Epigenetic alterations in the gastrointestinal tract: current and emerging use for biomarkers of cancer

WM Grady - Advances in cancer research, 2021 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer related deaths worldwide. One of the
hallmarks of cancer and a fundamental trait of virtually all gastrointestinal cancers is …

Epigenetic alterations in colorectal cancer: emerging biomarkers

Y Okugawa, WM Grady, A Goel - Gastroenterology, 2015 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. One of the
fundamental processes driving the initiation and progression of CRC is the accumulation of …

The base of the cilium: roles for transition fibres and the transition zone in ciliary formation, maintenance and compartmentalization

JF Reiter, OE Blacque, MR Leroux - EMBO reports, 2012 - embopress.org
Both the basal body and the microtubule‐based axoneme it nucleates have evolutionarily
conserved subdomains crucial for cilium biogenesis, function and maintenance. Here, we …

The structural biology of septins and their filaments: an update

IA Cavini, DA Leonardo, HVD Rosa… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In order to fully understand any complex biochemical system from a mechanistic point of
view, it is necessary to have access to the three-dimensional structures of the molecular …

Structural insight into filament formation by mammalian septins

M Sirajuddin, M Farkasovsky, F Hauer, D Kühlmann… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Septins are GTP-binding proteins that assemble into homo-and hetero-oligomers and
filaments. Although they have key roles in various cellular processes, little is known …

Central roles of small GTPases in the development of cell polarity in yeast and beyond

HO Park, E Bi - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
The establishment of cell polarity is critical for the development of many organisms and for
the function of many cell types. A large number of studies of diverse organisms from yeast to …

The septin family of GTPases: architecture and dynamics

CS Weirich, JP Erzberger, Y Barral - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2008 - nature.com
Septins comprise a conserved family of proteins that are found primarily in fungi and
animals. These GTP-binding proteins have several roles during cell division, cytoskeletal …

It takes two to tango: regulation of G proteins by dimerization

R Gasper, S Meyer, K Gotthardt, M Sirajuddin… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2009 - nature.com
Guanine nucleotide-binding (G) proteins, which cycle between a GDP-and a GTP-bound
conformation, are conventionally regulated by GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) and …

The pathobiology of the septin gene family

PA Hall, SEH Russell - The Journal of Pathology: A Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Septins are an evolutionarily conserved group of GTP‐binding and filament‐forming
proteins that belong to the large superclass of P‐loop GTPases. While originally discovered …

Assembly of mammalian septins

M Kinoshita - Journal of biochemistry, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Septins are a conserved family of polymerizing guanine nucleotide binding proteins
associated with diverse processes in dividing and non-dividing cells. In humans, 12 septin …