Differential localization of myosin-II isozymes in human cultured cells and blood cells

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				S.-Y. Rah, K.-H. Park, T.-S. Nam, S.-J. Kim, H. Kim, M.-J. Im, and U.-H. Kim Association of CD38 with Nonmuscle Myosin Heavy Chain IIA and Lck Is Essential for the Internalization and Activation of CD38 J. Biol. Chem., February 23, 2007; 282(8): 5653 - 5660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Watanabe, H. Hosoya, and S. Yonemura Regulation of Myosin II Dynamics by Phosphorylation and Dephosphorylation of Its Light Chain in Epithelial Cells Mol. Biol. Cell, February 1, 2007; 18(2): 605 - 616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				X. Li and G. Gorodeski Non-Muscle Myosin-II-B Filament Regulation of Paracellular Resistance in Cervical Epithelial Cells Is Associated With Modulation of the Cortical Acto-Myosin Reproductive Sciences, December 1, 2006; 13(8): 579 - 591. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. C. Sandquist, K. I. Swenson, K. A. DeMali, K. Burridge, and A. R. Means Rho Kinase Differentially Regulates Phosphorylation of Nonmuscle Myosin II Isoforms A and B during Cell Rounding and Migration J. Biol. Chem., November 24, 2006; 281(47): 35873 - 35883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				Y. Cai, N. Biais, G. Giannone, M. Tanase, G. Jiang, J. M. Hofman, C. H. Wiggins, P. Silberzan, A. Buguin, B. Ladoux, et al. Nonmuscle Myosin IIA-Dependent Force Inhibits Cell Spreading and Drives F-Actin Flow Biophys. J., November 15, 2006; 91(10): 3907 - 3920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Kolega The Role of Myosin II Motor Activity in Distributing Myosin Asymmetrically and Coupling Protrusive Activity to Cell Translocation Mol. Biol. Cell, October 1, 2006; 17(10): 4435 - 4445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. S. Jana, S. Kawamoto, and R. S. Adelstein A Specific Isoform of Nonmuscle Myosin II-C Is Required for Cytokinesis in a Tumor Cell Line J. Biol. Chem., August 25, 2006; 281(34): 24662 - 24670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. Even-Faitelson and S. Ravid PAK1 and aPKC{zeta} Regulate Myosin II-B Phosphorylation: A Novel Signaling Pathway Regulating Filament Assembly Mol. Biol. Cell, July 1, 2006; 17(7): 2869 - 2881. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				Z.-H. Li and A. R. Bresnick The S100A4 Metastasis Factor Regulates Cellular Motility via a Direct Interaction with Myosin-IIA. Cancer Res., May 15, 2006; 66(10): 5173 - 5180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Rosenberg and S. Ravid Protein Kinase C{gamma} Regulates Myosin IIB Phosphorylation, Cellular Localization, and Filament Assembly Mol. Biol. Cell, March 1, 2006; 17(3): 1364 - 1374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				K. Reville, J. K. Crean, S. Vivers, I. Dransfield, and C. Godson Lipoxin A4 Redistributes Myosin IIA and Cdc42 in Macrophages: Implications for Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Leukocytes J. Immunol., February 1, 2006; 176(3): 1878 - 1888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. Pecci, I. Canobbio, A. Balduini, L. Stefanini, B. Cisterna, C. Marseglia, P. Noris, A. Savoia, C. L. Balduini, and M. Torti Pathogenetic mechanisms of hematological abnormalities of patients with MYH9 mutations Hum. Mol. Genet., November 1, 2005; 14(21): 3169 - 3178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Krendel and M. S. Mooseker Myosins: Tails (and Heads) of Functional Diversity Physiology, August 1, 2005; 20(4): 239 - 251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				K.-Y. Kim, M. Kovacs, S. Kawamoto, J. R. Sellers, and R. S. Adelstein Disease-associated Mutations and Alternative Splicing Alter the Enzymatic and Motile Activity of Nonmuscle Myosins II-B and II-C J. Biol. Chem., June 17, 2005; 280(24): 22769 - 22775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Bao, S. S. Jana, and R. S. Adelstein Vertebrate Nonmuscle Myosin II Isoforms Rescue Small Interfering RNA-induced Defects in COS-7 Cell Cytokinesis J. Biol. Chem., May 20, 2005; 280(20): 19594 - 19599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. D. Franke, F. Dong, W. L. Rickoll, M. J. Kelley, and D. P. Kiehart Rod mutations associated with MYH9-related disorders disrupt nonmuscle myosin-IIA assembly Blood, January 1, 2005; 105(1): 161 - 169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				A. I. Ivanov, I. C. McCall, C. A. Parkos, and A. Nusrat Role for Actin Filament Turnover and a Myosin II Motor in Cytoskeleton-driven Disassembly of the Epithelial Apical Junctional Complex Mol. Biol. Cell, June 1, 2004; 15(6): 2639 - 2651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				R. Eisen, D. R. Ratcliffe, and G. K. Ojakian Modulation of epithelial tubule formation by Rho kinase Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, April 1, 2004; 286(4): C857 - C866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C.-M. Lo, D. B. Buxton, G. C.H. Chua, M. Dembo, R. S. Adelstein, and Y.-L. Wang Nonmuscle Myosin IIB Is Involved in the Guidance of Fibroblast Migration Mol. Biol. Cell, March 1, 2004; 15(3): 982 - 989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Togo and R. A. Steinhardt Nonmuscle Myosin IIA and IIB Have Distinct Functions in the Exocytosis-dependent Process of Cell Membrane Repair Mol. Biol. Cell, February 1, 2004; 15(2): 688 - 695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]