The endoplasmic reticulum: structure, function and response to cellular signaling

DS Schwarz, MD Blower - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2016 - Springer
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a large, dynamic structure that serves many roles in the
cell including calcium storage, protein synthesis and lipid metabolism. The diverse functions …

Form follows function: the importance of endoplasmic reticulum shape

LM Westrate, JE Lee, WA Prinz… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) has a remarkably complex structure, composed of a single
bilayer that forms the nuclear envelope, along with a network of sheets and dynamic tubules …

Increased spatiotemporal resolution reveals highly dynamic dense tubular matrices in the peripheral ER

J Nixon-Abell, CJ Obara, AV Weigel, D Li, WR Legant… - Science, 2016 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a continuous, membrane-bound
organelle, spanning from the nuclear envelope to the outer cell periphery, that contacts and …

Microtubules and their role in cellular stress in cancer

AL Parker, M Kavallaris, JA McCarroll - Frontiers in oncology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Microtubules are highly dynamic structures, which consist of α-and β-tubulin heterodimers,
and are involved in cell movement, intracellular trafficking, and mitosis. In the context of …

Intracellular heterogeneity in mitochondrial membrane potentials revealed by a J-aggregate-forming lipophilic cation JC-1.

ST Smiley, M Reers, C Mottola-Hartshorn, M Lin… - Proceedings of the …, 1991 - pnas.org
By using a potential-dependent J-aggregate-forming delocalized lipophilic cation, 5, 5', 6, 6'-
tetrachloro-1, 1', 3, 3'-tetraethylbenzimidazolocarbocyanine+++ iodide (JC-1), we find that …

The 2018 biomembrane curvature and remodeling roadmap

P Bassereau, R **, T Baumgart… - Journal of physics D …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The importance of curvature as a structural feature of biological membranes has been
recognized for many years and has fascinated scientists from a wide range of different …

Structural basis of astrocytic Ca2+ signals at tripartite synapses

M Arizono, VVGK Inavalli, A Panatier, T Pfeiffer… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Astrocytic Ca2+ signals can be fast and local, supporting the idea that astrocytes have the
ability to regulate single synapses. However, the anatomical basis of such specific signaling …

Telomere reduction in human colorectal carcinoma and with ageing

ND Hastie, M Dempster, MG Dunlop, AM Thompson… - Nature, 1990 - nature.com
WE have hypothesized that end-to-end chromosome fusions observed in some tumours
could play a part in genetic instability associated with tumorigenesis and that fusion may …

Endoplasmic reticulum structure and interconnections with other organelles

AR English, GK Voeltz - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2013 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a large, continuous membrane-bound organelle
comprised of functionally and structurally distinct domains including the nuclear envelope …

Harnessing dual-fluorescence lifetime probes to validate regulatory mechanisms of organelle interactions

Y Zhao, HS Kim, X Zou, L Huang, X Liang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Organelles are dynamic yet highly organized to preserve cellular homeostasis. However, the
absence of time-resolved molecular tools for simultaneous dual-signal imaging of two …