2007
Roles for Drosophila melanogaster Myosin IB in Maintenance of Enterocyte Brush-Border Structure and Resistance to the Bacterial Pathogen Pseudomonas entomophila
Hegan PS, Mermall V, Tilney LG, Mooseker MS. Roles for Drosophila melanogaster Myosin IB in Maintenance of Enterocyte Brush-Border Structure and Resistance to the Bacterial Pathogen Pseudomonas entomophila. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2007, 18: 4625-4636. PMID: 17855510, PMCID: PMC2043548, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e07-02-0191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutant larvaePseudomonas entomophilaTail domainMyosin IBMidgut epithelial cellsActin filament coreDrosophila genomeApical brush borderMidgut enterocytesBrush borderCytoskeletal defectsLarval gutResponse pathwaysApical localizationMV membraneBrush border structureDeletion mutationsFood uptakeGram-negative bacterial infectionsInnate immune responseMyo1bGut physiologyEntomophilaEpithelial cellsMidgut
2000
Role of Actin and Myo2p in Polarized Secretion and Growth ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae
Karpova T, Reck-Peterson S, Elkind N, Mooseker M, Novick P, Cooper J. Role of Actin and Myo2p in Polarized Secretion and Growth ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2000, 11: 1727-1737. PMID: 10793147, PMCID: PMC14879, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.5.1727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCarrier ProteinsCell DivisionCell PolarityFungal ProteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMicroscopy, VideoMutationMyosin Heavy ChainsMyosin Type IIMyosin Type VRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSchizosaccharomyces pombe ProteinsThiazolesThiazolidinesConceptsActin patch polarizationCell surface growthPolarized secretionFilamentous actinCortical actin patchesClass V myosin Myo2pRole of actinTime-lapse video microscopyIndividual living cellsActin patchesPolarized growthActin cytoskeletonActin cablesMyo2-66Tail domainMyo2pSevere defectsLiving cellsOfSaccharomyces cerevisiaeMotor domainLatrunculinActinOverall growthVideo microscopyQuantitative assay
1999
Role of the S. typhimurium Actin-Binding Protein SipA in Bacterial Internalization
Zhou D, Mooseker M, Galán J. Role of the S. typhimurium Actin-Binding Protein SipA in Bacterial Internalization. Science 1999, 283: 2092-2095. PMID: 10092234, DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5410.2092.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Unconventional Myosins in Cell Movement, Membrane Traffic, and Signal Transduction
Mermall V, Post P, Mooseker M. Unconventional Myosins in Cell Movement, Membrane Traffic, and Signal Transduction. Science 1998, 279: 527-533. PMID: 9438839, DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5350.527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal transductionCell movementMembrane trafficMembrane traffickingDisease-causing mutationsCellular functionsMyosin genesImportance of myosinUnconventional myosinMyosin functionCellular levelMolecular motorsMyosin structureTransductionMyosinGenesTraffickingActinMutationsBiochemicalFunctionMembersTargetIdentification
1997
Effects of shaker‐1 mutations on myosin‐VIIa protein and mRNA expression
Hasson T, Walsh J, Cable J, Mooseker M, Brown S, Steel K. Effects of shaker‐1 mutations on myosin‐VIIa protein and mRNA expression. Cytoskeleton 1997, 37: 127-138. PMID: 9186010, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0169(1997)37:2<127::aid-cm5>3.0.co;2-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShaker-1 mutationsWild-type levelsNorthern blot analysisMammalian diseasesActin cytoskeletonMyosin VIIaShaker-1 miceGene expressionUnconventional myosinMRNA expressionProteinMyosin-VIIa mutationsImmunoblot analysisMotor domainRange of expressionMutationsBlot analysisAllelesProtein expressionTissue functionExpressionLife spanSH1Inner earLight microscopic level
1996
Myosin VIIA mutation screening in 189 Usher syndrome type 1 patients.
Weston M, Kelley P, Overbeck L, Wagenaar M, Orten D, Hasson T, Chen Z, Corey D, Mooseker M, Sumegi J, Cremers C, Moller C, Jacobson S, Gorin M, Kimberling W. Myosin VIIA mutation screening in 189 Usher syndrome type 1 patients. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1996, 59: 1074-83. PMID: 8900236, PMCID: PMC1914835.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital profound hearing lossMyosin-VIIa mutationsType 1 patientsProfound hearing lossUsher syndrome type 1BUnique mutationsPresence of mutationsAutosomal recessive disorderVestibular abnormalitiesMyosin VIIA geneHearing lossRetinitis pigmentosaPatientsType 1bI casesRecessive disorderSingle caseCompound heterozygotesPremature stop codonSimple heterozygotesGreater percentageUnrelated control samplesDisordersMutant allelesCurrent studyMolecular Cloning and Domain Structure of Human Myosin-VIIa, the Gene Product Defective in Usher Syndrome 1B
Chen Z, Hasson T, Kelley P, Schwender B, Schwartz M, Ramakrishnan M, Kimberling W, Mooseker M, Corey D. Molecular Cloning and Domain Structure of Human Myosin-VIIa, the Gene Product Defective in Usher Syndrome 1B. Genomics 1996, 36: 440-448. PMID: 8884267, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1996.0489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsher syndrome 1BIntestinal epithelium cell lineProgressive retinal degenerationEpithelium cell lineVestibular functionMyosin VIIaPigment epitheliumRetinal degenerationInner earReceptor cellsRT-PCRBand 4.1 familyRestricted expressionShort formCell linesMembrane-associated portionHuman myosin VIIaMolecular cloningLong transcriptsTestisShort transcriptsUnconventional myosinLong repeatsHigh abundanceAmino acids
1976
Studies of muscle proteins in embryonic myocardial cells of cardiac lethal mutant mexican axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) by use of heavy meromyosin binding and sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
Lemanski L, Mooseker M, Peachey L, Iyengar M. Studies of muscle proteins in embryonic myocardial cells of cardiac lethal mutant mexican axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) by use of heavy meromyosin binding and sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Journal Of Cell Biology 1976, 68: 375-388. PMID: 1107335, PMCID: PMC2109630, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.68.2.375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutant heartsRecessive mutant gene cMutant siblingsGene CHeart muscle differentiationMutant heart cellsHeavy meromyosin treatmentDalton bandMuscle proteinsGel electrophoresisSingle gene mutationsMutant embryonic heartsDifferent muscle proteinsEmbryonic myocardial cellsEarly developmental stagesSkeletal muscleSodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresisDodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresisEmbryonic heart functionSodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisDodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisSulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisHeavy meromyosin bindingMuscle differentiationMexican axolotl