[HTML][HTML] Surfing on membrane waves: Microvilli, curved membranes, and immune signaling

R Orbach, X Su - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Microvilli are finger-like membrane protrusions, supported by the actin cytoskeleton, and
found on almost all cell types. A growing body of evidence suggests that the dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Heteromeric clusters of ubiquitinated ER-shaping proteins drive ER-phagy

H Foronda, Y Fu, A Covarrubias-Pinto, HT Bocker… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Membrane-shaping proteins characterized by reticulon homology domains play an
important part in the dynamic remodelling of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). An example of …

Monomer‐scale design of functional protein polymers using consensus repeat sequences

MP Chang, W Huang, DJ Mai - Journal of Polymer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Protein‐based polymers possess chemically defined sequences that can encode diverse
properties and functions into a new class of biopolymeric materials. However, sequence …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic heterogeneity analysis of APC-mutant colon cancer by proteomics and phosphoproteomics identifies RAI14 as a key prognostic determinant in …

R Zhang, M Hu, HN Chen, X Wang, Z Xia, Y Liu… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2023 - ASBMB
Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is an important tumor suppressor and is mostly linked to
the regulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. APC mutation has been identified as …

Establishing gene regulatory networks from Parkinson's disease risk loci

SL Farrow, W Schierding, S Gokuladhas, E Golovina… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The latest meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identified 90 independent
variants across 78 genomic regions associated with Parkinson's disease, yet the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Inward outward signaling in ovarian cancer: morpho-phospho-proteomic profiling upon application of hypoxia and shear stress characterizes the adaptive …

A Bileck, P Bortel, M Kriz, L Janker, E Kiss… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With the onset of resistance, ovarian cancer cells display almost unpredictable adaptive
potential. This may derive from the tumor genetic ancestry and can be additionally tailored …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term depression in neurons involves temporal and ultra-structural dynamics of phosphatidylinositol-4, 5-bisphosphate relying on PIP5K, PTEN and PLC

SA Hofbrucker-MacKenzie, E Seemann… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Synaptic plasticity involves proper establishment and rearrangement of structural and
functional microdomains. Yet, visualization of the underlying lipid cues proved challenging …

Retinoic acid-induced protein 14 links mechanical forces to Hippo signaling

W Jeong, H Kwon, SK Park, IS Lee, E Jho - EMBO reports, 2024 - embopress.org
Cells sense and respond to various mechanical forces from the extracellular matrix primarily
by modulating the actin cytoskeleton. Mechanical forces can be translated into biochemical …