2024
Ezrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment
Gudneppanavar R, Di Pietro C, H Öz H, Zhang P, Cheng E, Huang P, Tebaldi T, Biancon G, Halene S, Hoppe A, Kim C, Gonzalez A, Krause D, Egan M, Gupta N, Murray T, Bruscia E. Ezrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment. Cell Death & Disease 2024, 15: 864. PMID: 39613751, PMCID: PMC11607083, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-07255-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation of focal adhesion kinaseExtracellular matrixActin-binding proteinsFocal adhesion kinaseLung extracellular matrixKnock-out mouse modelProtein kinase signalingCortical cytoskeletonLoss of ezrinKinase signalingPlasma membraneCell migrationSignaling pathwayEzrinResponse to lipopolysaccharideTissue-resident macrophagesMouse modelLipopolysaccharideCytoskeletonEzrin expressionLung microenvironmentKinaseMonocyte recruitmentProteinAkt
2019
MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation
Hu X, Liu ZZ, Chen X, Schulz VP, Kumar A, Hartman AA, Weinstein J, Johnston JF, Rodriguez EC, Eastman AE, Cheng J, Min L, Zhong M, Carroll C, Gallagher PG, Lu J, Schwartz M, King MC, Krause DS, Guo S. MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1695. PMID: 30979898, PMCID: PMC6461646, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09636-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate reprogrammingChromatin accessibilityActin cytoskeletonSomatic cell reprogrammingPluripotency transcription factorsGlobal chromatin accessibilityGenomic accessibilityCytoskeleton (LINC) complexCell reprogrammingCytoskeletal genesTranscription factorsReprogrammingPluripotencyChromatinCytoskeletonMKL1Unappreciated aspectPathwayNuclear volumeNucleoskeletonSUN2CellsActivationGenesExpression
2015
Regulation of actin polymerization by tropomodulin-3 controls megakaryocyte actin organization and platelet biogenesis
Sui Z, Nowak RB, Sanada C, Halene S, Krause DS, Fowler VM. Regulation of actin polymerization by tropomodulin-3 controls megakaryocyte actin organization and platelet biogenesis. Blood 2015, 126: 520-530. PMID: 25964668, PMCID: PMC4513252, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-09-601484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsApoptosisBlood PlateletsBlotting, WesternCell MembraneCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCytoplasmEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHematopoiesisHemorrhageImmunoprecipitationMegakaryocytesMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMicroscopy, FluorescencePloidiesPolymerizationTropomodulinConceptsPlatelet biogenesisDemarcation membrane systemF-actinTropomodulin-3Organelle distributionProplatelet formationActin polymerizationF-actin cappingF-actin organizationF-actin cytoskeletonWild-type megakaryocytesActin cytoskeletonActin organizationMK differentiationTmod isoformsLarge proplateletsBiogenesisContractile bundlesActin filamentsDMS formationBinds tropomyosinBud sizeMK numberConfocal microscopyCytoskeleton