Mechanism of spindle pole organization and instability in human oocytes

C So, K Menelaou, J Uraji, K Harasimov, AM Steyer… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Human oocytes are prone to assembling meiotic spindles with unstable poles, which can
favor aneuploidy in human eggs. The underlying causes of spindle instability are unknown …

[HTML][HTML] Positioning centrioles and centrosomes

MR Hannaford, NM Rusan - Journal of Cell Biology, 2024 - rupress.org
Centrosomes are the primary microtubule organizer in eukaryotic cells. In addition to
shaping the intracellular microtubule network and the mitotic spindle, centrosomes are …

Emerging roles of centrosome cohesion

H Dang, E Schiebel - Open Biology, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The centrosome, consisting of centrioles and the associated pericentriolar material, is the
main microtubule-organizing centre (MTOC) in animal cells. During most of interphase, the …

Centrosome linker diversity and its function in centrosome clustering and mitotic spindle formation

L Theile, X Li, H Dang, D Mersch, S Anders… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
The centrosome linker joins the two interphase centrosomes of a cell into one microtubule
organizing center. Despite increasing knowledge on linker components, linker diversity in …

The fate of extra centrosomes in newly formed tetraploid cells: should I stay, or should I go?

M Bloomfield, D Cimini - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
An increase in centrosome number is commonly observed in cancer cells, but the role
centrosome amplification plays along with how and when it occurs during cancer …

Whole-genome duplication and genome instability in cancer cells: double the trouble

TY Lau, RYC Poon - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Whole-genome duplication (WGD) is one of the most common genomic abnormalities in
cancers. WGD can provide a source of redundant genes to buffer the deleterious effect of …

Amplified centrosomes—more than just a threat

E Kiermaier, I Stötzel, MA Schapfl, A Villunger - EMBO reports, 2024 - embopress.org
Centrosomes are major organizing components of the tubulin-based cytoskeleton. In recent
years, we have gained extensive knowledge about their structure, biogenesis, and function …

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 …

Up-regulated MISP is associated with poor prognosis and immune infiltration in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

X Huang, L Zhao, Y Jin, Z Wang, T Li, H Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly malignant disease with a
poor prognosis. More effective biomarkers and treatment options remain to be discovered …

Male infertility‐associated Ccdc108 regulates multiciliogenesis via the intraflagellar transport machinery

H Zhao, J Sun, C Insinna, Q Lu, Z Wang… - EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Motile cilia on the cell surface generate movement and directional fluid flow that is crucial for
various biological processes. Dysfunction of these cilia causes human diseases such as …