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ArticleCell adhesion & migration

"Importin" signaling roles for import proteins: the function of Drosophila importin-7 (DIM-7) in muscle-tendon signaling.

Ze Cindy Liu, Erika R Geisbrecht

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Article in Cell adhesion & migration. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Development and maintenance of tendons and ligaments.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2021
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Membrane fusion in muscle development and repair.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2015
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ze Cindy LiuDivision of Cell Biology and Biophysics, School of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Erika R Geisbrecht
University of Missouri · USUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City · US

Funding

Mechanisms Underlying Muscle Development in DrosophilaR01AR060788 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY · PI Erika Rae Geisbrecht · 2012 to 2026
$4.3M
The Role of Protein Turnover in a Drosophila Model of Muscle Atrophy.R03AR059311 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY · PI GEISBRECHT, ERIKA RAE · 2010 to 2012
$219k
NIAMS NIH HHS AR059311NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR060788NIAMS NIH HHS R03 AR059311
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The formation of a mature myotendinous junction (MTJ) between a muscle and its site of attachment is a highly regulated process that involves myofiber migration, cell-cell signaling, and culminates with the stable adhesion between the adjacent muscle-tendon cells. Improper establishment or maintenance of muscle-tendon attachment sites results in a decrease in force generation during muscle contraction and progressive muscular dystrophies in vertebrate models. Many studies have demonstrated the important role of the integrins and integrin-associated proteins in the formation and maintenance of the MTJ. We recently demonstrated that moleskin (msk), the gene that encodes for Drosophila importin-7 (DIM-7), is required for the proper formation of muscle-tendon adhesion sites in the developing embryo. Further studies demonstrated an enrichment of DIM-7 to the ends of muscles where the muscles attach to their target tendon cells. Genetic analysis supports a model whereby msk is required in the muscle and signals via the secreted epidermal growth factor receptor (Egfr) ligand Vein to regulate tendon cell maturation. These data demonstrate a novel role for the canonical nuclear import protein DIM-7 in establishment of the MTJ.

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MAP Kinase Signaling SystemActin CytoskeletonAnimalsCell AdhesionCell DifferentiationCytoplasmDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEmbryonic DevelopmentEmbryo, NonmammalianEnzyme ActivationExtracellular MatrixGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIntercellular JunctionsKaryopherinsMusclesDrosophila ProteinsKaryopherinsMsk protein, Drosophila

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PMID22647935
PMCPMC3364137
OpenAlexW2080089731

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