Microtubules and microtubule-associated proteins

HV Goodson, EM Jonasson - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2018‏ - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Microtubules act as “railways” for motor-driven intracellular transport, interact with accessory
proteins to assemble into larger structures such as the mitotic spindle, and provide an …

Microtubule dynamics: an interplay of biochemistry and mechanics

GJ Brouhard, LM Rice - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018‏ - nature.com
Microtubules are dynamic polymers of αβ-tubulin that are essential for intracellular
organization, organelle trafficking and chromosome segregation. Microtubule growth and …

The tubulin code in microtubule dynamics and information encoding

A Roll-Mecak - Developmental cell, 2020‏ - cell.com
Microtubules are non-covalent mesoscale polymers central to the eukaryotic cytoskeleton.
Microtubule structure, dynamics, and mechanics are modulated by a cell's choice of tubulin …

Once and only once: mechanisms of centriole duplication and their deregulation in disease

EA Nigg, AJ Holland - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018‏ - nature.com
Centrioles are conserved microtubule-based organelles that form the core of the centrosome
and act as templates for the formation of cilia and flagella. Centrioles have important roles in …

Microtubule-targeting agents: strategies to hijack the cytoskeleton

MO Steinmetz, AE Prota - Trends in cell biology, 2018‏ - cell.com
Microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) such as paclitaxel and the vinca alkaloids are among
the most important medical weapons available to combat cancer. MTAs interfere with …

Effects of α-tubulin acetylation on microtubule structure and stability

L Eshun-Wilson, R Zhang, D Portran… - Proceedings of the …, 2019‏ - pnas.org
Acetylation of K40 in α-tubulin is the sole posttranslational modification to mark the luminal
surface of microtubules. It is still controversial whether its relationship with microtubule …

Microtubules acquire resistance from mechanical breakage through intralumenal acetylation

Z Xu, L Schaedel, D Portran, A Aguilar, J Gaillard… - Science, 2017‏ - science.org
Eukaryotic cells rely on long-lived microtubules for intracellular transport and as
compression-bearing elements. We considered that long-lived microtubules are acetylated …

The microtubule cytoskeleton in cardiac mechanics and heart failure

MA Caporizzo, BL Prosser - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2022‏ - nature.com
The microtubule network of cardiac muscle cells has unique architectural and biophysical
features to accommodate the demands of the working heart. Advances in live-cell imaging …

Fungal morphogenesis, from the polarized growth of hyphae to complex reproduction and infection structures

M Riquelme, J Aguirre, S Bartnicki-García… - Microbiology and …, 2018‏ - journals.asm.org
Filamentous fungi constitute a large group of eukaryotic microorganisms that grow by
forming simple tube-like hyphae that are capable of differentiating into more-complex …

Axonal transport: cargo-specific mechanisms of motility and regulation

S Maday, AE Twelvetrees, AJ Moughamian… - Neuron, 2014‏ - cell.com
Axonal transport is essential for neuronal function, and many neurodevelopmental and
neurodegenerative diseases result from mutations in the axonal transport machinery …