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CELL SCIENCE AT A GLANCE
- The integrin adhesome network at a glance
Summary: We have generated a new depiction of the integrin adhesome network that integrates experimentally derived IAC proteomes with the literature-curated adhesome to bridge the knowledge gap between these two resources.
COMMENTARY
- Emerging biological roles of Cl− intracellular channel proteins
Summary: Emerging evidence points to a role of CLIC proteins in actin dynamics and membrane trafficking.
RESEARCH ARTICLES
- Ligand-induced growth and compaction of CD36 nanoclusters enriched in Fyn induces Fyn signaling
Highlighted Article: The receptor CD36 exists in nanoclusters enriched with the downstream effector Fyn when unligated; multivalent ligands enhance the clusters and activate Fyn, bypassing de novo recruitment of Fyn to the clusters.
- Phosphorylation of STAT2 on serine-734 negatively regulates the IFN-α-induced antiviral response
Summary: Phosphorylation of STAT2 at S724 selectively regulates the antiviral, but not the anti-proliferative, effects of type I interferons (IFNs) by limiting the expression of a select subset of IFN-stimulated genes.
- ELYS regulates the localization of LBR by modulating its phosphorylation state
Highlighted Article: The nuclear envelope localization of LBR is regulated through a phosphorylation network governed by ELYS, and defects in this phosphorylation network induce the aberrant phosphorylation and mislocalization of LBR.
- HIF-2α phosphorylation by CK1δ promotes erythropoietin secretion in liver cancer cells under hypoxia
Summary: Phosphorylation of hypoxia inducible factor 2α mediated by casein kinase 1δ increases erythropoietin production by impairing a CRM1-dependent nuclear export mechanism in liver cancer cells.
- Nuclear alignment in myotubes requires centrosome proteins recruited by nesprin-1
Highlighted Article: Nuclear positioning in myotubes requires centrosome proteins recruited early in differentiation to the nuclear envelope in a nesprin-1-dependent manner. These contribute to the recruitment of microtubule motor proteins.
- Acid sphingomyelinase is required for cell surface presentation of Met receptor tyrosine kinase in cancer cells
Summary: Acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) regulates the cell surface levels of Met receptor tyrosine kinase through selective regulation of the exit of Met from the Golgi.
- A new isoform of Drosophila non-muscle Tropomyosin 1 interacts with Kinesin-1 and functions in oskar mRNA localization
Highlighted Article: A previously uncharacterized isoform of Tropomyosin, referred to as Tm1C, directly interacts with Kinesin heavy chain and functions along with this microtubule motor to localize oskar mRNA in Drosophila oocytes.
- The C-terminal domain of Kv1.3 regulates functional interactions with the KCNE4 subunit
Summary: Kv1.3 and KCNE4 form functional channels in leukocytes. KCNE4 associates with the C-terminal domain of Kv1.3 providing two independent and additive mechanisms for the intracellular retention of the complex.
- Control of apico–basal epithelial polarity by the microtubule minus-end-binding protein CAMSAP3 and spectraplakin ACF7
Highlighted Article: The spectraplakin ACF7 and microtubule minus-end-stabilizing protein CAMSAP3 cooperate in organizing non-centrosomal microtubule arrays in intestinal epithelial cells.
- Atg20- and Atg24-family proteins promote organelle autophagy in fission yeast
Summary: Fission yeast Atg20- and Atg24-family proteins promote starvation-induced autophagy of ER and mitochondria, and we propose that their function is to ensure that autophagosomes are of a sufficient size.
- HMGB2 regulates satellite-cell-mediated skeletal muscle regeneration through IGF2BP2
Summary: HMGB2 promotes myoblast proliferation and muscle regeneration through IGF2BP2, which regulates the protein production of cyclin A2 and Myf5.
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