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Neurosciences
Carlo D. Cristobal, Chih-Yen Wang, Zhongyuan Zuo, Joshua A. Smith, Aaron Lindeke-Myers, Hugo J. Bellen, Hyun Kyoung Lee
Summary: This study reveals the essential role of the protein Daam2 in the regulation of oligodendrocyte cytoskeleton and myelin formation. Daam2 regulates the levels of Gelsolin to modulate the cytoskeleton during oligodendrocyte differentiation, and its deficiency leads to myelin decompaction and motor coordination deficits. These findings highlight the critical role of cytoskeletal dynamics in myelination and provide new potential avenues for the treatment of white matter diseases.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Cell Biology
Maria Illescas, Ana Penas, Joaquin Arenas, Miguel A. Martin, Cristina Ugalde
Summary: This mini-review summarizes the regulatory role of actin cytoskeleton and actin-binding proteins (ABPs) on mitochondrial function, with a focus on the involvement of Gelsolin in mitochondrial disorders. The functional interplay between actin cytoskeleton, ABPs, and mitochondrial membranes for the regulation of cellular homeostasis is highlighted as a new exciting field for future research and therapeutic approaches.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Oncology
Paola Matarrese, Rosa Vona, Barbara Ascione, Marco G. Paggi, Anna Maria Mileo
Summary: The study demonstrates that the interaction between HPV16 E7 and gelsolin promotes cytoskeleton rearrangement, leading to epithelial-mesenchymal transition and activating the HIPPO signaling pathway. This may play a role in the acquisition of a more aggressive phenotype in HPV16-transformed cells, providing potential therapeutic targets for HPV-related cancers.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Leticia Labat-de-Hoz, Laura Comas, Armando Rubio-Ramos, Javier Casares-Arias, Laura Fernandez-Martin, David Pantoja-Uceda, M. Teresa Martin, Leonor Kremer, M. Angeles Jimenez, Isabel Correas, Miguel A. Alonso
Summary: This study reveals the structure and function of the N-terminal extension of the INF2 protein, which is involved in the activation of INF2 by interacting with CaM.
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Cell Biology
Samantha M. Richter, Lilyanna C. Massman, Dennis J. Stuehr, Elizabeth A. Sweeny
Summary: NADPH oxidase 5 (NOX5) is a transmembrane oxidative signaling enzyme that produces superoxide in response to intracellular calcium flux. It is involved in physiological processes and human disease, but its signaling pathways and targets of oxidative modifications remain poorly understood. This study demonstrates that NOX5 and actin interact in the cell and modulate each other's activity. Changes in actin dynamics affect NOX5 superoxide production, and NOX5 oxidatively modifies actin. Knockdown of NOX5 impairs cell migration. These findings reveal an important link between actin dynamics and oxidative signaling through NOX5.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Hua Yang, Zhiting Xiong, Zhongrui Xu, Rongxiang Liu
Summary: The study found that calcium deficiency can stimulate lanthanum to promote wheat growth and alleviate cadmium toxicity, while low calcium supply can also induce lanthanum to reduce cadmium accumulation in wheat. By interacting with TaCaM, lanthanum lowers the expression of TaNrampS, and thus affects cadmium accumulation in wheat.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Cell Biology
Lidia Gaffke, Estera Rintz, Karolina Pierzynowska, Grzegorz Wegrzyn
Summary: The main approach in current therapy for mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) is to reduce glycosaminoglycan (GAG) levels in cells, which are considered the main cause of the disease. This study aimed to evaluate changes in the actin cytoskeleton and focal adhesion in cells from MPS patients and MPS I mouse model, and determine if they could be potential therapeutic targets for different MPS types. Western-blotting, flow cytometry, and transcriptomic analyses were used. Significant changes in the expression of genes involved in the actin cytoskeleton structure/functions were identified, suggesting the actin cytoskeleton as a potential therapeutic target for MPS.
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Biophysics
Anjana Sharma, Vineeta Panwar, Jijo Thomas, Vianni Chopra, Himadri Shekhar Roy, Deepa Ghosh
Summary: Curcumin-derived carbon dots CurCD exhibit improved solubility and photostability, enhanced anti-cancer activity compared to curcumin in glioblastoma cells, and selective affinity to actin filaments, potentially serving as markers. Furthermore, CurCD shows more biocompatibility than curcumin in normal cells and fish embryos. This work highlights the superior properties of CurCD over curcumin and suggests a new approach for exploring plant-derived molecules with similar limitations.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Avnish Verma, Ayse Orme Merve, Vytautas Remeskevicius, Pola Sobiecka, Luke Taylor, Scott Lawton, Ben P. Jones, Elena Polycarpou, Jason Bennett, Brian Rooney
Summary: Cocaine has been shown to enhance migration and adhesion of cardiac cells while having little effect on cell proliferation, with higher doses leading to increased cell death. Additionally, cocaine affects cellular morphology and intercellular contacts, influencing cardiomyocyte function and cytotoxicity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Alecia Biel, Morgan Moser, Norman R. Groves, Iris Meier
Summary: The study showed that SINE1 and SINE2 play important roles in actin pattern changes during ABA-induced stomatal closure, but at different time steps. External Ca2+ can partially rescue the mutant effects. Nuclear Ca2+ oscillations during ABA-induced stomatal closure were observed for the first time, and were disrupted in the mutant. Vacuolar fragmentation was impaired in the mutants and could be partially rescued by F-actin depolymerization.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Cell Biology
Fabina Binth Kandiyoth, Alphee Michelot
Summary: The encapsulation of biomimetic systems for in vitro reconstitution of cellular processes is a major challenge due to technical and chemical evolution issues.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Yu Han, Yu Tang, Shuge Sun, Tongchol Kim, Kwangjin Ju, Sanghyok Ri, Xueying Du, Weishang Zhou, Wei Shi, Shiguo Li, Guangxu Liu
Summary: This study demonstrates the important role of CaM in immune modulation and hemocyte phagocytosis in bivalve species. Inhibition of CaM significantly decreases phagocytic activity of hemocytes, affects intracellular Ca2+ elevation, actin cytoskeleton assembly, and immune-related pathways. The findings suggest potential pathways through which CaM modulates phagocytosis in bivalves.
DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Biljana Ermanoska, Bob Asselbergh, Laura Morant, Maria-Luise Petrovic-Erfurth, Seyyedmohsen Hosseinibarkooie, Ricardo Leitao-Goncalves, Leonardo Almeida-Souza, Sven Bervoets, Litao Sun, LaTasha Lee, Derek Atkinson, Akram Khanghahi, Ivaylo Tournev, Patrick Callaerts, Patrik Verstreken, Xiang-Lei Yang, Brunhilde Wirth, Avital A. Rodal, Vincent Timmerman, Bruce L. Goode, Tanja A. Godenschwege, Albena Jordanova
Summary: Mutations in tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase and other tRNA ligases cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth peripheral neuropathy, with dysregulation of F-actin organization playing a role. A gain-of-function mechanism is implicated in the pathogenicity. Genetic modulation of F-actin improves neuronal features in flies expressing the disease-causing mutations. This study reveals the evolutionary-conserved role of YARS1 as an F-actin organizer and its link to tRNA-synthetase-induced neurodegeneration.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Muhammad Bilal Ahmed, Salman Ul Islam, Young Sup Lee
Summary: PRP4 inhibits melanin production, blocks calcium influx through desensitization of CaSR, and modulates the actin cytoskeleton through downregulation of the AC-cAMP pathway, collectively leading to the promotion of skin carcinogenesis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jonathan E. Tullis, Ulrich Bayer
Summary: The death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1) regulates the synaptic movement of the Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) by binding to the NMDA-receptor subunit GluN2B. The localization of DAPK1 at synapses requires F-actin as well as an additional binding mode, likely to GluN2B, during long-term depression (LTD). Both modes of synaptic DAPK1 localization work together to regulate synaptic CaMKII localization and therefore synaptic plasticity.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aimin Wang, Nehru Viji Sankaranarayanan, Masaki Yanagishita, Douglas M. Templeton, Umesh R. Desai, Kazuyuki Sugahara, Christina P. Wang, Vincent C. Hascall
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ying Liu, Douglas M. Templeton
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Douglas M. Templeton, Michael Schwenk, John H. Duffus
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(2015)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
John H. Duffus, Michael Schwenk, Douglas M. Templeton
PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
(2016)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Grace Choong, Ying Liu, Douglas M. Templeton
CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
(2014)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Grace Choong, Ying Liu, Douglas M. Templeton
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
(2013)
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Cell Biology
Ying Liu, Douglas M. Templeton
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
(2013)
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Douglas Templeton, Michael Schwenk
PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
(2014)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Reinhild Klein, Douglas M. Templeton, Michael Schwenk
PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
(2014)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Douglas M. Templeton, Kerstin Moehle
PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
(2014)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Vladimir Gubala, Reinhild Klein, Douglas M. Templeton, Michael Schwenk
PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
(2014)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Ying Liu, Weiqun Xiao, Douglas M. Templeton
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Grace Choong, Ying Liu, Weiqun Xiao, Douglas M. Templeton
TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY
(2013)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Douglas M. Templeton, Hitomi Fujishiro
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2017)