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
2015
Intraciliary Calcium Oscillations Initiate Vertebrate Left-Right Asymmetry
Yuan S, Zhao L, Brueckner M, Sun Z. Intraciliary Calcium Oscillations Initiate Vertebrate Left-Right Asymmetry. Current Biology 2015, 25: 556-567. PMID: 25660539, PMCID: PMC4469357, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.12.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft-right organizerLR developmentCiliary motilityVertebrate left–right asymmetryLeft-right signalingLive zebrafish embryosVertebrate developmentLeft-right asymmetryZebrafish embryosSensory ciliaPolycystin-2Signaling cascadesMolecular signalsMolecular mechanismsIntraciliary calciumCation channelsMotilityBilateral symmetryCalcium sinkCiliaCalcium oscillationsPKD2SignalingEmbryosExtracellular fluid
2012
TORC1-mediated protein synthesis regulates cilia size and function
Yuan S, Sun Z. TORC1-mediated protein synthesis regulates cilia size and function. Cell Cycle 2012, 11: 1750-1752. PMID: 22517434, PMCID: PMC3372384, DOI: 10.4161/cc.20312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTarget-of-rapamycin complex 1 (Torc1) signaling modulates cilia size and function through protein synthesis regulation
Yuan S, Li J, Diener DR, Choma MA, Rosenbaum JL, Sun Z. Target-of-rapamycin complex 1 (Torc1) signaling modulates cilia size and function through protein synthesis regulation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 2021-2026. PMID: 22308353, PMCID: PMC3277533, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1112834109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningCiliaEvolution, MolecularGene Knockdown TechniquesGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHumansMovementOrgan SizeProtein BiosynthesisRheologyRibosomal Protein S6 KinasesSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTuberous Sclerosis Complex 1 ProteinTumor Suppressor ProteinsZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsCilia lengthRibosomal protein S6 kinase 1Protein S6 kinase 1Protein synthesisLeft-right body asymmetryProtein synthesis regulationS6 kinase 1Vertebrate developmentTOR pathwayCilium sizeZebrafish developmentCilia assemblyTreatment of embryosDownstream substratesCilia morphologyEnvironmental cuesSynthesis regulationFluid flow generationKinase 1Cellular antennaHuman disordersCilia motilityUpstream inhibitorProper functionCiliary function
2010
Cilia in cell signaling and human disorders
Duldulao NA, Li J, Sun Z. Cilia in cell signaling and human disorders. Protein & Cell 2010, 1: 726-736. PMID: 21203914, PMCID: PMC4875200, DOI: 10.1007/s13238-010-0098-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of ciliaUnrelated human diseasesMulticellular organismsVestigial organelleCell signalingCellular organellesNormal organogenesisHuman disordersHuman diseasesCiliaKidney cystsOrganellesSensory roleNeural tube defectsCiliogenesisOrganogenesisDevelopmental disordersMotileOrganismsSignalingTube defectsRoleDefects
2008
Zebrafish Tsc1 reveals functional interactions between the cilium and the TOR pathway
DiBella LM, Park A, Sun Z. Zebrafish Tsc1 reveals functional interactions between the cilium and the TOR pathway. Human Molecular Genetics 2008, 18: 595-606. PMID: 19008302, PMCID: PMC2722215, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney cyst formationTOR pathwayCiliary mutantsLeft-right asymmetry defectsVertebrate body planCell surface organellesMultiple signaling pathwaysElongation of ciliaLeft-right asymmetryMorpholino knockdownVertebrate cellsAsymmetry defectsBody planCiliary genesEnvironmental signalsCyst formationKnockdown animalsSensory organellesCilia functionSurface organellesCiliary signalsProtein productsSignaling pathwaysSame pathwayWnt pathwayCystic Kidney Gene seahorse Regulates Cilia-Mediated Processes and Wnt Pathways
Kishimoto N, Cao Y, Park A, Sun Z. Cystic Kidney Gene seahorse Regulates Cilia-Mediated Processes and Wnt Pathways. Developmental Cell 2008, 14: 954-961. PMID: 18539122, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWnt pathwayCiliary signalsImportant sensory organelleKidney cyst formationNoncanonical Wnt pathwayCanonical Wnt pathwayLeft-right asymmetryCilia assemblySensory organellesCiliated tissuesCellular eventsCell typesSeahorsesCiliary functionPathwayCiliaCyst formationDishevelledInversinGastrulationVertebratesOrganellesTranscriptsProteinCascade
1996
Spk1/Rad53 is regulated by Mec1-dependent protein phosphorylation in DNA replication and damage checkpoint pathways.
Sun Z, Fay DS, Marini F, Foiani M, Stern DF. Spk1/Rad53 is regulated by Mec1-dependent protein phosphorylation in DNA replication and damage checkpoint pathways. Genes & Development 1996, 10: 395-406. PMID: 8600024, DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.4.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaline PhosphataseCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA ReplicationDNA, FungalFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalHydroxyureaImmunoblottingIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMethyl MethanesulfonateMutagenesisPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSignal TransductionTemperatureConceptsProtein kinaseCheckpoint pathwayEssential protein kinaseDamage checkpoint pathwayDamage-induced phosphorylationKinase-defective formG1/S boundarySignal transduction pathwaysRegulation of phosphorylationTreatment of cellsCheckpoint functionCdc mutantsDNA replicationProtein phosphorylationUpstream kinaseCheckpoint arrestRegulated phosphorylationTransduction pathwaysKinase activityCell cyclePhosphorylationS boundaryDamage DNACycle arrestKinase