[HTML][HTML] Tubulin posttranslational modifications through the lens of new technologies

GA Viar, G Pigino - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tubulin Code revolutionizes our understanding of microtubule dynamics and
functions, proposing a nuanced system governed by tubulin isotypes, posttranslational …

[HTML][HTML] A cytoskeleton symphony: Actin and microtubules in microglia dynamics and aging

R Socodato, JB Relvas - Progress in Neurobiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Microglia dynamically reorganize their cytoskeleton to perform essential functions such as
phagocytosis of toxic protein aggregates, surveillance of the brain parenchyma, and …

[HTML][HTML] NEKL-4 regulates microtubule stability and mitochondrial health in ciliated neurons

KM Power, KC Nguyen, A Silva, S Singh, DH Hall… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - rupress.org
Ciliopathies are often caused by defects in the ciliary microtubule core. Glutamylation is
abundant in cilia, and its dysregulation may contribute to ciliopathies and …

[HTML][HTML] Map-1a regulates Sertoli cell BTB dynamics through the cytoskeletal organization of microtubule and F-actin

L Wang, M Yan, T Bu, X Wu, L Li, B Silvestrini… - Reproductive Biology …, 2024 - Springer
Microtubule-associated protein 1a (Map1a) is a microtubule (MT) regulatory protein that
binds to the MT protofilaments in mammalian cells to promote MT stabilization. Maps work …

Excessive tubulin glutamylation leads to progressive cone-rod dystrophy and loss of outer segment integrity

R Aljammal, T Saravanan, T Guan… - Human Molecular …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Mutations in Cytosolic Carboxypeptidase-like Protein 5 (CCP5) are associated with
vision loss in humans. To decipher the mechanisms behind CCP5-associated blindness, we …

Cryo-EM structures of human α1B/βI+ βIVb microtubules shed light on isoform specific assembly

EA Zehr, A Roll-Mecak - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Microtubules are dynamic polymers assembled from αβ-tubulin dimers. Mammals have
multiple α and β-tubulin isoforms. Despite a high degree of conservation, microtubules …

Cell-specific alpha-tubulin TBA-6 and pan-ciliary IFT cargo RAB-28 generate a non-canonical transition zone

JS Akella, MS Silva, KCQ Nguyen, DH Hall, MM Barr - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The transition zone (TZ) regulates cilia composition and function. Canonical TZs with 9
doublet microtubules (MTs) are common but non-canonical TZs that vary from 9 MT …

[HTML][HTML] Cytoskeletal alterations in aging and disease

MS Brill, C Fassier, Y Song - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells consists of microtubules, actin and intermediate
filaments, which are highly interconnected and compartmentalized in polarized cells, such …

[HTML][HTML] Design, synthesis and cytotoxic activity of molecular hybrids based on quinolin-8-yloxy and cinnamide hybrids and their apoptosis inducing property

DN Binjawhar, FA Al-Salmi, OAA Ali, MA Alghamdi… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The present work aims at design and synthesis of a congeneric series of small hybrids 5 and
6a–i featuring the privileged quinoline scaffold tethered with 2-(arylamido) cinnamide moiety …

[HTML][HTML] NEKL-4 regulates microtubule stability and mitochondrial health in C. elegans ciliated neurons

KM Power, KC Nguyen, A Silva, S Singh, DH Hall… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ciliopathies are often caused by defects in the ciliary microtubule core. Glutamylation is
abundant in cilia, and its dysregulation may contribute to ciliopathies and …