Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ga-Eun Lee, Jiin Byun, Cheol-Jung Lee, Yong-Yeon Cho
Summary: The integrity of the nuclear membrane is crucial for cellular function and disease pathogenesis. While there has been extensive research on nuclear membrane assembly, disassembly, and interactions with other cellular components, less emphasis has been placed on the regulation of nuclear morphology through nuclear membrane integrity. This review aims to shed light on the biomolecules responsible for maintaining nuclear membrane integrity and explore the role of type II membrane protein transcription factors in this context.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
E. F. Elsiena Kuiper, Sarah M. Prophet, Christian Schlieker
Summary: This study summarizes the assembly process of the nuclear pore complex (NPC) and the defects related to human diseases, emphasizing the need for controlled condensation of phenylalanine-glycine repeat nucleoporins during NPC assembly to prevent aberrant condensation, aggregation, or amyloid formation. Defects in this process are associated with neurological disorders.
Article
Cell Biology
William D. Leineweber, Stephanie I. Fraley
Summary: In this study, a multiplexed biophysical imaging approach was used to analyze single cells from human cell lines. The study found that adhesion, contractility, actin cytoskeletal dynamics, and matrix remodeling interact to produce diverse migration behaviors. Three modes of cell speed and persistence coupling were identified, driven by coordination between matrix remodeling and protrusive activity. The framework establishes a predictive model linking cell trajectories to distinct subprocess coordination states.
DEVELOPMENTAL CELL
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
John Devany, Daniel M. Sussman, Takaki Yamamoto, M. Lisa Manning, Margaret L. Gardel
Summary: Epithelial tissues have distinctive cellular architectures that can be controlled by changes in cell shape. In a model epithelial monolayer, cell shape evolves over time, leading to a final architecture characterized by arrested motion and regular cell shapes. The final cell shape is closely correlated with cell proliferation rate, and pharmacological perturbations can significantly alter tissue dynamics by changing cell shapes.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yolanda Olmos
Summary: This article reviews the molecular mechanisms of membrane constriction and scission by ESCRT-III and describes its essential role in sealing and repairing damaged cellular membranes.
Article
Management
Martina Sperling, Guido Schryen
Summary: The article discusses the importance of utilizing a large number of spontaneous volunteers in the aftermath of disasters, proposes a multi-objective mixed-integer linear optimization model for volunteer coordination issues, conducts computational experiments based on real data, presents detailed implications on how to use the decision support model, and provides recommendations for all relief organizations.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kenji Nishizawa, Shao-Zhen Lin, Claire Chardes, Jean-Francois Rupprecht, Pierre-Francois Lenne
Summary: Biological tissues acquire reproducible shapes through dynamic cell behaviors, particularly the remodeling of cell-cell contacts. This study developed a technique to manipulate stress patterns on these contacts in the early epithelium of Drosophila embryos and found that Myosin -II activity responds to junction strain rate, facilitating junction shrinkage. These findings provide insights into the efficient deformation of cell-cell contacts in vivo and reveal the mechanosensitive features of their remodeling.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Review
Biology
Dustin A. Ammendolia, William M. Bement, John H. Brumell
Summary: Plasma membrane integrity is crucial for cellular homeostasis, and cells have repair pathways to restore membrane integrity when damaged. Tissue-specific stressors and membrane repair pathways play important roles in health and disease. Genetic and environmental factors impact plasma membrane integrity and contribute to disease pathogenesis in various tissues.
Review
Plant Sciences
Gilles Dupouy, Yihan Dong, Etienne Herzog, Marie-Edith Chaboute, Alexandre Berr
Summary: The nucleus is a central organelle in eukaryotic cells that undergoes dynamic structural changes during cellular processes. This review focuses on recent data obtained in plants, particularly in response to mechanical stress, and highlights the similarities and differences between animal and plant cells in terms of nuclear envelope dynamics and functional impacts.
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Asuka A. Orr, Suliman Sharif, Junmei Wang, Alexander D. MacKerell
Summary: Generalized force fields (FFs) are extensions of biomolecular FFs used for organic molecules. However, their application to arbitrary molecules requires caution to ensure their integrity.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Syrina Fred Mehrabi, Sabina Elmi, Jesper Nylandsted
Summary: The limitations of current cancer therapies, including multidrug resistance, have led to the exploration of repurposing existing drugs. Phenothiazines, primarily used as antipsychotic agents, show potential in impacting key mechanisms driving tumor growth and metastasis by altering lipid composition, modifying calcium channels, and inducing protein accumulation. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the anticancer activities of phenothiazines, such as trifluoperazine, prochlorperazine, chlorpromazine, promethazine, thioridazine, and fluphenazine, and highlights their potential in improving future cancer treatment.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Samhita P. Banavar, Michael Trogdon, Brian Drawert, Tau-Mu Yi, Linda R. Petzold, Otger Campas
Summary: Many cellular processes require cell polarization to be maintained during changes in shape, growth, or movement. The presence of mechanical feedback encoded in the Cell Wall Integrity pathway can help coordinate cell morphogenesis and polarity, ensuring polarization is maintained during cell shape changes.
PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Nuclear Science & Technology
Youngik Yoo, Joongjin Kim, Joonkyoo Park, Hyeongkoo Kim
Summary: This paper proposes a finite element model that accurately simulates the mechanical behavior of a fuel assembly. The model was validated through static and dynamic tests, and it was found to effectively simulate the static and dynamic mechanical characteristics of the fuel assembly.
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Isreal Moreno, Irene Rodriguez-Sanchez, Xenia Schafer, Joshua Munger
Summary: HCMV infection induces the expression of a tissue atypical neuronal glycolytic enzyme, activating glycolysis and UDP-sugar metabolism, increasing the accumulation of glycosyl building blocks, and enabling the expression of an essential viral glycoprotein and the production of infectious virions.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Shu-Ting Fan, Jia-Xin Wang, Bang-Jing Li, Sheng Zhang
Summary: In this study, a facile and versatile support layer modification strategy was proposed to enhance the CO2 separation performance of thin-film composite membranes (TFCMs). The introduction of MOFs in the support layer improved the CO2 selectivity without significantly sacrificing the permeability. The TFCMs developed by this strategy exhibited excellent CO2 permeance and CO2/N2 selectivity, surpassing the threshold for economic evaluations and outperforming most comparable TFCMs. Moreover, the TFCMs showed stable selective performance during a 40-day aging study.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Brant M. Webster, C. Patrick Lusk
Article
Cell Biology
Brant M. Webster, C. Patrick Lusk
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fang Huang, George Sirinakis, Edward S. Allgeyer, Lena K. Schroeder, Whitney C. Duim, Emil B. Kromann, Thomy Phan, Felix E. Rivera-Molina, Jordan R. Myers, Irnov Irnov, Mark Lessard, Yongdeng Zhang, Mary Ann Handel, Christine Jacobs-Wagner, C. Patrick Lusk, James E. Rothman, Derek Toomre, Martin J. Booth, Joerg Bewersdorf
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
C. Patrick Lusk
Article
Cell Biology
Florencia del Viso, Fang Huang, Jordan Myers, Madeleine Chalfant, Yongdeng Zhang, Nooreen Reza, Joerg Bewersdorf, C. Patrick Lusk, Mustafa K. Khokha
DEVELOPMENTAL CELL
(2016)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Brant M. Webster, David J. Thaller, Jens Jaeger, Sarah E. Ochmann, Sapan Borah, C. Patrick Lusk
Review
Cell Biology
Brant M. Webster, C. Patrick Lusk
TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Patrick D. Ellis Fisher, Qi Shen, Bernice Akpinar, Luke K. Davis, Kenny Kwok Hin Chun, David Baddeley, Andela Saric, Thomas J. Melia, Bart W. Hoogenboom, Chenxiang Lin, C. Patrick Lusk
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
David J. Thaller, C. Patrick Lusk
BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS
(2018)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Brant M. Webster, Paolo Colombi, Jens Jaeger, Patrick Lusk
Article
Cell Biology
Paolo Colombi, Brant M. Webster, Florian Froehlich, C. Patrick Lusk
JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
(2013)
Article
Cell Biology
C. Patrick Lusk, Paolo Colombi
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sunandini Chandra, C. Patrick Lusk
Summary: Studies have found that repeat expansions in the C9ORF72 gene are associated with ALS and may cause pathogenesis by disrupting nuclear transport machinery. Recent research has revealed changes in the molecular composition of the nuclear pore complex in patient neurons and dysregulation of quality control mechanisms at the nuclear envelope, which may contribute to the development of the disease.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Cell Biology
C. Patrick Lusk, Megan C. King
CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY
(2017)