2008
Coordination of Actin Filament and Microtubule Dynamics during Neurite Outgrowth
Schaefer AW, Schoonderwoert VT, Ji L, Mederios N, Danuser G, Forscher P. Coordination of Actin Filament and Microtubule Dynamics during Neurite Outgrowth. Developmental Cell 2008, 15: 146-162. PMID: 18606148, PMCID: PMC2595147, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrograde actin network flowActin network flowNeurite outgrowthMyosin II contractilityRho-kinaseCell adhesion substratesCytoskeletal dynamicsMicrotubule behaviorAdhesion sitesAdhesion substrateMicrotubule dynamicsMyosin IIActin filamentsMolecular eventsGrowth responseMicrotubule movementKinaseNeuronal growthMicrotubulesOutgrowthGrowth cone neckGrowthOrganellesRegulationCascadeMyosin II Activity Facilitates Microtubule Bundling in the Neuronal Growth Cone Neck
Burnette DT, Ji L, Schaefer AW, Medeiros NA, Danuser G, Forscher P. Myosin II Activity Facilitates Microtubule Bundling in the Neuronal Growth Cone Neck. Developmental Cell 2008, 15: 163-169. PMID: 18606149, PMCID: PMC2548298, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Myosin II functions in actin-bundle turnover in neuronal growth cones
Medeiros NA, Burnette DT, Forscher P. Myosin II functions in actin-bundle turnover in neuronal growth cones. Nature Cell Biology 2006, 8: 216-226. PMID: 16501565, DOI: 10.1038/ncb1367.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Binding of Protein Kinase C Isoforms to Actin in Aplysia
Nakhost A, Forscher P, Sossin W. Binding of Protein Kinase C Isoforms to Actin in Aplysia. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1998, 71: 1221-1231. PMID: 9721748, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71031221.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPKC Apl IIProtein kinase C isoformsActin filamentsTriton-insoluble fractionApl IIF-actinCytoskeletal dynamicsC isoformsPhorbol ester-dependent mannerPKC Apl IMarine mollusk Aplysia californicaPhorbol ester treatmentNeuronal growth conesMollusk Aplysia californicaPKC phosphorylationApl IPKC-epsilonPhysiological roleIndependent PKCStriking colocalizationPKC inhibitorKinasePKC betaIIEster treatmentPKC