Topic · Molecular Biology · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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3 papers
Pravin S. Dewangan, Michael L. Reese
A RabGAP-fold protein, TBC9, supplies the missing RanGAP activity in Toxoplasma; its acidic C-terminal motif promotes Ran binding and marks TBC9 orthologs across non-ciliate alveolates.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 16, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology✦ In-depth digest
Emma M Sydir, M Humam Farra, Abigail L Whitford, Shea Hinojosa, Pei-Yi Kao, João A. Paulo, Sharan Swarup, C. Patrick Lusk, J. Wade Harper, I‐Ju Lee, David S. Pellman
In S. japonicus, the ESCRT adaptor Alx1 activates the essential PH-domain protein Vid27 through interaction, driving postmitotic nuclear envelope sealing independently of Cmp7 and ESCRT-III.
The Journal of Cell Biology · Aug 19, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology✦ In-depth digest
Joël P.C. Lemiere, Zhidong Tan, Fred Chang
Overexpressing mCherry-GST targeted to the nucleus or cytoplasm in fission yeast shifts the nuclear-to-cell volume ratio as a parameter-free colloid osmotic model predicts, retuning nucleoplasm diffusivity, condensates and heterochromatin.
bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics✦ In-depth digest