Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of the ADF gene family in response to salt and drought stress in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) by Mengmeng Shi, Yike Wang, Peng Lv, Yujie Gong, Qi Sha, Xinyan Zhao, Wen Zhou, Lingtao Meng, Zegang Han, Lingxiao Zhang, Lingxiao Zhang, Yongwang Sun, Yongwang Sun

“…The microfilament cytoskeleton, formed by the process of actin polymerization, serves not only to support the morphology of the cell, but also to regulate a number of cellular activities. …”
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In vitro and in vivo studies on bioactive hydroxyapatite-coated magnesium for glaucoma drainage implant by Huanhuan Gao, Yi Chen, Xia Chen, Liandi Huang, Hao Yao, Xiaomin Zhu, Min Tang, Yong Wang, Xiangji Li, Lin Xie

“…In vitro experiments showed the surface modification of Mg affects the adhesion behavior and the reorganization of cytoskeleton of Human Western blot analysis and immunofluorescence found that Mg@HA regulates the adhesion and motility of human Tenon's capsule fibroblasts mainly by down-regulating the phosphorylation of Smad2 and Smad3 in the canonical transforming growth factor-beta (TGF - β) signaling pathway. …”
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Abnormal cytoskeletal remodeling but normal neuronal excitability in a mouse model of the recurrent developmental and epileptic encephalopathy-susceptibility KCNB1-p.R312H variant by Alessandro Bortolami, Elena Forzisi Kathera-Ibarra, Anastasia Balatsky, Mansi Dubey, Rusheel Amin, Srinidi Venkateswaran, Stefania Dutto, Ishan Seth, Adam Ashor, Angel Nwandiko, Ping-Yue Pan, David P. Crockett, Federico Sesti

“…In contrast, fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, biochemistry, and immunofluorescence, reveal marked differences in the way WT and Kcnb1 R312H(+/+) neurons modulate the remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton, a key player in the processes underlying neurodevelopment. …”
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Molecular Characterization of the Onset and Progression of Colitis in Inoculated Interleukin-10 Gene-Deficient Mice: A Role for PPARα by Bianca Knoch, Matthew P. G. Barnett, Janine Cooney, Warren C. McNabb, Diane Barraclough, William Laing, Shuotun Zhu, Zaneta A. Park, Paul MacLean, Scott O. Knowles, Nicole C. Roy

“…Innate and adaptive immune responses showed differences in gene expression relating to colitis severity. Actin cytoskeleton dynamics, innate immunity, and apoptosis-linked gene and protein expression data suggested a delayed remodeling process in 12-week-old Il10-/- mice. …”
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Nox1/PAK1 is required for angiotensin II-induced vascular inflammation and abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by Hui He, Tianyu Jiang, Meng Ding, Yuan Zhu, Xiaoting Xu, Yashuang Huang, Wenfeng Yu, Hailong Ou

“…The PAK1, controlled by Nox1/ROS, promoted VSMC proliferation, migration and differentiation; this is associated with increased activities of vimentin and cofilin, and cytoskeleton modulation. Moreover, we found that the Nox1/PAK1 activated the downstream MAPKs (ERK1/2, p38 and JNKs) and NF-κB, and upregulated Sp1-mediated MMP2 expression upon Ang II-stimulation. …”
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Vinblastine resets tumor-associated macrophages toward M1 phenotype and promotes antitumor immune response by Jing Wang, Jin Wang, Yi-Na Wang, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Wen-Juan Bai, Nai-Jun Miao

“…However, no study to date has explored the effect of VBL on TAM shape changes and its role in tumor immune response.Method We used fluorescent staining of the cytoskeleton and quantitative analysis to reveal the morphological differences between M0, M1, M2, TAM and VBL-treated TAM. …”
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The Legionella pneumophila effector PieF modulates mRNA stability through association with eukaryotic CCR4−NOT by Harley O'Connor Mount, Malene L. Urbanus, Francesco Zangari, Anne-Claude Gingras, Alexander W. Ensminger

“…With a host range that spans billions of years of evolution (from protists to humans), the interaction between L. pneumophila and its hosts frequently involves conserved eukaryotic pathways (protein translation, ubiquitination, membrane trafficking, autophagy, and the cytoskeleton). Here, we present the identification of a new, highly conserved host target of L. pneumophila effectors: the CCR4−NOT complex. …”
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ERK1/2 mitogen‐activated protein kinase dimerization is essential for the regulation of cell motility by Dalia de laFuente‐Vivas, Vincenzo Cappitelli, Rocío García‐Gómez, Sara Valero‐Díaz, Camilla Amato, Javier Rodriguéz, Santiago Duro‐Sánchez, Alexander vonKriegsheim, Michael Grusch, José Lozano, Joaquín Arribas, Berta Casar, Piero Crespo

“…Here, we demonstrate that impeding ERK dimerization precludes cellular movement by interfering with the molecular machinery that executes the rearrangements of the actin cytoskeleton. We also show that a constitutively dimeric ERK mutant can drive cell motility per se, demonstrating that ERK dimerization is both necessary and sufficient for inducing cellular migration. …”
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Nuclear talin-1 provides a bridge between cell adhesion and gene expression by Alejandro J. Da Silva, Hendrik S.E. Hästbacka, Mikael C. Puustinen, Jenny C. Pessa, Jens C. Luoto, Erika Sundström, Benjamin T. Goult, Guillaume Jacquemet, Eva Henriksson, Lea Sistonen

“…Summary: Talin-1 (TLN1) is best known to activate integrin receptors and transmit mechanical stimuli to the actin cytoskeleton at focal adhesions. However, the localization of TLN1 is not restricted to focal adhesions. …”
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Shedding light on biochemical changes in single neuron-like pheochromocytoma cells following exposure to synchrotron sourced terahertz radiation using synchrotron source Fourier tr... by Palalle G. Tharushi Perera, Jitraporn Vongsvivut, Denver Linklater, Zoltan Vilagosh, Dominique Appadoo, The Hong Phong Nguyen, Mark J. Tobin, Rodney Croft, Elena P. Ivanova

“…The PCA analysis further suggests that PC 12 cells might maintain cell membrane stability after SS THz irradiation through higher volumes of cholesterol and cell morphology via regulation of the synthesis of cytoskeleton proteins such as actin-related proteins. …”
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The Effect of Diabetes-Associated Autoantigens on Cell Processes in Human PBMCs and Their Relevance to Autoimmune Diabetes Development by Jana Vcelakova, Radek Blatny, Zbynek Halbhuber, Michal Kolar, Ales Neuwirth, Lenka Petruzelkova, Tereza Ulmannova, Stanislava Kolouskova, Zdenek Sumnik, Pavlina Pithova, Maria Krivjanska, Dominik Filipp, Katerina Stechova

“…Important pathways that were identified using data from the T1D versus controls comparison were pathways involving antigen presentation by MHCII, the activation of Th17 and Th22 responses, and cytoskeleton rearrangement-related processes. Genes involved in Th17 and TGF-beta cascades may represent novel, promising (pre)diabetes biomarkers.…”
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Exploring the molecular basis of efficient feed utilization in low residual feed intake slow-growing ducks based on breast muscle transcriptome by Lei Wu, Zhong Zhuang, Wenqian Jia, Yongpeng Li, Yijia Lu, Minghong Xu, Hao Bai, Zhixiu Wang, Guobin Chang, Yong Jiang

“…There were significant differences in gene expression between LRFI and HRFI ducks, with 102 upregulated and 258 downregulated genes, which were enriched in the PPAR signaling pathway, adipocytokine signaling pathway, actin cytoskeleton regulation, ECM-receptor interaction, and focal adhesion. …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals that PRV XJ delgE/gI/TK protects against intestinal damage in nose-dropping-infected mice by regulating ECM-ITGA/ITGB-P-FAK by Tong Xu, Yang Zhang, Qian Tao, Lei Xu, Si-Yuan Lai, Yan-Ru Ai, Jian-Bo Huang, Ben-Lu Yang, Ling Zhu, Zhi-Wen Xu

“…The Group A vs Group C and Group A vs Group B had similar Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG)-enriched signaling pathways and the differentially expressed genes were primarily enriched in pathways, such as cell adhesion molecules, focal adhesion kinase, and actin cytoskeleton regulation. Notably, transcriptome analysis indicated that genes associated with the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling pathway (ECM-ITGA/ITGB-p-FAK) were significantly more highly expressed in Group A than in Group B and Group C. …”
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CD32B1, a versatile non-signaling antibody-binding scaffold for enhanced T cell adhesion to tumor stromal cognate antigens by Sara W. Feigelson, Tali Dadosh, Nehora Levi, Anita Sapoznikov, Hadas Weinstein-Marom, Hadas Weinstein-Marom, Dayana Blokon-Kogan, Dayana Blokon-Kogan, Yahel Avraham, Tamar Unger, Gideon Gross, Gideon Gross, Rony Dahan, Ronen Alon

“…This isoform contains an inhibitory ITIM motif within a cytoplasmic tail anchored to the cortical cytoskeleton. We thus generated a non-signaling CD32B1 mutant lacking the ITIM motif (termed ITIM-less CD32B1, or ILCD32B1) and successfully expressed it in human T cells which normally do not express this FcR. …”
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Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Incomptine A in Treating Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Associated with U-937 Cells: Bioinformatics Approaches, Part I by Fernando Calzada, Normand García-Hernández, Elihú Bautista, José Manuel Sánchez-López, Miguel Valdes, Claudia Velázquez, Elizabeth Barbosa

“…Gene ontology, Reactome, and KEGG pathway analysis showed that proteins with altered levels may be implicated in several processes, including gene silencing by RNA, oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, cytoskeleton organization, and ATP metabolic and energetic processes. …”
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Deciphering the functional roles of PE18 and PPE26 proteins in modulating Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis and immune response by Aquib Ehtram, Mohd Shariq, Neha Quadir, Neha Quadir, Salma Jamal, Manjunath Pichipalli, Sheeba Zarin, Sheeba Zarin, Javaid Ahmad Sheikh, Nasreen Z. Ehtesham, Seyed E. Hasnain, Seyed E. Hasnain

“…Mechanistic insights into endosome-phagosome maturation and actin cytoskeleton dynamics were obtained through fluorescence microscopy.ResultsOur biochemical analyses confirmed interactions between PE18/PPE26, PE18/PPE27, PE19/PPE25, and EspG5/PPE, highlighting their involvement in ESX-5-mediated secretion. …”
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Surface functionalization of titanium implants with controlled-release glutathione conjugate for antioxidant and osteogenesis by Huichuan Xu, Kosuke Nozaki, Ziniu Yu, Nobuyuki Kawashima, Takeshi Ueno, Huaze Wu, Hao Wu, Noriyuki Wakabayashi

“…The well-developed cytoskeleton and increased vinculin expression in MC3T3-E1 cells showed the biocompatibility of the VPA-GSH-binding Ti surfaces. …”
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