2015
Metavinculin Tunes the Flexibility and the Architecture of Vinculin-Induced Bundles of Actin Filaments
Durer Z, McGillivary RM, Kang H, Elam WA, Vizcarra CL, Hanein D, De La Cruz EM, Reisler E, Quinlan ME. Metavinculin Tunes the Flexibility and the Architecture of Vinculin-Induced Bundles of Actin Filaments. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2015, 427: 2782-2798. PMID: 26168869, PMCID: PMC4540644, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetavinculin tail domainVinculin tail domainActin filamentsTail domainSevering activityCell-extracellular matrix junctionsF-actinC-terminal tail domainTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopy experimentsLonger splice isoformsLimited proteolysis experimentsActin filament bundlesFluorescence microscopy experimentsMatrix junctionsSite-directed labelingSplice isoformsAbundant proteinsProteolysis experimentsMuscle cell functionFilament organizationVinculinFilament bundlesInterprotomer contactsCell functionFilament flexibility
2012
Modeling Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis Syndrome With Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Ge X, Ren Y, Bartulos O, Lee MY, Yue Z, Kim KY, Li W, Amos PJ, Bozkulak EC, Iyer A, Zheng W, Zhao H, Martin KA, Kotton DN, Tellides G, Park IH, Yue L, Qyang Y. Modeling Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis Syndrome With Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Circulation 2012, 126: 1695-1704. PMID: 22914687, PMCID: PMC3586776, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.112.116996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin filament bundlesSmooth muscle αSmooth muscle cellsExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Muscle αFilament bundlesSignal-regulated kinase 1/2Four-nucleotide insertionDisease mechanismsContractile smooth muscle cellsStem cell linesPluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cell linePlatelet-derived growth factorRhoA signalingVascular smooth muscle cellsRecombinant proteinsKinase 1/2Elastin geneELN geneWilliams-Beuren syndromeBrdU analysisSupravalvular aortic stenosisStem cellsHigh proliferation rate
2005
Vertebrate Myosin VIIb Is a High Duty Ratio Motor Adapted for Generating and Maintaining Tension*
Henn A, De La Cruz EM. Vertebrate Myosin VIIb Is a High Duty Ratio Motor Adapted for Generating and Maintaining Tension*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 39665-39676. PMID: 16186105, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m507667200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass VII myosinMyosin VIIbActin filament concentrationUnique cellular functionsInner ear hair cellsCatalytic motor domainEar hair cellsActin filament bundlesNon-muscle myosinSteady-state ATPase activityActin cytoskeletonHigh conservationCellular functionsMyosin VIIa functionCDNA libraryActin bindingDeafness phenotypeMembrane surface receptorsATPase cycleEnzymatic propertiesSurface receptorsFilament bundlesIntestinal brush borderMolecular motorsQuantitative equilibrium
1994
The villin-like protein encoded by the Drosophila quail gene is required for actin bundle assembly during oogenesis
Mahajan-Miklos S, Cooley L. The villin-like protein encoded by the Drosophila quail gene is required for actin bundle assembly during oogenesis. Cell 1994, 78: 291-301. PMID: 8044841, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(94)90298-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVillin-like proteinNurse cellsActin filament bundlesQuail geneMutant egg chambersActin bundle assemblyFilament bundlesEgg chambersFemale sterilityAdult fliesCytoplasmic transportFilamentous actinGene resultsBundle assemblyActin filamentsQuail proteinProtein villinAbsorptive epithelial cellsStriking colocalizationProteinOogenesisVillinEpithelial cellsGenesCellsDrosophila singed, a fascin homolog, is required for actin bundle formation during oogenesis and bristle extension.
Cant K, Knowles BA, Mooseker MS, Cooley L. Drosophila singed, a fascin homolog, is required for actin bundle formation during oogenesis and bristle extension. Journal Of Cell Biology 1994, 125: 369-380. PMID: 8163553, PMCID: PMC2120035, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.125.2.369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin filament bundle formationActin filament bundlesSevere mutantsBundle formationFilament bundlesActin bundle formationBundles actin filamentsNurse cell nucleiDrosophila homologBristle phenotypeSocket cellsFemale sterileEgg chambersRing canalsCytoplasm transportSea urchin eggsNurse cellsActin bundlesCellular extensionsSevere allelesActin filamentsDrosophilaMutantsMigratory cellsFilopodial extensionsProfilin mutations disrupt multiple actin-dependent processes during Drosophila development
Verheyen E, Cooley L. Profilin mutations disrupt multiple actin-dependent processes during Drosophila development. Development 1994, 120: 717-728. PMID: 7600952, DOI: 10.1242/dev.120.4.717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall actin binding proteinsEmbryonic lethal phenotypeActin-dependent processesActin binding proteinsActin filament bundlesDrosophila profilinProfilin mutationDrosophila developmentMulticellular organismsViable allelesBristle formationLethal phenotypeActin assemblyProfilin functionSubcellular localizationGenomic deletionsBinding proteinCell migrationCell typesProfilinFilament bundlesOogenesisAbnormal regulationBinucleate cellsDeletion
1983
Characterization of the 110-kdalton actin-calmodulin-, and membrane-binding protein from microvilli of intestinal epithelial cells.
Howe C, Mooseker M. Characterization of the 110-kdalton actin-calmodulin-, and membrane-binding protein from microvilli of intestinal epithelial cells. Journal Of Cell Biology 1983, 97: 974-985. PMID: 6311843, PMCID: PMC2112603, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.97.4.974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilament bundlesF-actinCo-sedimentation assaysMembrane-bound proteinsActin filament bundlesBinding of calmodulin
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