Journal Club Classics, Pure GTP-Microtubules, And Cytoskeletal Radiosensitizers
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JCB65: Cytoskeleton
Journal of Cell Biology
This historical cytoskeleton collection commemorating the 65th anniversary of JCB features the seminal discoveries that disrupted the fields of tubulin and actin research. View the list of classic papers here.
Journal Club Picks
- Dynamic microtubules deform giant unilamellar vesicles in a minimal reconstituted system.
Rodríguez-García et al. | Dogterom and Akhmanova Labs | Current Biology - EB proteins bind with high affinity along the entire length of pure GTP-microtubules.
Roostalu et al. | Surrey Lab | eLife - The tail domain of kinesin-5 mediates microtubule sliding by interacting with the motor head.
Bodrug et al. | Al-Bassam Lab | eLife - Kinetochore microtubules bridge with non-KMTs in large spindles lacking focused poles.
O’Toole et al. | McIntosh Lab | Molecular Biology of the Cell - TPX2 pools tubulin subunits via phase separation to drive microtubule branching.
King and Petry | Petry Lab | Nature Communications – Find us in the methods section! - A tubulin-specific chaperone promotes microtubule nucleation around chromatin.
Métivier et al. | Giet Lab | bioRxiv – Find us in the methods section! - Oncogenic signaling enhances mitotic rounding to promote proliferation in confined spaces.
Matthews et al. | Baum Lab | Developmental Cell - Minimal branched actin networks self-organize around and internalize endocytic pits.
Akamatsu et al. | Rangamani and Drubin Labs | eLife - Encapsulated microtubule inhibitors localize to tumors prior to activation by irradiation.
Gao et al. | Xie, Ma, and Kumar Labs | ACS Nano – Find us in the methods section!
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