KLC4 shapes axon arbors during development and mediates adult behavior
Development of elaborate and polarized neuronal morphology requires precisely regulated transport of cellular cargos by motor proteins such as kinesin-1. Kinesin-1 has numerous cellular cargos which must be delivered to unique neuronal compartments.
Elizabeth M Haynes +7 more
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Analysis of membrane structure of the inner ear motor protein prestin by force spectroscopy
The high sensitivity of mammalian hearing is achieved by cochlear amplification. The basis of this amplification is the motility of outer hair cells (OHCs), which are sensory cells in the inner ear.
Michio MURAKOSHI, Hiroshi WADA
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Myosin V executes steps of variable length via structurally constrained diffusion
The molecular motor myosin V transports cargo by stepping on actin filaments, executing a random diffusive search for actin binding sites at each step.
David Hathcock +3 more
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FUS-SMN Protein Interactions Link the Motor Neuron Diseases ALS and SMA [PDF]
Mutations in the RNA binding protein FUS cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal adult motor neuron disease. Decreased expression of SMN causes the fatal childhood motor neuron disorder spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
Das, Rita +56 more
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Studying protein-protein interactions using peptide arrays [PDF]
Screening of arrays and libraries of compounds is well-established as a high-throughput method for detecting and analyzing interactions in both biological and chemical systems. Arrays and libraries can be composed from various types of molecules, ranging
Rito, T. +7 more
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Anti-GD1a antibodies activate complement and calpain to injure distal motor nodes of Ranvier in mice [PDF]
The motor axonal variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome is associated with anti-GD1a immunoglobulin antibodies, which are believed to be the pathogenic factor. In previous studies we have demonstrated the motor terminal to be a vulnerable site.
Halstead, S. +7 more
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Kinesin-1, kinesin-2 and kinesin-5 are three families of a superfamily of motor proteins; which can walk processively on microtubule filaments by hydrolyzing ATP. It was experimentally shown that while the three kinesin dimers show similar feature on the
Si-Kao Guo +3 more
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Two- and Three-Dimensional Tracking of MFA2 mRNA Molecules in Mating Yeast
Intracellular mRNA transport contributes to the spatio-temporal regulation of mRNA function and localized translation. In the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, asymmetric mRNA transport localizes ~30 specific mRNAs including those encoding ...
Polina Geva +2 more
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Spinal muscular atrophy patient iPSC-derived motor neurons have reduced expression of proteins important in neuronal development [PDF]
This work was supported by The RJAH Institute of Orthopaedics, UK (H.F.), The SMA Trust, UK (H.F.), Cedars-Sinai Institutional startup funds (D.S), California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Grant RT-02040 (D.S.), National Center for Advancing ...
Heidi R. Fuller +23 more
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Sunday Driver Mediates Multi-Compartment Golgi Outposts Defects Induced by Amyloid Precursor Protein
Golgi defects including Golgi fragmentation are pathological features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). As a pathogenic factor in AD, amyloid precursor protein (APP) induces Golgi fragmentation in the soma.
Qianqian Du +9 more
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