Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation

M Shvedunova, A Akhtar - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Lysine acetylation is a widespread and versatile protein post-translational modification.
Lysine acetyltransferases and lysine deacetylases catalyse the addition or removal …

The tubulin code and its role in controlling microtubule properties and functions

C Janke, MM Magiera - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2020 - nature.com
Microtubules are core components of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton with essential roles in cell
division, shaping, motility and intracellular transport. Despite their functional heterogeneity …

Mechanisms of oocyte aneuploidy associated with advanced maternal age

M Mikwar, AJ MacFarlane, F Marchetti - Mutation Research/Reviews in …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is well established that maternal age is associated with a rapid decline in the production of
healthy and high-quality oocytes resulting in reduced fertility in women older than 35 years …

[HTML][HTML] The tubulin code in microtubule dynamics and information encoding

A Roll-Mecak - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Microtubules are non-covalent mesoscale polymers central to the eukaryotic cytoskeleton.
Microtubule structure, dynamics, and mechanics are modulated by a cell's choice of tubulin …

[HTML][HTML] Disruption of axonal transport in neurodegeneration

SH Berth, TE Lloyd - The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Neurons are markedly compartmentalized, which makes them reliant on axonal transport to
maintain their health. Axonal transport is important for anterograde delivery of newly …

[HTML][HTML] The tubulin code, from molecules to health and disease

ED McKenna, SL Sarbanes… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Microtubules are essential dynamic polymers composed of α/β-tubulin heterodimers. They
support intracellular trafficking, cell division, cellular motility, and other essential cellular …

Structural and functional insight into regulation of kinesin-1 by microtubule-associated protein MAP7

LS Ferro, Q Fang, L Eshun-Wilson, J Fernandes… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Microtubule (MT)–associated protein 7 (MAP7) is a required cofactor for kinesin-1–driven
transport of intracellular cargoes. Using cryo–electron microscopy and single–molecule …

SIRT2: Controversy and multiple roles in disease and physiology

Y Wang, J Yang, T Hong, X Chen, L Cui - Ageing research reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Sirtuin 2 (SIRT2) is an NAD+-dependent deacetylase that was under studied
compared to other sirtuin family members. SIRT2 is the only sirtuin protein which is …

[HTML][HTML] Structure of the decorated ciliary doublet microtubule

M Ma, M Stoyanova, G Rademacher, SK Dutcher… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The axoneme of motile cilia is the largest macromolecular machine of eukaryotic cells. In
humans, impaired axoneme function causes a range of ciliopathies. Axoneme assembly …

Tubulin polyglutamylation differentially regulates microtubule‐interacting proteins

M Genova, L Grycova, V Puttrich, MM Magiera… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Tubulin posttranslational modifications have been predicted to control cytoskeletal functions
by coordinating the molecular interactions between microtubules and their associating …