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TWIST1 Modulates Cilia Length, Endocytic Vesicle Dynamics, and Cell-Cell Junctions during Neural Tube Morphogenesis.

Derrick Thomas, Brittany M Hufft-Martinez, Zarna Lalwani, Vi Pham, Mary Elmeniawi, An J Tran, Jianming Xi, Irfan Saadi, Walid D Fakhouri

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Derrick ThomasDepartment of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, Center for Craniofacial Research, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Brittany M Hufft-MartinezDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Zarna LalwaniDepartment of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, Center for Craniofacial Research, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Vi PhamDepartment of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, Center for Craniofacial Research, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Mary ElmeniawiDepartment of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, Center for Craniofacial Research, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, United States of America.
An J TranDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Jianming XiDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Irfan SaadiDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Walid D FakhouriDepartment of Diagnostic and Biomedical Sciences, Center for Craniofacial Research, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-2199-3828

Funding

NRSA Training CoreTL1TR002368 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jennifer Lynn Goldman, NICOLE L NOLLEN · 2017 to 2026
$4.0M
Role of SPECC1L cytoskeletal protein in palate elevation dynamicsR01DE032825 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Irfan Saadi · 2023 to 2026
$2.4M
Spinning-Disk Confocal Microscope for Wide-Field, Super-Resolution, and Live-Cell ImagingS10OD032207 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI SMITH, PETER G · 2022 to 2022
$600k
Investigating the protective effect of maternal Thm1 heterozygosity against cleft palateR21DE032515 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI SAADI, IRFAN, TRAN, PAMELA VIVIAN · 2023 to 2024
$426k
In utero rescue of cleft palate using maternal administration of folic acidR21DE032742 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI SAADI, IRFAN, TRAN, PAMELA VIVIAN · 2023 to 2024
$426k
The primary role of low NCOA6 expression in the prostate cancer disparity among African American menR21CA267006 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI XU, JIANMING · 2022 to 2023
$408k
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR002368NCI NIH HHS R21 CA267006NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE032825NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE032515NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE032742NIH HHS S10 OD032207
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Endocytosis constitutes a fundamental cellular process governing development through coordinated regulation of plasma membrane remodeling and ciliogenesis, processes essential for cell shape changes and embryonic development. Although Results: Immunofluorescence analysis revealed that cytosolic TWIST1 colocalizes with β-catenin and endocytic regulators LRP2 and RAB11B along the apical surface of cranial neuroectoderm. Conclusion: Our findings establish TWIST1 as a regulator of neuroectodermal morphology, demonstrating its ability to modulate ciliogenesis, endocytic vesicle dynamics, and cell-cell integrity.

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cell-cell junctioncell shape changesEndosomal recyclingneural fold bendingneuroectoderm

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PMID41256626
PMCPMC12621671

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