed by 13 laterally associated protofilaments composed by dimers of α and β-tubulin.
L. Bruni   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multivalency of NDC80 in the outer kinetochore is essential to track shortening microtubules and generate forces

open access: yeseLife, 2018
Presence of multiple copies of the microtubule-binding NDC80 complex is an evolutionary conserved feature of kinetochores, points of attachment of chromosomes to spindle microtubules.
Vladimir A Volkov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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