Cell biology: Short stop is a team player in intercellular transport

Lindsay Lewellyn; Lucas Wathen

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.042

Cell biology: Short stop is a team player in intercellular transport

Curr Biol. 2021 Aug 9;31(15):R959-R962. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.042.

Authors

Lindsay Lewellyn¹, Lucas Wathen²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Biological Sciences, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.

PMID: 34375601
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.042

Abstract

A new study reveals a role for the spectraplakin Short stop in bridging actin fibers and microtubules, thereby organizing a stable microtubule track for dynein-based transport through intercellular bridges during fruit fly egg development.

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MeSH terms

Actins / metabolism
Animals
Drosophila / metabolism
Drosophila Proteins* / metabolism
Dyneins
Microtubules / metabolism

Substances

Actins
Drosophila Proteins
Dyneins