Human neocortical expansion involves glutamatergic neuron diversification

J Berg, SA Sorensen, JT Ting, JA Miller, T Chartrand… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The neocortex is disproportionately expanded in human compared with mouse,, both in its
total volume relative to subcortical structures and in the proportion occupied by …

Ubiquitination regulates ER-phagy and remodelling of endoplasmic reticulum

A González, A Covarrubias-Pinto, RM Bhaskara… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) undergoes continuous remodelling via a selective
autophagy pathway, known as ER-phagy. ER-phagy receptors have a central role in this …

Direct effects of Ca2+/calmodulin on actin filament formation

M Izadi, W Hou, B Qualmann, MM Kessels - Biochemical and biophysical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Actin filament formation plays a pivotal role in the development, regeneration and
modulation of the morphologies and physiological functions of subcellular compartments …

A non-coding variant linked to metabolic obesity with normal weight affects actin remodelling in subcutaneous adipocytes

V Glunk, S Laber, N Sinnott-Armstrong… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Recent large-scale genomic association studies found evidence for a genetic link between
increased risk of type 2 diabetes and decreased risk for adiposity-related traits, reminiscent …

Ankyrin repeat-containing N-Ank proteins shape cellular membranes

D Wolf, SA Hofbrucker-MacKenzie, M Izadi… - Nature Cell …, 2019 - nature.com
Cells of multicellular organisms need to adopt specific morphologies. However, the
molecular mechanisms bringing about membrane topology changes are far from understood …

Human cortical expansion involves diversification and specialization of supragranular intratelencephalic-projecting neurons

J Berg, SA Sorensen, JT Ting, JA Miller, T Chartrand… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The neocortex is disproportionately expanded in human compared to mouse, both in its total
volume relative to subcortical structures and in the proportion occupied by supragranular …

Membrane shapers from two distinct superfamilies cooperate in the development of neuronal morphology

M Izadi, D Wolf, E Seemann, A Ori, L Schwintzer… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - rupress.org
Membrane-shaping proteins are driving forces behind establishment of proper cell
morphology and function. Yet, their reported structural and in vitro properties are noticeably …

Arginine methylation by PRMT2 controls the functions of the actin nucleator Cobl

W Hou, S Nemitz, S Schopper, ML Nielsen… - Developmental cell, 2018 - cell.com
The complex architecture of neuronal networks in the brain requires tight control of the actin
cytoskeleton. The actin nucleator Cobl is critical for neuronal morphogenesis. Here we …

Genome-wide analysis of copy-number variation in humans with cleft lip and/or cleft palate identifies COBLL1, RIC1, and ARHGEF38 as clefting genes

LA Lansdon, A Dickinson, S Arlis, H Liu, A Hlas… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
Cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) is a common birth defect with a complex,
heterogeneous etiology. It is well established that common and rare sequence variants …

Poststroke dendritic arbor regrowth requires the actin nucleator Cobl

Y Ji, D Koch, J González Delgado, M Günther… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Ischemic stroke is a major cause of death and long-term disability. We demonstrate that
middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in mice leads to a strong decline in dendritic …