简介：AktandBcl-xLbothpromoteresistancetoapoptosis.AcomparisonofAkt-andBcl-xL-dependentcellsurvivalwasundertaken.ExpressionofconstitutivelyactiveAktallowscellstosurviveforprolongedperiodsintheabsenceofgrowthfactors.ThissurvivalcorrelateswiththeexpressionlevelofactivatedAktandiscomparableinmagnitudetotheprotectionprovidedbytheanti-apoptoticgeneBcl-xL.Althoughbothgenespreventcelldeath,Akt-protectedcellscanbedistinguishedfromBcl-xL-protectedcellsonthebasisofincreasedglucosetransporterexpression,glycolyticactivity,mitochondrialpotential,andcellsize.Inaddition,Akt-expressingcellsrequirehighlevelsofextracellularnutrientstosupportcellsurvival.In

简介：Wntsignalingplaysanimportantroleinembryogenesisandtumorgenesis.AlthoughthemechanismabouthowWntstransducetheirsignalingfromreceptorfrizzled(Fz)tocytosolhasnotbeenunderstood,dishevelled(Dvl)proteinwasconsideredastheintersectionofWntsignaltraffic.Inthisstudy,wecharacterizedthefunctionofthreedomains(DIX,PDZandDEP)ofDvl-1incanonicalWntsignaltransductionandDvl-1membranetranslocation.ItwasfoundbothDIXandDEPdomainweresufficienttoblockWnt-3a-inducedLEF-1transcriptionalactivityandfreecytosolβ-cateninaccumulation;whereasPDZdomainandafunctionalmutantformofDEPdomain(DEP-KM)hadnoeffectoncanonicalWntsignaling.Inaddition,whencotransfectedwithFz-7,DEPdomain,butnotDIX,PDZorDEP-KM,translocatedandco-localizedwithFz-7totheplasmamembrane,whichwassimilartoDvl-1.Furthermore,itwasDEPdomainthatcouldblockFz-7-inducedmembranetranslocationofDvl-1viaapossiblecompetitivemechanism.TheseresultsstronglysuggestthatDEPdomainisresponsibleforthemembranetranslocationofDvl-1proteinuponWntsignalstimulation.

简介：Glucosetransporter4(GLUT4)isresponsibleforinsulin-stimulatedglucosetransportingintotheinsulin-sensitivefatandmusclecells.ThedynamicsofGLUT4storagevesicles(GSVs)remainstobeexploredanditisunclearhowGSVsarearrangedbasedontheirmobility.Weexaminedthisissuein3T3-L1cellsviainvestigatingthethree-dimensionalmobilityofsingleGSVlabeledwithEGFP-fusedGLUT4.Athinlayerofcytosolrightadjacenttotheplasmamembranewasilluminatedandsuccessivelyimagedat5Hzunderatotalinternalreflectionfluorescencemicroscopewithapenetrationdepthof136nm.Employingsingleparticletracking,thethree-dimensionalsubpixeldisplacementofsingleGSVwastrackedataspatialprecisionof22nm.Boththemeansquaredisplacementandthediffusioncoefficientwerecalculatedforeachvesicle.Trackingresultsrevealedthatvesiclesmovedasifrestrictedwithinacagethathasameanradiusof160nm,suggestingthepresenceofsomeintracellulartetheringmatrix.ByconstructingthehistogramofthediffusioncoefficientsofGSVs,weobservedasmoothdistributioninsteadoftheexistenceofdistinctgroups.TheresultindicatesthatGSVsaredynamicallyretainedinacontinuousandwiderangeofmobilityratherthanintoseparateclasses.

简介：<正>Uponactivation,naiveT-helpercellscandifferentiateintotwomajordistinctsubsets,Thelper1(Th1)andThelper2(Th2),asdefinedbytheireffectorfunctionsandcytokinesecretionpatterns.CytokinemilieuandcostimulatorymoleculeshavebeenshowntoplayanessentialroleindeterminingThelperdifferentiation.However,itisstillunclearhowtheeffectsofsignalsofco-stimulatorymoleculesandcytokinesareexertedduringThelperdifferentiation.Weshowevidencesuggestingthatwhilecytokinesignalsinitiatedifferentiationprogram,theselectiveactionofdeatheffectorsdeterminestheendpointbalanceofdifferenti-