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Kif18b walks to microtubule ends and shortens themKinesin-8 Kif18b shortens astral microtubules in mitosis. Combining cell biology and biochemical reconstitution, McHugh et al. show that Kif18b walks and accumulates to microtubule plus ends in a phosphospecific manner to regulate astral microtubule dynamics and center the mitotic spindle.
Chaperones manage misfolded proteins in the nucleusQuality control (QC) pathways for misfolded proteins depend on E3 ubiquitin ligases and associated chaperones. Prasad et al. show that Hsp40/70/110 chaperones traffic and manage misfolded proteins in the nucleus, extending the nuclear protein QC pathway to include cytosolic clients.
Lymphatic exosomes enhance directional migrationInflammation stimulates lymphatic endothelial cells to release exosomes, which accumulate in the perivascular stroma. Brown et al. show that these exosomes promote the directional migration of dendritic cells along guidance cues in complex environments by enhancing dynamic cellular protrusions in a CX3CL1-dependent manner.
LINC complex regulates DNA replication in muscle nucleiNuclear mechanotransduction has been implicated in the control of chromatin organization and gene expression. Wang et al. show that, in Drosophila myofibers, the LINC complex is required for the regulation of DNA replication and synchronized cell-cycle progression in myonuclei.
SFT-4/Surf4 family in soluble protein secretionSaegusa et al. report that the SFT-4/Surf4 cargo receptor homologs mediate export of soluble proteins such as lipoproteins from the ER. Efficient export of yolk proteins in C. elegans intestinal cells, or apoliprotein trafficking in human hepatocytes, requires SFT-4/Surf4 so that they may enhance secretion by maintaining ER exit site organization.
A quantitative 3D map of Condensins in mitosisWalther et al. systematically fluorescently tag endogenous Condensin subunits and map their abundance, physical spacing, and mitotic dynamics by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy–calibrated live-cell imaging and superresolution microscopy. They propose a three-step hierarchical loop model of mitotic chromosome compaction.
Active and inactive β1 integrins segregate into distinct nanoclusters in focal adhesionsThrough two superresolution microscopy techniques, STED and STORM, Spiess et al. visualize the organization of integrins in focal adhesions and show that active and inactive β1 integrins assemble into distinct nanoclusters within adhesions, suggesting the existence of a novel mechanism that locally coordinates integrin activity.
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