Evidence map›Paper›PMID 22604726›Full record

ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2012

Oscillatory dynamics of Cdc42 GTPase in the control of polarized growth.

Maitreyi Das, Tyler Drake, David J Wiley, Peter Buchwald, Dimitrios Vavylonis, Fulvia Verde

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 93 papers.

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93citing papers in PubMed
7.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

93 citing papers in PubMed, 187 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maitreyi DasDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology (R-189), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Post Office Box 016189, Miami, FL 33101, USA.
Tyler Drake
David J Wiley
Peter Buchwald
Dimitrios Vavylonis
Fulvia Verde
Lehigh University · USMarine Biological Laboratory · US

Funding

Control of cell morphogenesis and cell growth by conserved NDR kinase Orb6R01GM095867 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI VERDE, FULVIA · 2011 to 2015
$1.4M
Computational Analysis and Modeling of Contractile Ring AssemblyR21GM083928 · NIGMS · LEHIGH UNIVERSITY · PI HUANG, SHARON XIAOLEI, VAVYLONIS, DIMITRIOS · 2008 to 2009
$386k
NIGMS NIH HHS 1R01GM095867NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM095867NIGMS NIH HHS R21 GM083928NIGMS NIH HHS R21GM083928
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cells promote polarized growth by activation of Rho-family protein Cdc42 at the cell membrane. We combined experiments and modeling to study bipolar growth initiation in fission yeast. Concentrations of a fluorescent marker for active Cdc42, Cdc42 protein, Cdc42-activator Scd1, and scaffold protein Scd2 exhibited anticorrelated fluctuations and oscillations with a 5-minute average period at polarized cell tips. These dynamics indicate competition for active Cdc42 or its regulators and the presence of positive and delayed negative feedbacks. Cdc42 oscillations and spatial distribution were sensitive to the amounts of Cdc42-activator Gef1 and to the activity of Cdc42-dependent kinase Pak1, a negative regulator. Feedbacks regulating Cdc42 oscillations and spatial self-organization appear to provide a flexible mechanism for fission yeast cells to explore polarization states and to control their morphology.

Indexed as

cdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell Cycle ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, BiologicalMutationp21-Activated KinasesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSchizosaccharomycesSchizosaccharomyces pombe Proteinscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinCell Cycle ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange Factorsp21-Activated KinasesRecombinant Fusion Proteinsscd1 protein, S pombescd2 protein, S pombeSchizosaccharomyces pombe Proteinsshk1 protein, S pombe

Identifiers

PMID22604726
PMCPMC3681419
OpenAlexW2069846572

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