Matrix stiffness‐induced α‐tubulin acetylation is required for skin fibrosis formation through activation of Yes‐associated protein

D Wen, Y Gao, Y Liu, C Ho, J Sun, L Huang, Y Liu… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Skin fibrosis, a pathological process featured by fibroblast activation and extracellular matrix
(ECM) deposition, makes a significant contribution to morbidity. Studies have identified …

Sperm-borne miR-202 targets SEPT7 and regulates first cleavage of bovine embryos via cytoskeletal remodeling

M Wang, Y Du, S Gao, Z Wang, P Qu, Y Gao… - …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
In mammals, sperm-borne regulators can be transferred to oocytes during fertilization and
have different effects on the formation of pronuclei, the first cleavage of zygotes, the …

Septin 2/6/7 complexes tune microtubule plus-end growth and EB1 binding in a concentration-and filament-dependent manner

K Nakos, MR Radler, ET Spiliotis - Molecular biology of the cell, 2019 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Septins (SEPTs) are filamentous guanosine-5′-triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins, which
affect microtubule (MT)-dependent functions including membrane trafficking and cell …

[HTML][HTML] A redox-mediated conformational change in NQO1 controls binding to microtubules and α-tubulin acetylation

D Siegel, S Bersie, P Harris, A Di Francesco… - Redox Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The localization of NQO1 near acetylated microtubules has led to the hypothesis that NQO1
may work in concert with the NAD+-dependent deacetylase SIRT2 to regulate acetyl α …

NDST3 deacetylates α‐tubulin and suppresses V‐ATPase assembly and lysosomal acidification

Q Tang, M Liu, Y Liu, RD Hwang, T Zhang… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Lysosomes are key organelles maintaining cellular homeostasis in health and disease.
Here, we report the identification of N‐deacetylase and N‐sulfotransferase 3 (NDST3) as a …

[HTML][HTML] Role of RHO family interacting cell polarization regulators (RIPORs) in health and disease: Recent advances and prospects

Z Lv, Y Ding, W Cao, S Wang, K Gao - International Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The RHO GTPase family has been suggested to play critical roles in cell growth, migration,
and polarization. Regulators and effectors of RHO GTPases have been extensively explored …

[HTML][HTML] Expanded genetic screening in Caenorhabditis elegans identifies new regulators and an inhibitory role for NAD+ in axon regeneration

KW Kim, NH Tang, CA Piggott, MG Andrusiak, S Park… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
The mechanisms underlying axon regeneration in mature neurons are relevant to the
understanding of normal nervous system maintenance and for developing therapeutic …

Is Gulf War Illness a prolonged early phase tauopathy?

PW Baas, KA Sullivan, AV Terry, K Case… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The work of the Gulf War Illness (GWI) Consortium and that of basic and clinical researchers
across the USA have resulted in a better understanding in recent years of the pathological …

Coordination of microtubule acetylation and the actin cytoskeleton by formins

J Fernández-Barrera, MA Alonso - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2018 - Springer
The acetylation of the lysine 40 residue of α-tubulin was described more than 30 years ago
and has been the subject of intense research ever since. Although the exact function of this …

The role of ubiquitination in the regulation of primary cilia assembly and disassembly

D Hossain, WY Tsang - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2019 - Elsevier
The primary cilium is a cellular antenna found on the surface of many eukaryotic cells,
whose main role is to sense and transduce signals that regulate growth, development, and …