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Throughout oocyte maturation, there is a simultaneous elevation in the concentrations of Ca²⁺ and Zn²⁺, and the fertilization-induced Ca²⁺ oscillations cease under Zn²⁺-deficient conditions, implying an interplay between these ions, potentially at the IP₃R1 level that harbors a Zn²⁺-binding domain.

A novel DUB-regulated mechanism controls polarized axon growth and guidance.

Phosphorylation of the pseudokinase Ulk4 by Stk36 promotes primary ciliary tip localization of both proteins to facilitate the phosphorylation and activation of Gli in response to Sonic hedgehog.

LRRC23 is a radial spoke 3 head component essential for normal sperm motility and fertility in mammals.

B-cells generate inner actomyosin foci from lamellipodial actin networks to drive cell contraction on antigen-presenting surfaces, which causes signaling molecule disassociation from B-cell receptor clusters and signal attenuation.

Based on two independent methods, mitochondria operate at temperatures up to 15°C hotter than ambient, adjusting their heat production so as to maintain temperature in face of physiological stresses.

Rab12 was identified as a key modulator of LRRK2-dependent Rab phosphorylation that mediates the recruitment of LRRK2 to lysosomes in response to damage.

Activating mutations in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 cause Parkinson’s disease, and an unbiased genome-wide screen revealed an unexpected, specific role for Rab12 in activating this kinase directly for Rab GTPase phosphorylation.

In hair cells, the development and maintenance of the F-actin-enriched stereocilia and cuticular plates are differentially regulated by transcription factors SRF and MRTFB, and SRF–CNN2 is required for modulating actin dynamics of the stereocilia and cuticular plate.