Building the neuronal microtubule cytoskeleton

LC Kapitein, CC Hoogenraad - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Microtubules are one of the major cytoskeletal components of neurons, essential for many
fundamental cellular and developmental processes, such as neuronal migration, polarity …

The tubulin code: molecular components, readout mechanisms, and functions

C Janke - Journal of Cell Biology, 2014 - rupress.org
Microtubules are cytoskeletal filaments that are dynamically assembled from α/β-tubulin
heterodimers. The primary sequence and structure of the tubulin proteins and, consequently …

Regulation of microtubule motors by tubulin isotypes and post-translational modifications

M Sirajuddin, LM Rice, RD Vale - Nature cell biology, 2014 - nature.com
The 'tubulin-code'hypothesis proposes that different tubulin genes or post-translational
modifications (PTMs), which mainly confer variation in the carboxy-terminal tail (CTT), result …

The wide spectrum of tubulinopathies: what are the key features for the diagnosis?

N Bahi-Buisson, K Poirier, F Fourniol, Y Saillour… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Complex cortical malformations associated with mutations in tubulin genes: TUBA1A,
TUBA8, TUBB2B, TUBB3, TUBB5 and TUBG1 commonly referred to as tubulinopathies, are …

Microtubule dysfunction: a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases

A Sferra, F Nicita, E Bertini - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neurons are particularly susceptible to microtubule (MT) defects and deregulation of the MT
cytoskeleton is considered to be a common insult during the pathogenesis of …

Neurodegeneration and microtubule dynamics: death by a thousand cuts

J Dubey, N Ratnakaran, SP Koushika - Frontiers in cellular …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Microtubules form important cytoskeletal structures that play a role in establishing and
maintaining neuronal polarity, regulating neuronal morphology, transporting cargo, and …

Motor neurons are dispensable for the assembly of a sensorimotor circuit for gaze stabilization

D Goldblatt, B Rosti, KR Hamling, P Leary, H Panchal… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Sensorimotor reflex circuits engage distinct neuronal subtypes, defined by precise
connectivity, to transform sensation into compensatory behavior. Whether and how motor …

Analysis of 17 genes detects mutations in 81% of 811 patients with lissencephaly

N Di Donato, AE Timms, KA Aldinger, GM Mirzaa… - Genetics in …, 2018 - nature.com
Purpose To estimate diagnostic yield and genotype-phenotype correlations in a cohort of
811 patients with lissencephaly or subcortical band heterotopia. Methods We collected DNA …

The emerging role of the tubulin code: From the tubulin molecule to neuronal function and disease

S Chakraborti, K Natarajan, J Curiel, C Janke… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Across different cell types and tissues, microtubules are assembled from highly conserved
dimers of α‐and β‐tubulin. Despite their highly similar structures, microtubules have …

Tubulin genes and malformations of cortical development

R Romaniello, F Arrigoni, AE Fry, MT Bassi… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
A large number of genes encoding for tubulin proteins are expressed in the developing
brain. Each is subject to specific spatial and temporal expression patterns. However, most …