2019
Leukocyte Cytoskeleton Polarization Is Initiated by Plasma Membrane Curvature from Cell Attachment
Ren C, Yuan Q, Braun M, Zhang X, Petri B, Zhang J, Kim D, Guez-Haddad J, Xue W, Pan W, Fan R, Kubes P, Sun Z, Opatowsky Y, Polleux F, Karatekin E, Tang W, Wu D. Leukocyte Cytoskeleton Polarization Is Initiated by Plasma Membrane Curvature from Cell Attachment. Developmental Cell 2019, 49: 206-219.e7. PMID: 30930167, PMCID: PMC6482112, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.02.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActinsAnimalsCell AdhesionCell MembraneCell MovementCell PolarityCell-Matrix JunctionsCytoskeletonEndotheliumFemaleGTPase-Activating ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansLeukocytesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMyosin Light ChainsNeutrophilsPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesPhosphorylationPhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Signal Transduction
2011
A cell‐based screen for inhibitors of flagella‐driven motility in Chlamydomonas reveals a novel modulator of ciliary length and retrograde actin flow
Engel BD, Ishikawa H, Feldman JL, Wilson CW, Chuang P, Snedecor J, Williams J, Sun Z, Marshall WF. A cell‐based screen for inhibitors of flagella‐driven motility in Chlamydomonas reveals a novel modulator of ciliary length and retrograde actin flow. Cytoskeleton 2011, 68: 188-203. PMID: 21360831, DOI: 10.1002/cm.20504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrograde actin flowActin flowUnicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiGreen alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiFlagella-driven motilityDrosophila S2 cellsAlga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiTraditional genetic methodsChemical biology toolkitCell-based screenHuman disease symptomsLength of ciliaCiliary assemblyFlagellar paralysisS2 cellsIntraflagellar transportGenetic toolsFlagellar shorteningChlamydomonas reinhardtiiMammalian cellsSensory organellesGenetic methodsCiliary lengthCiliary defectsNovel modulator