An actin filament branching surveillance system regulates cell cycle progression, cytokinesis and primary ciliogenesis

M Cao, X Zou, C Li, Z Lin, N Wang, Z Zou, Y Ye… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Dysfunction of cell cycle control and defects of primary ciliogenesis are two features of many
cancers. Whether these events are interconnected and the driving mechanism coordinating …

Protein kinase D1 regulates cofilin-mediated F-actin reorganization and cell motility through slingshot

T Eiseler, H Döppler, IK Yan, K Kitatani, K Mizuno… - Nature cell …, 2009 - nature.com
Dynamic actin remodelling processes at the leading edge of migrating tumour cells are
concerted events controlled by a fine-tuned temporal and spatial interplay of kinases and …

The TBC1D31/praja2 complex controls primary ciliogenesis through PKA‐directed OFD1 ubiquitylation

E Senatore, F Chiuso, L Rinaldi, D Intartaglia… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
The primary cilium is a microtubule‐based sensory organelle that dynamically links
signalling pathways to cell differentiation, growth, and development. Genetic defects of …

Autophagy promotes primary ciliogenesis by removing OFD1 from centriolar satellites

Z Tang, MG Lin, TR Stowe, S Chen, M Zhu, T Stearns… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
The primary cilium is a microtubule-based organelle that functions in sensory and signalling
pathways. Defects in ciliogenesis can lead to a group of genetic syndromes known as …

Functional characterization of the OFD1 protein reveals a nuclear localization and physical interaction with subunits of a chromatin remodeling complex

G Giorgio, M Alfieri, C Prattichizzo, A Zullo… - Molecular biology of …, 2007 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Oral-facial-digital (OFD) type I syndrome is an X-linked dominant disease (MIM311200)
characterized by malformations of oral cavity, face, and digits and by cystic kidneys. We …

Cdc42 is required for EGF-stimulated protrusion and motility in MTLn3 carcinoma cells

M El-Sibai, P Nalbant, H Pang, RJ Flinn… - Journal of cell …, 2007 - journals.biologists.com
Cdc42 plays a central role in regulating the actin cytoskeleton and maintaining cell polarity.
Here, we show that Cdc42 is crucial for epidermal growth factor (EGF)-stimulated protrusion …

The master cell cycle regulator APC-Cdc20 regulates ciliary length and disassembly of the primary cilium

W Wang, T Wu, MW Kirschner - Elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
The primary cilium has an important role in signaling; defects in structure are associated with
a variety of human diseases. Much of the most basic biology of this organelle is poorly …

I-BAR domains, IRSp53 and filopodium formation

S Ahmed, WI Goh, W Bu - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2010 - Elsevier
Filopodia and lamellipodia are dynamic actin-based structures that determine cell shape
and migration. Filopodia are thought to sense the environment and direct processes such as …

mDia2 and CXCL12/CXCR4 chemokine signaling intersect to drive tumor cell amoeboid morphological transitions

MM Wyse, S Goicoechea, R Garcia-Mata… - Biochemical and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Morphological plasticity in response to environmental cues in migrating cancer cells
requires F-actin cytoskeletal rearrangements. Conserved formin family proteins play critical …

Small-molecule intramimics of formin autoinhibition: a new strategy to target the cytoskeletal remodeling machinery in cancer cells

LL Lash, BJ Wallar, JD Turner, SM Vroegop… - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Although the cancer cell cytoskeleton is a clinically validated target, few new strategies have
emerged for selectively targeting cell division by modulating the cytoskeletal structure …