Radial contractility of actomyosin rings facilitates axonal trafficking and structural stability

Structural plasticity of actin-spectrin membrane skeleton and functional role of actin and spectrin in axon degeneration

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Sub-membranous actin rings in the axon initial segment are resistant to the action of latrunculin

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Ultrastructure of the axonal periodic scaffold reveals a braid-like organization of actin rings

(2019) Stéphane Vassilopoulos et al.   Nature Communications

Localized Myosin II Activity Regulates Assembly and Plasticity of the Axon Initial Segment

(2018) Stephen L. Berger et al.   NEURON

Remodeling of the Actin/Spectrin Membrane-associated Periodic Skeleton, Growth Cone Collapse and F-Actin Decrease during Axonal Degeneration

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Three dimensional electron microscopy reveals changing axonal and myelin morphology along normal and partially injured optic nerves

(2018) Marcus K. Giacci et al.   Scientific Reports

Myosin II activity is required for structural plasticity at the axon initial segment

(2017) Mark D. Evans et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Polarity of varicosity initiation in central neuron mechanosensation

(2017) Yuanzheng Gu et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

αII Spectrin Forms a Periodic Cytoskeleton at the Axon Initial Segment and Is Required for Nervous System Function

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Periodic actin structures in neuronal axons are required to maintain microtubules

(2017) Yue Qu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

The ultrastructural organization of actin and myosin II filaments in the contractile ring: new support for an old model of cytokinesis

(2017) John H. Henson et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Visualizing endocytic recycling and trafficking in live neurons by subdiffractional tracking of internalized molecules

(2017) Merja Joensuu et al.   Nature Protocols

Structural organization of the actin-spectrin–based membrane skeleton in dendrites and soma of neurons

(2017) Boran Han et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Superresolution imaging reveals activity-dependent plasticity of axon morphology linked to changes in action potential conduction velocity

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Modeling of the axon membrane skeleton structure and implications for its mechanical properties

(2017) Yihao Zhang et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Impaired retrograde transport of axonal autophagosomes contributes to autophagic stress in Alzheimer’s disease neurons

(2017) Prasad Tammineni et al.   eLife

Coupled circumferential and axial tension driven by actin and myosin influences in vivo axon diameter

(2017) Anthony Fan et al.   Scientific Reports

Subdiffractional tracking of internalized molecules reveals heterogeneous motion states of synaptic vesicles

(2016) Merja Joensuu et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Proteolipid protein–deficient myelin promotes axonal mitochondrial dysfunction via altered metabolic coupling

(2016) Xinghua Yin et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

The mammalian dynein–dynactin complex is a strong opponent to kinesin in a tug-of-war competition

(2016) Vladislav Belyy et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

A close look at axonal transport: Cargos slow down when crossing stationary organelles

(2016) Daphne L. Che et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Prevalent presence of periodic actin–spectrin-based membrane skeleton in a broad range of neuronal cell types and animal species

(2016) Jiang He et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Flux of signalling endosomes undergoing axonal retrograde transport is encoded by presynaptic activity and TrkB

(2016) Tong Wang et al.   Nature Communications

The Actin-Binding Protein α-Adducin Is Required for Maintaining Axon Diameter

(2016) Sérgio Carvalho Leite et al.   Cell Reports

Retrograde NGF Axonal Transport—Motor Coordination in the Unidirectional Motility Regime

(2015) Praveen D. Chowdary et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Exocytic and endocytic membrane trafficking in axon development

(2015) Takuro Tojima et al.   DEVELOPMENT GROWTH & DIFFERENTIATION

A dynamic formin-dependent deep F-actin network in axons

(2015) Archan Ganguly et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Control of Autophagosome Axonal Retrograde Flux by Presynaptic Activity Unveiled Using Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A

(2015) Tong Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

An Acto-Myosin II Constricting Ring Initiates the Fission of Activity-Dependent Bulk Endosomes in Neurosecretory Cells

(2015) R. S. Gormal et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Diagnostic tools for evaluating the impact of Focal Axonal Swellings arising in neurodegenerative diseases and/or traumatic brain injury

(2015) Pedro D. Maia et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Inferring transient particle transport dynamics in live cells

(2015) Nilah Monnier et al.   NATURE METHODS

Axon diameter and axonal transport: In vivo and in vitro effects of androgens

(2015) M. Pesaresi et al.   NEUROIMAGE

Activity-driven relaxation of the cortical actomyosin II network synchronizes Munc18-1-dependent neurosecretory vesicle docking

(2015) Andreas Papadopulos et al.   Nature Communications

Distribution of axon diameters in cortical white matter: an electron-microscopic study on three human brains and a macaque

(2014) Daniel Liewald et al.   BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS

Axonal Transport: How High Microtubule Density Can Compensate for Boundary Effects in Small-Caliber Axons

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Fluorogenic probes for live-cell imaging of the cytoskeleton

(2014) Gražvydas Lukinavičius et al.   NATURE METHODS

Bidirectional cargo transport: moving beyond tug of war

(2014) William O. Hancock   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

A Biophysical Analysis of Mitochondrial Movement: Differences Between Transport in Neuronal Cell Bodies Versus Processes

(2014) Babu Reddy Janakaloti Narayanareddy et al.   TRAFFIC

Tension on the linker gates the ATP-dependent release of dynein from microtubules

(2014) Frank B. Cleary et al.   Nature Communications

Developmental mechanism of the periodic membrane skeleton in axons

(2014) Guisheng Zhong et al.   eLife

Molecular Adaptations Allow Dynein to Generate Large Collective Forces inside Cells

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Structure meets function: actin filaments and myosin motors in the axon

(2013) Don B. Arnold et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

A near-infrared fluorophore for live-cell super-resolution microscopy of cellular proteins

(2013) Gražvydas Lukinavičius et al.   Nature Chemistry

Extracting intracellular diffusive states and transition rates from single-molecule tracking data

(2013) Fredrik Persson et al.   NATURE METHODS

Myosin II does it all: assembly, remodeling, and disassembly of actin networks are governed by myosin II activity

(2013) Yaron Ideses et al.   Soft Matter

Why Do Axons Differ in Caliber?

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Functions of Nonmuscle Myosin II in Assembly of the Cellular Contractile System

(2012) Maria Shutova et al.   PLoS One

Actin, Spectrin, and Associated Proteins Form a Periodic Cytoskeletal Structure in Axons

(2012) K. Xu et al.   SCIENCE

Actin cortex mechanics and cellular morphogenesis

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Analysis of the role of Ser1/Ser2/Thr9 phosphorylation on myosin II assembly and function in live cells

(2011) Jordan R Beach et al.   BMC CELL BIOLOGY

A Molecular Pathway for Myosin II Recruitment to Stress Fibers

(2011) Sari Tojkander et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Dynamin Inhibition Blocks Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Endocytosis in Neurons and Delays Botulism

(2011) Callista B. Harper et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

High-resolution imaging reveals indirect coordination of opposite motors and a role for LIS1 in high-load axonal transport

(2011) Julie Y. Yi et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Which way to go? Cytoskeletal organization and polarized transport in neurons

(2010) Lukas C. Kapitein et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE

Deficits in axonal transport precede ALS symptoms in vivo

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Quantitative analysis of multivesicular bodies (MVBs) in the hypoglossal nerve: Evidence that neurotrophic factors do not use MVBs for retrograde axonal transport

(2009) Amy L. Altick et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

A neuron-specific cytoplasmic dynein isoform preferentially transports TrkB signaling endosomes

(2008) Junghoon Ha et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Lifeact: a versatile marker to visualize F-actin

(2008) Julia Riedl et al.   NATURE METHODS