DBC1 phosphorylation by ATM/ATR inhibits SIRT1 deacetylase in response to DNA damage.
AuthorsZannini L, Buscemi G, Kim JE, Fontanella E, Delia D,
JournalJ Mol Cell Biol
PubMed ID22735644
Human DBC1 (deleted in breast cancer-1; KIAA1967) is a nuclear protein that, in response to DNA damage, competitively inhibits the NAD(+)-dependent deacetylase SIRT1, a regulator of p53 apoptotic functions in response to genotoxic stress. DBC1 depletion in human cells increases SIRT1 activity, resulting in the deacetylation of p53 and protection ... More
Defective mitochondrial disulfide relay system, altered mitochondrial morphology and function in Huntington's disease.
AuthorsNapoli E, Wong S, Hung C, Ross-Inta C, Bomdica P, Giulivi C,
JournalHum Mol Genet
PubMed ID23197653
'A number of studies have been conducted that link mitochondrial dysfunction (MD) to Huntington''s disease (HD); however, contradicting results had resulted in a lack of a clear mechanism that links expression of mutant Huntingtin protein and MD. Mouse homozygous (HM) and heterozygous (HT) mutant striatal cells with two or one ... More
SMCHD1 accumulates at DNA damage sites and facilitates the repair of DNA double-strand breaks.
AuthorsCoker H, Brockdorff N,
Journal
PubMed ID24790221
SMCHD1 is a structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) family protein involved in epigenetic gene silencing and chromosome organisation on the female inactive X chromosome and at a limited number of autosomal loci. Here, we demonstrate that SMCHD1 also has a role in DNA repair of double-strand breaks; SMCHD1 is recruited ... More
Combination therapy targeting integrins reduces glioblastoma tumor growth through antiangiogenic and direct antitumor activity and leads to activation of the pro-proliferative prolactin pathway.
AuthorsOliveira-Ferrer L, Wellbrock J, Bartsch U, Murga Penas EM, Hauschild J, Klokow M, Bokemeyer C, Fiedler W, Schuch G,
Journal
PubMed ID24257371
Tumors may develop resistance to specific angiogenic inhibitors via activation of alternative pathways. Therefore, multiple angiogenic pathways should be targeted to achieve significant angiogenic blockade. In this study we investigated the effects of a combined application of the angiogenic inhibitors endostatin and tumstatin in a model of human glioblastoma multiforme. ... More
Chlamydial infection induces host cytokinesis failure at abscission.
AuthorsBrown HM, Knowlton AE, Grieshaber SS,
JournalCell Microbiol
PubMed ID22646503
Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacteria and the infectious agent responsible for the sexually transmitted disease Chlamydia. Infection with Chlamydia can lead to serious health sequelae such as pelvic inflammatory disease and reproductive tract scarring contributing to infertility and ectopic pregnancies. Additionally, chlamydial infections have been epidemiologically linked to ... More
Subcellular redistribution and mitotic inheritance of transition metals in proliferating mouse fibroblast cells.
AuthorsMcRae R, Lai B, Fahrni CJ,
JournalMetallomics
PubMed ID23212029
Synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy of non-synchronized NIH 3T3 fibroblasts revealed an intriguing redistribution dynamics that defines the inheritance of trace metals during mitosis. At metaphase, the highest density areas of Zn and Cu are localized in two distinct regions adjacent to the metaphase plate. As the sister chromatids are pulled ... More
Chlamydia trachomatis infection causes mitotic spindle pole defects independently from its effects on centrosome amplification.
Chlamydiae are Gram negative, obligate intracellular bacteria, and Chlamydia trachomatis is the etiologic agent of the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease in the United States. Chlamydiae undergo a biphasic life cycle that takes place inside a parasitophorous vacuole termed an inclusion. Chlamydial infections have been epidemiologically linked to cervical ... More
Baculovirus-mediated gene transfer into mammalian cells.
AuthorsBoyce FM, Bucher NL,
JournalProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID8637876
This paper describes the use of the baculovirus Autographa californica multiple nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) as a vector for gene delivery into mammalian cells. A modified AcMNPV virus was prepared that carried the Escherichia coli lacZ reporter gene under control of the Rous sarcoma virus promoter and mammalian RNA processing ... More
BacMam technology and its application to drug discovery.
AuthorsAmes RS, Kost TA, Condreay JP,
JournalExpert Opin Drug Discov
PubMed ID23488908
The recombinant baculovirus/insect cell system was firmly established as a leading method for recombinant protein production when a new potential use for these viruses was revealed in 1995. It was reported that engineered recombinant baculoviruses could deliver functional expression cassettes to mammalian cell types; a system which has come to ... More
FUCCI sensors: powerful new tools for analysis of cell proliferation.
AuthorsZielke N, Edgar BA
Journal
PubMed ID25827130
Visualizing the cell cycle behavior of individual cells within living organisms can facilitate the understanding of developmental processes such as pattern formation, morphogenesis, cell differentiation, growth, cell migration, and cell death. Fluorescence Ubiquitin Cell Cycle Indicator (FUCCI) technology offers an accurate, versatile, and universally applicable means of achieving this end. ... More
Genetically Encoded Tools for Optical Dissection of the Mammalian Cell Cycle.
AuthorsSakaue-Sawano A, Yo M, Komatsu N, Hiratsuka T, Kogure T, Hoshida T, Goshima N, Matsuda M, Miyoshi H, Miyawaki A
JournalMol Cell
PubMed ID29107535
'Eukaryotic cells spend most of their life in interphase of the cell cycle. Understanding the rich diversity of metabolic and genomic regulation that occurs in interphase requires the demarcation of precise phase boundaries in situ. Here, we report the properties of two genetically encoded fluorescence sensors, Fucci(CA) and Fucci(SCA), which ... More
A device for investigation of natural cell mobility and deformability.
AuthorsLedvina V, Klepárník K, Legartová S, Bártová E
JournalElectrophoresis
PubMed ID32358820
A microfluidic device made of polydimethylsiloxane was developed for continuous evaluation of natural migration mobility of many eukaryotic cells in relaxed and deformed state. The device was fabricated by standard photolithography and soft lithography techniques using the SU-8 3010 negative photoresist on a glass wafer as the master mold. The ... More