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  1. Article ; Online: Myoblast fusion: Experimental systems and cellular mechanisms.

    Schejter, Eyal D

    Seminars in cell & developmental biology

    2016  Volume 60, Page(s) 112–120

    Abstract: Fusion of myoblasts gives rise to the large, multi-nucleated muscle fibers that power and support organism motion and form. The mechanisms underlying this prominent form of cell-cell fusion have been investigated by a variety of experimental approaches, ... ...

    Abstract Fusion of myoblasts gives rise to the large, multi-nucleated muscle fibers that power and support organism motion and form. The mechanisms underlying this prominent form of cell-cell fusion have been investigated by a variety of experimental approaches, in several model systems. The purpose of this review is to describe and discuss recent progress in the field, as well as point out issues currently unresolved and worthy of further investigation. Following a description of several new experimental settings employed in the study of myoblast fusion, a series of topics relevant to the current understanding of the process are presented. These pertain to elements of three major cellular machineries- cell-adhesion, the actin-based cytoskeleton and membrane-associated elements- all of which play key roles in mediating myoblast fusion. Among the issues raised are the diversity of functions ascribed to different adhesion proteins (e.g. external cell apposition and internal recruitment of cytoskeleton regulators); functional significance of fusion-associated actin structures; and discussion of alternative mechanisms employing single or multiple fusion pore formation as the basis for muscle cell fusion.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Review ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1312473-0
    ISSN 1096-3634 ; 1084-9521
    ISSN (online) 1096-3634
    ISSN 1084-9521
    DOI 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.07.016
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  2. Article ; Online: Fusion pore dynamics of large secretory vesicles define a distinct mechanism of exocytosis.

    Biton, Tom / Scher, Nadav / Carmon, Shari / Elbaz-Alon, Yael / Schejter, Eyal D / Shilo, Ben-Zion / Avinoam, Ori

    The Journal of cell biology

    2023  Volume 222, Issue 11

    Abstract: Exocrine cells utilize large secretory vesicles (LSVs) up to 10 μm in diameter. LSVs fuse with the apical surface, often recruiting actomyosin to extrude their content through dynamic fusion pores. The molecular mechanism regulating pore dynamics remains ...

    Abstract Exocrine cells utilize large secretory vesicles (LSVs) up to 10 μm in diameter. LSVs fuse with the apical surface, often recruiting actomyosin to extrude their content through dynamic fusion pores. The molecular mechanism regulating pore dynamics remains largely uncharacterized. We observe that the fusion pores of LSVs in the Drosophila larval salivary glands expand, stabilize, and constrict. Arp2/3 is essential for pore expansion and stabilization, while myosin II is essential for pore constriction. We identify several Bin-Amphiphysin-Rvs (BAR) homology domain proteins that regulate fusion pore expansion and stabilization. We show that the I-BAR protein Missing-in-Metastasis (MIM) localizes to the fusion site and is essential for pore expansion and stabilization. The MIM I-BAR domain is essential but not sufficient for localization and function. We conclude that MIM acts in concert with actin, myosin II, and additional BAR-domain proteins to control fusion pore dynamics, mediating a distinct mode of exocytosis, which facilitates actomyosin-dependent content release that maintains apical membrane homeostasis during secretion.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Actin Cytoskeleton ; Actomyosin ; Cell Membrane ; Cytoskeletal Proteins ; Drosophila ; Exocytosis ; Secretory Vesicles/genetics
    Chemical Substances Actomyosin (9013-26-7) ; Cytoskeletal Proteins ; MIM protein, Drosophila
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 218154-x
    ISSN 1540-8140 ; 0021-9525
    ISSN (online) 1540-8140
    ISSN 0021-9525
    DOI 10.1083/jcb.202302112
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  3. Article ; Online: Microtubules provide guidance cues for myofibril and sarcomere assembly and growth.

    Dhanyasi, Nagaraju / VijayRaghavan, K / Shilo, Ben-Zion / Schejter, Eyal D

    Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists

    2020  Volume 250, Issue 1, Page(s) 60–73

    Abstract: Background: Muscle myofibrils and sarcomeres present exceptional examples of highly ordered cytoskeletal filament arrays, whose distinct spatial organization is an essential aspect of muscle cell functionality. We utilized ultra-structural analysis to ... ...

    Abstract Background: Muscle myofibrils and sarcomeres present exceptional examples of highly ordered cytoskeletal filament arrays, whose distinct spatial organization is an essential aspect of muscle cell functionality. We utilized ultra-structural analysis to investigate the assembly of myofibrils and sarcomeres within developing myotubes of the indirect flight musculature of Drosophila.
    Results: A temporal sequence composed of three major processes was identified: subdivision of the unorganized cytoplasm of nascent, multi-nucleated myotubes into distinct organelle-rich and filament-rich domains; initial organization of the filament-rich domains into myofibrils harboring nascent sarcomeric units; and finally, maturation of the highly-ordered pattern of sarcomeric thick (myosin-based) and thin (microfilament-based) filament arrays in parallel to myofibril radial growth. Significantly, organized microtubule arrays were present throughout these stages and exhibited dynamic changes in their spatial patterns consistent with instructive roles. Genetic manipulations confirm these notions, and imply specific and critical guidance activities of the microtubule-based cytoskeleton, as well as structural interdependence between the myosin- and actin-based filament arrays.
    Conclusions: Our observations highlight a surprisingly significant, behind-the-scenes role for microtubules in establishment of myofibril and sarcomere spatial patterns and size, and provide a detailed account of the interplay between major cytoskeletal elements in generating these essential contractile myogenic units.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cytoskeleton/metabolism ; Drosophila/growth & development ; Drosophila/ultrastructure ; Muscle Development ; Pupa/ultrastructure ; Sarcomeres/metabolism
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1102541-4
    ISSN 1097-0177 ; 1058-8388
    ISSN (online) 1097-0177
    ISSN 1058-8388
    DOI 10.1002/dvdy.227
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  4. Article ; Online: Generation and timing of graded responses to morphogen gradients.

    Carmon, Shari / Jonas, Felix / Barkai, Naama / Schejter, Eyal D / Shilo, Ben-Zion

    Development (Cambridge, England)

    2021  Volume 148, Issue 24

    Abstract: Morphogen gradients are known to subdivide a naive cell field into distinct zones of gene expression. Here, we examine whether morphogens can also induce a graded response within such domains. To this end, we explore the role of the Dorsal protein ... ...

    Abstract Morphogen gradients are known to subdivide a naive cell field into distinct zones of gene expression. Here, we examine whether morphogens can also induce a graded response within such domains. To this end, we explore the role of the Dorsal protein nuclear gradient along the dorsoventral axis in defining the graded pattern of actomyosin constriction that initiates gastrulation in early Drosophila embryos. Two complementary mechanisms for graded accumulation of mRNAs of crucial zygotic Dorsal target genes were identified. First, activation of target-gene expression expands over time from the ventral-most region of high nuclear Dorsal to lateral regions, where the levels are lower, as a result of a Dorsal-dependent activation probability of transcription sites. Thus, sites that are activated earlier will exhibit more mRNA accumulation. Second, once the sites are activated, the rate of RNA Polymerase II loading is also dependent on Dorsal levels. Morphological restrictions require that translation of the graded mRNA be delayed until completion of embryonic cell formation. Such timing is achieved by large introns, which provide a delay in production of the mature mRNAs. Spatio-temporal regulation of key zygotic genes therefore shapes the pattern of gastrulation.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Body Patterning/genetics ; Cell Nucleus/genetics ; Drosophila Proteins/genetics ; Drosophila melanogaster/genetics ; Embryo, Nonmammalian ; Embryonic Development/genetics ; Gastrulation/genetics ; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental ; Introns/genetics ; Morphogenesis/genetics ; Nuclear Proteins/genetics ; Phosphoproteins/genetics ; RNA Polymerase II/genetics ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; Transcription Factors/genetics
    Chemical Substances Drosophila Proteins ; Nuclear Proteins ; Phosphoproteins ; RNA, Messenger ; Transcription Factors ; dl protein, Drosophila ; RNA Polymerase II (EC 2.7.7.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 90607-4
    ISSN 1477-9129 ; 0950-1991
    ISSN (online) 1477-9129
    ISSN 0950-1991
    DOI 10.1242/dev.199991
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  5. Article ; Online: Exocytosis by vesicle crumpling maintains apical membrane homeostasis during exocrine secretion.

    Kamalesh, Kumari / Scher, Nadav / Biton, Tom / Schejter, Eyal D / Shilo, Ben-Zion / Avinoam, Ori

    Developmental cell

    2021  Volume 56, Issue 11, Page(s) 1603–1616.e6

    Abstract: Exocrine secretion commonly employs micron-scale vesicles that fuse to a limited apical surface, presenting an extreme challenge for maintaining membrane homeostasis. Using Drosophila melanogaster larval salivary glands, we show that the membranes of ... ...

    Abstract Exocrine secretion commonly employs micron-scale vesicles that fuse to a limited apical surface, presenting an extreme challenge for maintaining membrane homeostasis. Using Drosophila melanogaster larval salivary glands, we show that the membranes of fused vesicles undergo actomyosin-mediated folding and retention, which prevents them from incorporating into the apical surface. In addition, the diffusion of proteins and lipids between the fused vesicle and the apical surface is limited. Actomyosin contraction and membrane crumpling are essential for recruiting clathrin-mediated endocytosis to clear the retained vesicular membrane. Finally, we also observe membrane crumpling in secretory vesicles of the mouse exocrine pancreas. We conclude that membrane sequestration by crumpling followed by targeted endocytosis of the vesicular membrane, represents a general mechanism of exocytosis that maintains membrane homeostasis in exocrine tissues that employ large secretory vesicles.
    MeSH term(s) Actin Cytoskeleton/genetics ; Actomyosin/genetics ; Animals ; Biological Transport/genetics ; Cell Membrane/genetics ; Clathrin/genetics ; Drosophila melanogaster/genetics ; Endocytosis/genetics ; Exocrine Glands/metabolism ; Exocytosis/genetics ; Homeostasis/genetics ; Membrane Fusion/genetics ; Mice ; Salivary Glands/metabolism ; Salivary Glands/physiology ; Secretory Vesicles/genetics
    Chemical Substances Clathrin ; Actomyosin (9013-26-7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2054967-2
    ISSN 1878-1551 ; 1534-5807
    ISSN (online) 1878-1551
    ISSN 1534-5807
    DOI 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.05.004
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  6. Article ; Online: Delta traffic takes a sh-Arp turn.

    Schejter, Eyal D

    Nature cell biology

    2009  Volume 11, Issue 7, Page(s) 791–793

    Abstract: In the Notch pathway, the transmembrane ligand Delta is internalized and then re-established on the surface of signal-sending cells to allow the productive binding and activation of the Notch receptor on neighbouring cells. Arp2/3-dependent actin ... ...

    Abstract In the Notch pathway, the transmembrane ligand Delta is internalized and then re-established on the surface of signal-sending cells to allow the productive binding and activation of the Notch receptor on neighbouring cells. Arp2/3-dependent actin polymerization directs Delta trafficking through this circuit.
    MeSH term(s) Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex/metabolism ; Actins/metabolism ; Animals ; Drosophila Proteins/metabolism ; Drosophila Proteins/physiology ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; Membrane Proteins/metabolism ; Membrane Proteins/physiology ; Models, Biological ; Protein Binding/physiology ; Receptors, Notch/metabolism ; Receptors, Notch/physiology ; Signal Transduction/physiology
    Chemical Substances Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex ; Actins ; Drosophila Proteins ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; Membrane Proteins ; Receptors, Notch ; delta protein
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-06-30
    Publishing country England
    Document type Comment ; News
    ZDB-ID 1474722-4
    ISSN 1476-4679 ; 1465-7392
    ISSN (online) 1476-4679
    ISSN 1465-7392
    DOI 10.1038/ncb0709-791
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  7. Article ; Online: Feedback inhibition of actin on Rho mediates content release from large secretory vesicles.

    Segal, Dagan / Zaritsky, Assaf / Schejter, Eyal D / Shilo, Ben-Zion

    The Journal of cell biology

    2018  Volume 217, Issue 5, Page(s) 1815–1826

    Abstract: Secretion of adhesive glycoproteins to the lumen ... ...

    Abstract Secretion of adhesive glycoproteins to the lumen of
    MeSH term(s) Actins/metabolism ; Actomyosin/metabolism ; Amides/pharmacology ; Animals ; Depsipeptides/pharmacology ; Drosophila Proteins/metabolism ; Drosophila melanogaster/drug effects ; Drosophila melanogaster/metabolism ; Feedback, Physiological ; Gene Knockdown Techniques ; Models, Biological ; Profilins/metabolism ; Pyridines/pharmacology ; Secretory Vesicles/drug effects ; Secretory Vesicles/metabolism ; rho GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Actins ; Amides ; Depsipeptides ; Drosophila Proteins ; Profilins ; Pyridines ; chic protein, Drosophila ; jasplakinolide (102396-24-7) ; Y 27632 (138381-45-0) ; Actomyosin (9013-26-7) ; Rho1 protein, Drosophila (EC 3.6.5.2) ; rho GTP-Binding Proteins (EC 3.6.5.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-03-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 218154-x
    ISSN 1540-8140 ; 0021-9525
    ISSN (online) 1540-8140
    ISSN 0021-9525
    DOI 10.1083/jcb.201711006
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  8. Article ; Online: Dynamics of Spaetzle morphogen shuttling in the

    Rahimi, Neta / Averbukh, Inna / Carmon, Shari / Schejter, Eyal D / Barkai, Naama / Shilo, Ben-Zion

    Development (Cambridge, England)

    2019  Volume 146, Issue 21

    Abstract: Establishment of morphogen gradients in the ... ...

    Abstract Establishment of morphogen gradients in the early
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Body Patterning ; Cell Nucleus/physiology ; Drosophila/embryology ; Drosophila Proteins/genetics ; Drosophila Proteins/physiology ; Embryo, Nonmammalian/physiology ; Female ; Gastrula/metabolism ; Gastrulation ; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics ; Male ; Morphogenesis ; Mutation ; Nuclear Proteins/physiology ; Phosphoproteins/physiology ; Signal Transduction ; Transcription Factors/physiology
    Chemical Substances Drosophila Proteins ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; Nuclear Proteins ; Phosphoproteins ; Transcription Factors ; WntD protein, Drosophila ; spz protein, Drosophila
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 90607-4
    ISSN 1477-9129 ; 0950-1991
    ISSN (online) 1477-9129
    ISSN 0950-1991
    DOI 10.1242/dev.181487
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  9. Article ; Online: The

    Shwartz, Arkadi / Dhanyasi, Nagaraju / Schejter, Eyal D / Shilo, Ben-Zion

    eLife

    2016  Volume 5

    Abstract: Actin-based thin filament arrays constitute a fundamental core component of muscle sarcomeres. We have used formation of ... ...

    Abstract Actin-based thin filament arrays constitute a fundamental core component of muscle sarcomeres. We have used formation of the
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-10-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2687154-3
    ISSN 2050-084X ; 2050-084X
    ISSN (online) 2050-084X
    ISSN 2050-084X
    DOI 10.7554/eLife.16540
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  10. Article ; Online: Orienting the direction of EGFR activation.

    Shilo, Ben-Zion / Schejter, Eyal D

    Developmental cell

    2012  Volume 23, Issue 3, Page(s) 449–450

    Abstract: Morphogens are typically distributed symmetrically from their source of production. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Peng et al. (2012) demonstrate that a bias in the directionality of protrusions emanating from cells secreting the EGFR ligand Spitz ... ...

    Abstract Morphogens are typically distributed symmetrically from their source of production. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Peng et al. (2012) demonstrate that a bias in the directionality of protrusions emanating from cells secreting the EGFR ligand Spitz leads to asymmetric activation of the pathway.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-09-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comment ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2054967-2
    ISSN 1878-1551 ; 1534-5807
    ISSN (online) 1878-1551
    ISSN 1534-5807
    DOI 10.1016/j.devcel.2012.08.007
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