ReviewEssays in biochemistry2019
Microtubules in cell migration.
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123 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 199 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The Role of Runx2 in Microtubule Dynamics and Its Effects on Osteoblast Migration.Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- NAT10 promotes prostate cancer progression by acetylating mRNA of MARK2 and activating mTOR/HIF-1α/C-Myc pathway to enhance glycolytic reprogramming.Cancer gene therapy · 2026Article
- ENKD1 Modulates Skin Elasticity Through Microtubule Stability Regulation.Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Hijacking the cytoskeleton: association of HCV polymerase with α/β-tubulin and its potential relation to the viral replication and cell proliferation.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2026Article
- A novel attention mechanism for noise-adaptive and robust segmentation of microtubules in microscopy images.BMC bioinformatics · 2026Article
- Cytoskeletal Regulation of Podosome-Focal Adhesion Balance in GM-CSF- and Flt3L-Derived Dendritic Cells.Cells · 2026Article
- Microtubule stiffening by the doublecortin-domain protein ZYG-8 contributes to mitotic spindle orientation during zygote division in Caenorhabditis elegans.PLoS genetics · 2026Article
- Amlodipine besylate, a Dihydropyridine derivative as a Tubulin polymerization inhibitor.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2026Article
- OptoTAT reveals microtubule acetylation as a rapid trigger for GEF-H1-mediated cell migration.The Journal of cell biology · 2026Article
- Synthetic data enables human-grade microtubule analysis with foundation models for segmentation.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- Microtubule stability modulates Schlemm's canal cell mechanobiology and outflow facility in glaucoma.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Glucocorticoid-Induced Proteome and Phosphoproteome Changes in Breast Cancer Cell Lines.Journal of proteome research · 2026Article
- STAT1 accelerates cutaneous melanoma progression through TUBB4A expression regulation.Molecular medicine reports · 2026Article
- Bi-allelic variants in FSD1L cause a neurodevelopmental disorder overlapping with L1 syndrome.American journal of human genetics · 2026Article
- Dissecting cytoskeletal crosstalk through reconstituted actin-microtubule systems.Molecular biology of the cell · 2026Review
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- A molecular and spatial resource defining tubulin isotype organization during corneal development.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- NEK7 phosphorylation of cortactin modulates the migratory capacity of cells expressing EML4-ALK V3.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
Directed cell migration is critical for embryogenesis and organ development, wound healing and the immune response. Microtubules are dynamic polymers that control directional migration through a number of coordinated processes: microtubules are the tracks for long-distance intracellular transport, crucial for delivery of new membrane components and signalling molecules to the leading edge of a migrating cell and the recycling of adhesion receptors. Microtubules act as force generators and compressive elements to support sustained cell protrusions. The assembly and disassembly of microtubules is coupled to Rho GTPase signalling, thereby controlling actin polymerisation, myosin-driven contractility and the turnover of cellular adhesions locally. Cross-talk of actin and microtubule dynamics is mediated through a number of common binding proteins and regulators. Furthermore, cortical microtubule capture sites are physically linked to focal adhesions, facilitating the delivery of secretory vesicles and efficient cross-talk. Here we summarise the diverse functions of microtubules during cell migration, aiming to show how they contribute to the spatially and temporally coordinated sequence of events that permit efficient, directional and persistent migration.
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