2021
Rab34 GTPase mediates ciliary membrane formation in the intracellular ciliogenesis pathway
Ganga AK, Kennedy MC, Oguchi ME, Gray S, Oliver KE, Knight TA, De La Cruz EM, Homma Y, Fukuda M, Breslow DK. Rab34 GTPase mediates ciliary membrane formation in the intracellular ciliogenesis pathway. Current Biology 2021, 31: 2895-2905.e7. PMID: 33989527, PMCID: PMC8282722, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineCell MembraneCentriolesCiliaDogsHumansHydrolysisMiceNuclear ProteinsRab GTP-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsIntracellular pathwaysCiliary membrane biogenesisCiliary membrane formationIntracellular ciliogenesis pathwayMDCK cellsPolarized MDCK cellsDistinct molecular requirementsPrimary cilia formExtracellular pathwaysTissue-specific mannerCiliary pocketGTPase domainMembrane biogenesisDistinct functional propertiesCiliary vesiclesAssembly intermediatesCilia formSignal transductionGTP bindingMother centriolePrimary ciliaCiliogenesisDivergent residuesIntracellular ciliaRab34
2010
Structure-Based Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Profilin: A Parasite-Specific Motif Is Required for Recognition by Toll-Like Receptor 11
Kucera K, Koblansky AA, Saunders LP, Frederick KB, De La Cruz EM, Ghosh S, Modis Y. Structure-Based Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii Profilin: A Parasite-Specific Motif Is Required for Recognition by Toll-Like Receptor 11. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2010, 403: 616-629. PMID: 20851125, PMCID: PMC2957522, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCrystallography, X-RayDNA PrimersImmunity, InnateIn Vitro TechniquesMacrophages, PeritonealMiceMice, KnockoutModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutant ProteinsPlasmodium falciparumProfilinsProtein Structure, SecondaryProtozoan ProteinsRabbitsRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionStatic ElectricityToll-Like ReceptorsToxoplasmaConceptsAcidic loopToll-like receptor 11Β-hairpinLong β-hairpinApicomplexan parasite Cryptosporidium parvumActin-binding surfaceFilament barbed endsStructure-based analysisYeast profilinGondii profilinProfilin mutantsGliding motilityParasite Cryptosporidium parvumT. gondii profilinNucleotide exchangeToxoplasma gondii profilinRabbit actinPlasmodium falciparum resultsActin polymerizationApicomplexan protozoaHomologous loopBarbed endsHost cellsIL-12 secretionInnate immune response