Here is an ode model for in vitro fibrin matrix polymerization reproducing interactions among fibrinogen, fibrin and other proteins involved in the homeostatic phase of wound healing.
Most small-molecule protein degraders act as interface stabilizers ‘molecular glues’ between E3 ubiquitin ligases and target proteins to induce ternary complex formation and ubiquitin-dependent target protein degradation. Here we report polymerization as a novel mechanism for small molecule-induced ...
Apicomplexan parasites rely on actin-based motility for host cell invasion and for their dissemination. Although previous studies implicate formin 1 (FRM1) in governing this process in Toxoplasma, the mechanisms that position it at the cell apex and regulate its activity during the transition from i...
CD4 T helper cells can differentiate to several types of cells like Th1, Th2, Th17 and Treg. This process is directed by cytokines and activation of T cells by specific antigens. This process has its own plasticity and it is directed by epigenetic changes allowing cells to develop and differentiate....
The mechanisms underlying cancer metastasis remain poorly understood. Here, we report that TFAM deficiency rapidly and stably induced spontaneous lung metastasis in mice with liver cancer. Interestingly, unexpected polymerization of nuclear actin was observed in TFAM-knockdown HCC cells when cytoske...
Typical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) O55:H7 is regarded as the closest relative of enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) O157:H7. Both serotypes usually express the γ1 intimin subclass and trigger actin polymerazation by the Tir-TccP pathway. However, atypical O55:H7 strains capable of trigg...
