Cilia, ciliopathies and hedgehog-related forebrain developmental disorders

A Andreu-Cervera, M Catala… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of the forebrain critically depends on the Sonic Hedgehog (Shh)
signaling pathway, as illustrated in humans by the frequent perturbation of this pathway in …

The cilium as a force sensor− myth versus reality

R R. Ferreira, H Fukui, R Chow, A Vilfan… - Journal of cell …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Cells need to sense their mechanical environment during the growth of developing tissues
and maintenance of adult tissues. The concept of force-sensing mechanisms that act …

Primary cilia sensitize endothelial cells to BMP and prevent excessive vascular regression

AC Vion, S Alt, A Klaus-Bergmann… - Journal of Cell …, 2018 - rupress.org
Blood flow shapes vascular networks by orchestrating endothelial cell behavior and
function. How endothelial cells read and interpret flow-derived signals is poorly understood …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical loading inhibits cartilage inflammatory signalling via an HDAC6 and IFT-dependent mechanism regulating primary cilia elongation

S Fu, CL Thompson, A Ali, W Wang, JP Chapple… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Physiological mechanical loading reduces inflammatory signalling in numerous
cell types including articular chondrocytes however the mechanism responsible remains …

The intraflagellar transport cycle

SE Lacey, G Pigino - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Primary and motile cilia are eukaryotic organelles that perform crucial roles in cellular
signalling and motility. Intraflagellar transport (IFT) contributes to the formation of the highly …

IFT proteins interact with HSET to promote supernumerary centrosome clustering in mitosis

B Vitre, N Taulet, A Guesdon, A Douanier… - EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
Centrosome amplification is a hallmark of cancer, and centrosome clustering is essential for
cancer cell survival. The mitotic kinesin HSET is an essential contributor to this process …

The emerging functions of intraflagellar transport 52 in ciliary transport and ciliopathies

P Udupa, DK Ghosh - Traffic, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ciliary transport in eukaryotic cells is an intricate and conserved process involving the
coordinated assembly and functioning of a multiprotein intraflagellar transport (IFT) complex …

The Aurora kinase B relocation blocker LXY18 triggers mitotic catastrophe selectively in malignant cells

J Kalashova, C Yang, H Li, Y Long, D Yu, T Zhang… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The mitotic regulator, Aurora kinase B (AURKB), is frequently overexpressed in malignancy
and is a target for therapeutic intervention. The compound, LXY18, is a potent, orally …

[HTML][HTML] Symmetry-breaking of animal cytokinesis

K Sugioka - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cytokinesis is a mechanism that separates dividing cells via constriction of a supramolecular
structure, the contractile ring. In animal cells, three modes of symmetry-breaking of …

Contractile ring mechanosensation and its anillin-dependent tuning during early embryogenesis

CR Hsu, G Sangha, W Fan, J Zheng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cytokinesis plays crucial roles in morphogenesis. Previous studies have examined how
tissue mechanics influences the position and closure direction of the contractile ring …