Search Results - "Bleck, Christopher K"
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Dynamics in protein translation sustaining T cell preparedness
Published in Nature immunology (01-08-2020)“…In response to pathogenic threats, naive T cells rapidly transition from a quiescent to an activated state, yet the underlying mechanisms are incompletely…”
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The unified myofibrillar matrix for force generation in muscle
Published in Nature communications (24-07-2020)“…Human movement occurs through contraction of the basic unit of the muscle cell, the sarcomere. Sarcomeres have long been considered to be arranged end-to-end…”
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Immunity to commensal skin fungi promotes psoriasiform skin inflammation
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (14-07-2020)“…Under steady-state conditions, the immune system is poised to sense and respond to the microbiota. As such, immunity to the microbiota, including T cell…”
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Emerging Pathogenic Unit of Vesicle-Cloaked Murine Norovirus Clusters is Resistant to Environmental Stresses and UV254 Disinfection
Published in Environmental science & technology (04-05-2021)“…An individual virion was long believed to act as an independent infectious unit in virology, until the recent discovery of vesicle-cloaked virus clusters which…”
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Identification of evolutionarily conserved regulators of muscle mitochondrial network organization
Published in Nature communications (04-11-2022)“…Mitochondrial networks provide coordinated energy distribution throughout muscle cells. However, pathways specifying mitochondrial networks are incompletely…”
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Mitochondrial network configuration influences sarcomere and myosin filament structure in striated muscles
Published in Nature communications (13-10-2022)“…Sustained muscle contraction occurs through interactions between actin and myosin filaments within sarcomeres and requires a constant supply of adenosine…”
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Kinesin-1 activity recorded in living cells with a precipitating dye
Published in Nature communications (05-03-2021)“…Kinesin-1 is a processive motor protein that uses ATP-derived energy to transport a variety of intracellular cargoes toward the cell periphery. The ability to…”
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Subcellular connectomic analyses of energy networks in striated muscle
Published in Nature communications (30-11-2018)“…Mapping biological circuit connectivity has revolutionized our understanding of structure-function relationships. Although connectomic analyses have primarily…”
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Regulation of the evolutionarily conserved muscle myofibrillar matrix by cell type dependent and independent mechanisms
Published in Nature communications (13-05-2022)“…Skeletal muscles play a central role in human movement through forces transmitted by contraction of the sarcomere. We recently showed that mammalian sarcomeres…”
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Prazoles Targeting Tsg101 Inhibit Release of Epstein-Barr Virus following Reactivation from Latency
Published in Journal of virology (10-06-2021)“…Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus responsible for several diseases, including cancers of lymphoid and epithelial cells. EBV cancers…”
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Contacting domains segregate a lipid transporter from a solute transporter in the malarial host–parasite interface
Published in Nature communications (30-07-2020)“…The malaria parasite interfaces with its host erythrocyte (RBC) using a unique organelle, the parasitophorous vacuole (PV). The mechanism(s) are obscure by…”
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Size-dependent mechanism of cargo sorting during lysosome-phagosome fusion is controlled by Rab34
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (11-12-2012)“…Phagosome maturation is an essential part of the innate and adaptive immune response. Although it is well established that several Ras-related proteins in…”
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The transcription factor AmeloD stimulates epithelial cell motility essential for tooth morphology
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (08-03-2019)“…The development of ectodermal organs, such as teeth, requires epithelial–mesenchymal interactions. Basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factors regulate…”
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Composition and three-dimensional architecture of the dengue virus replication and assembly sites
Published in Cell host & microbe (23-04-2009)“…Positive-strand RNA viruses are known to rearrange cellular membranes to facilitate viral genome replication. The biogenesis and three-dimensional organization…”
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Exosomal Hsp70 induces a pro-inflammatory response to foreign particles including mycobacteria
Published in PloS one (12-04-2010)“…Exosomes are endosome-derived vesicles that are released when multi-vesicular bodies (MVBs) fuse with the plasma membrane. Exosomes released from…”
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Circulating exosomal microRNAs in acquired aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndromes
Published in Haematologica (Roma) (01-07-2018)“…Exosomal microRNAs modulate cancer cell metabolism and the immune response. Specific exosomal microRNAs have been reported to be reliable biomarkers of several…”
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Mitochondrial DNA segregation and replication restrict the transmission of detrimental mutation
Published in The Journal of cell biology (06-07-2020)“…Although mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is prone to accumulate mutations and lacks conventional DNA repair mechanisms, deleterious mutations are exceedingly rare…”
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p53 prevents doxorubicin cardiotoxicity independently of its prototypical tumor suppressor activities
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-09-2019)“…Doxorubicin is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent that causes dose-dependent cardiotoxicity in a subset of treated patients, but the genetic determinants of…”
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LRRK2 mediates tubulation and vesicle sorting from lysosomes
Published in Science advances (01-11-2020)“…Genetic variation around the LRRK2 gene affects risk of both familial and sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the biological functions of LRRK2 remain…”
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Long Prehensile Protrusions Can Facilitate Cancer Cell Invasion through the Basement Membrane
Published in Cells (Basel, Switzerland) (01-10-2023)“…A basic process in cancer is the breaching of basement-membrane barriers to permit tissue invasion. Cancer cells can use proteases and physical mechanisms to…”
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