The tubulin code and its role in controlling microtubule properties and functions

C Janke, MM Magiera - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2020 - nature.com
Microtubules are core components of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton with essential roles in cell
division, sha**, motility and intracellular transport. Despite their functional heterogeneity …

The tubulin code, from molecules to health and disease

ED McKenna, SL Sarbanes… - Annual review of cell …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Microtubules are essential dynamic polymers composed of α/β-tubulin heterodimers. They
support intracellular trafficking, cell division, cellular motility, and other essential cellular …

Axonal transport: Driving synaptic function

P Guedes-Dias, ELF Holzbaur - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND Neurons are polarized cells with extreme geometries. Multiple dendrites
and one axon generally emerge from a single cell body and establish synaptic contacts with …

Causes and consequences of microtubule acetylation

C Janke, G Montagnac - Current Biology, 2017 - cell.com
Among the different types of cytoskeletal components, microtubules arguably accumulate
the greatest diversity of post-translational modifications (PTMs). Acetylation of lysine 40 …

Post-translational modifications of tubulin: pathways to functional diversity of microtubules

Y Song, ST Brady - Trends in cell biology, 2015 - cell.com
Tubulin and microtubules are subject to a remarkable number of post-translational
modifications. Understanding the roles these modifications play in determining the functions …

Tubulin acetylation: responsible enzymes, biological functions and human diseases

L Li, XJ Yang - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2015 - Springer
Microtubules have important functions ranging from maintenance of cell morphology to
subcellular transport, cellular signaling, cell migration, and formation of cell polarity. At the …

Loss of the m6A methyltransferase METTL3 in monocyte-derived macrophages ameliorates Alzheimer's disease pathology in mice

H Yin, Z Ju, M Zheng, X Zhang, W Zuo, Y Wang… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a heterogeneous disease with complex clinicopathological
characteristics. To date, the role of m6A RNA methylation in monocyte-derived macrophages …

Molecular basis for age-dependent microtubule acetylation by tubulin acetyltransferase

A Szyk, AM Deaconescu, J Spector, B Goodman… - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Acetylation of α-tubulin Lys40 by tubulin acetyltransferase (TAT) is the only known
posttranslational modification in the microtubule lumen. It marks stable microtubules and is …

Posttranslational modifications of tubulin and cilia

D Wloga, E Joachimiak, P Louka… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2017 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Tubulin undergoes several highly conserved posttranslational modifications (PTMs)
including acetylation, detyrosination, glutamylation, and glycylation. These PTMs …

Tubulin post-translational modifications: the elusive roles of acetylation

B Carmona, HS Marinho, CL Matos, S Nolasco… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Microtubules (MTs) are dynamic structures that compose part of the cell
cytoskeleton. They play important roles in various cellular functions, such as intracellular …