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Full-Text Articles in Medical Cell Biology
Eisosomes Provide Membrane Reservoirs For Rapid Expansion Of The Yeast Plasma Membrane, Ruth Kabeche, Louisa Howard, James B. Moseley
Eisosomes Provide Membrane Reservoirs For Rapid Expansion Of The Yeast Plasma Membrane, Ruth Kabeche, Louisa Howard, James B. Moseley
Dartmouth Scholarship
Cell surface area rapidly increases during mechanical and hypoosmotic stresses. Such expansion of the plasma membrane requires 'membrane reservoirs' that provide surface area and buffer membrane tension, but the sources of this membrane remain poorly understood. In principle, the flattening of invaginations and buds within the plasma membrane could provide this additional surface area, as recently shown for caveolae in animal cells. Here, we used microfluidics to study the rapid expansion of the yeast plasma membrane in protoplasts, which lack the rigid cell wall. To survive hypoosmotic stress, yeast cell protoplasts required eisosomes, protein-based structures that generate long invaginations at …
Lipid And Protein Co-Regulation Of Pi3k Effectors Akt And Itk In Lymphocytes, Xinxin Wang, Leonard B. Hills, Yina H. Huang
Lipid And Protein Co-Regulation Of Pi3k Effectors Akt And Itk In Lymphocytes, Xinxin Wang, Leonard B. Hills, Yina H. Huang
Dartmouth Scholarship
The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase, PI3K) pathway transduces signals critical for lymphocyte function. PI3K generates the phospholipid PIP3 at the plasma membrane to recruit proteins that contain pleckstrin homology (PH) domains - a conserved domain found in hundreds of mammalian proteins. PH domain-PIP3 interactions allow for rapid signal propagation and confer a spatial component to these signals. The kinases Akt and Itk are key PI3K effectors that bind PIP3 via their PH domains and mediate vital processes - such as survival, activation, and differentiation - in lymphocytes. Here, we review the roles and regulation of PI3K signaling in lymphocytes with …
In Vivo Cigarette Smoke Exposure Decreases Ccl20, Slpi, And Bd-1 Secretion By Human Primary Nasal Epithelial Cells, James Jukosky, Benoit J. Gosselin, Leah Foley, Tenzin Dechen, Steven Fiering, Mardi A. Crane-Godreau
In Vivo Cigarette Smoke Exposure Decreases Ccl20, Slpi, And Bd-1 Secretion By Human Primary Nasal Epithelial Cells, James Jukosky, Benoit J. Gosselin, Leah Foley, Tenzin Dechen, Steven Fiering, Mardi A. Crane-Godreau
Dartmouth Scholarship
Smokers and individuals exposed to second-hand cigarette smoke have a higher risk of developing chronic sinus and bronchial infections. This suggests that cigarette smoke (CS) has adverse effects on immune defenses against pathogens. Epithelial cells are important in airway innate immunity and are the first line of defense against infection. Airway epithelial cells not only form a physical barrier but also respond to the presence of microbes by secreting antimicrobials, cytokines, and chemokines. These molecules can lyse infectious microorganisms and/or provide signals critical to the initiation of adaptive immune responses. We examined the effects of CS on antimicrobial secretions of …
Influence Of Environmental Exposure On Human Epigenetic Regulation, C. J. Marsit
Influence Of Environmental Exposure On Human Epigenetic Regulation, C. J. Marsit
Dartmouth Scholarship
Environmental toxicants can alter epigenetic regulatory features such as DNA methylation and microRNA expression. As the sensitivity of epigenomic regulatory features may be greatest during the in utero period, when critical windows are narrow, and when epigenomic profiles are being set, this review will highlight research focused on that period. I will focus on work in human populations, where the impact of environmental toxicants in utero, including cigarette smoke and toxic trace metals such as arsenic, mercury and manganese, on genome-wide, gene-specific DNA methylation has been assessed. In particular, arsenic is highlighted, as this metalloid has been the focus …