Capping protein regulators fine-tune actin assembly dynamics

M Edwards, A Zwolak, DA Schafer, D Sept… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2014 - nature.com
Capping protein (CP) binds the fast growing barbed end of the actin filament and regulates
actin assembly by blocking the addition and loss of actin subunits. Recent studies provide …

Actin bundles dynamics and architecture

S Rajan, DS Kudryashov, E Reisler - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cells use the actin cytoskeleton for many of their functions, including their division,
adhesion, mechanosensing, endo-and phagocytosis, migration, and invasion. Actin bundles …

Updates to the integrated protein–protein interaction benchmarks: docking benchmark version 5 and affinity benchmark version 2

T Vreven, IH Moal, A Vangone, BG Pierce… - Journal of molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
We present an updated and integrated version of our widely used protein–protein docking
and binding affinity benchmarks. The benchmarks consist of non-redundant, high-quality …

Structures of the free and capped ends of the actin filament

PJ Carman, KR Barrie, G Rebowski, R Dominguez - Science, 2023 - science.org
The barbed and pointed ends of the actin filament (F-actin) are the sites of growth and
shrinkage and the targets of capping proteins that block subunit exchange, including CapZ …

Endosomal receptor trafficking: Retromer and beyond

J Wang, A Fedoseienko, B Chen, E Burstein, D Jia… - Traffic, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The tubular endolysosomal network is a quality control system that ensures the proper
delivery of internalized receptors to specific subcellular destinations in order to maintain …

Retromer-mediated endosomal protein sorting: all WASHed up!

MNJ Seaman, A Gautreau, DD Billadeau - Trends in cell biology, 2013 - cell.com
Endosomal protein sorting governs the fate of many physiologically important proteins
involved in a panoply of cellular functions. Recent discoveries have revealed a vital role for …

Endosome-to-TGN trafficking: organelle-vesicle and organelle-organelle interactions

Y Tu, L Zhao, DD Billadeau, D Jia - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Retrograde transport from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) diverts proteins and
lipids away from lysosomal degradation. It is essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis …

Profilin interaction with actin filament barbed end controls dynamic instability, capping, branching, and motility

J Pernier, S Shekhar, A Jegou, B Guichard… - Developmental cell, 2016 - cell.com
Cell motility and actin homeostasis depend on the control of polarized growth of actin
filaments. Profilin, an abundant regulator of actin dynamics, supports filament assembly at …

Evolutionary tuning of barbed end competition allows simultaneous construction of architecturally distinct actin structures

ACE Wirshing, SG Rodriguez, BL Goode - Journal of Cell Biology, 2023 - rupress.org
How cells simultaneously assemble actin structures of distinct sizes, shapes, and
filamentous architectures is still not well understood. Here, we used budding yeast as a …

Control of polarized assembly of actin filaments in cell motility

MF Carlier, J Pernier, P Montaville, S Shekhar… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2015 - Springer
Actin cytoskeleton remodeling, which drives changes in cell shape and motility, is
orchestrated by a coordinated control of polarized assembly of actin filaments. Signal …